Auckland Libraries was formed as part of the amalgamation which established Auckland Council in November 2010. This brought together the public library systems of seven former local councils and a regional council, making Auckland Libraries the largest public library system in the Southern Hemisphere. Auckland Libraries delivers its services through 56 community libraries from Wellsford in the north to Waiuku in the south, three mobile library units, five research centres and online. In September 2021, Auckland Libraries switched to a fines-free model.
