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New technology at Wellington Central Library, 1954

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New technology at Wellington Central Library, 1954

Librarians Wendy Gordon (centre) and Molly Scott (left) use a new electronic system to issue books to a patron. The system was introduced to Wellington Central Library in 1954, and involved librarians recording book issues on a machine. 

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP-Libraries-Public-Wellington-Central-01

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Julia Millen, Libraries – Public libraries, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/41624/new-technology-at-wellington-central-library-1954 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Julia Millen, published 13 May 2013.