LILAC  - Wellington's lesbian library

LILAC (Lesbian Information, Library and Archives Centre) is Wellington's lending library for women whose primary relationships are with women.

LILAC operates from a room at 187 Willis Street (2nd floor) - see the Location page for a map and bus routes to LILAC. There is flat access from the street and a lift to the 2nd floor.

Come in and look around the collection, join or renew your membership.

LILAC is a women-only space, although small children with their mums are okay.

Open day at LILAC

LILAC is holding an Open Day on Saturday 11^th March 11am-2pm to coincide with the Wellington Pride Festival.

This is a good opportunity for women who are interested in joining LILAC to drop in, have a look around and chat with collective members. Light refreshments will be available.

LILAC Fair

LILAC is holding a lesbian fair on Saturday 1^st April 2023, 10.30am-3pm at the Thistle Hall. More details on the events page, including a link for registering a stall.

LILAC's online catalogue

LILAC has a searchable catalogue on TinyCat - try it. Author/title lists are also available for browsing.

New titles in LILAC

Check the new titles page for our latest additions - with links to reviews.

Make a donation

LILAC welcomes donations of cash and kind. These allow us to keep our collections up to date by buying new titles regularly and assists with the rent. It is crucial, if we are to keep LILAC open as a lesbian library and space, that we raise funds. We are generously funded (for now) by the Arthur & Armstrong Trust but this funding does not cover all our running costs. More on the Donations page.

Current book display in LILAC 

The book display at the east end of the room (opposite the door) are a selection of ideas for holiday reading for the February Book Group.

LILAC @ the Coasters dinners

LILAC has a service at the monthly Kapiti Coasters pot-luck dinners - see the Membership page for more information.

Sue's clippings files

LILAC volunteer Sue collects articles from (mainstream) magazines and newspapers about lesbians, fliers for events, and the like. She welcomes contributions from sources she may not usually see.

There is a pink folder at LILAC containing a sample of the clippings - the contents are changed monthly. Check it out when you visit the library ... you'll be amazed at what turns up in women's magazines these days!