Auckland City Libraries was a network of 17 public libraries

Public library

A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...

 and a mobile library operated by Auckland City Council

Auckland City Council

Auckland City Council was the local government authority representing Auckland City, New Zealand, and was amalgamated into the Auckland Council on 1 November 2010. It was an elected body representing the 404,658 residents of the city...

. In November 2010, Auckland's local councils merged to create a supercity resulting in ACL merging with six other Auckland public library systems to form Auckland Libraries. AL is currently the largest public library network in the Southern Hemisphere with 55 branches from Wellsford to Waiuku.
Auckland City Libraries' online public access catalogue (OPAC) system uses AquaBrowser as the primary search tool. Its OPAC enables the search of both catalogue and website content in one search. It has a plug-in that will search all eResources. During a search, AquaBrowser can produce related and relevant items in addition to the particular titles being looked for. On the website, customers can read blogs; subscribe to RSS feeds; and through My Discoveries, create personal booklists, rate books etc and submit reviews. Readers are also free to create their own booklists directly on the website in the 'New and Recommended' section. All you need to do is sign up for a free web account.
Auckland City Libraries' Digital Library holds 100+ eResources including eBooks via Downloadable Media; online encyclopaedias e.g. World Book Online, Britannica Online; databases that feature indexes and full-text articles on a myriad subjects; online exhibitions; and digitised newspapers and journals.
The Auckland City Libraries site has four blogs:

• Books in the City: for people who can't live without reading.
• Kintalk: trends in family history and genealogy.
• All Things Musical: Matt and Jerome talk about the world of music in and around the city. Get news and reviews, pics and sound opinions about our concerts, CDs, collections and resources.
• Teen blog: Annie and co return with a fresh twist on all things teen

Previous blogs on ACL:

• Rare thoughts: about the rare books and manuscripts in the Sir George Grey Special Collections.
• Scooper on libraries: about public libraries' current and future trends and how these are affected by technology and the internet.