Dunedin Public Library

The cost of a controversial new library in Blueskin Bay increased partly because local opposition held it up, a report to tomorrow's Waikouaiti Coast Community Board says.

Plans to spend nearly $30 million reshaping Dunedin's library service over the next six years will be slashed in half if a proposal to be considered by the Dunedin City Council this week is accepte

The days of reading books from the public library may be numbered, with the advent of digital technology.