The Friends of the Turnbull Library is an incorporated society promoting public interest in the Alexander Turnbull Library and supporting its activities. The Library was founded in 1918, upon the gift to the nation of the extensive private collection of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull, a prominent early Wellington citizen. It has become an internationally recognized resource for research into the history and society of New Zealand and its South Pacific neighbours, and into early printed books, the works of John Milton and his contemporaries, and fine printing. The Society assists in the extension of the Librarys collections by the acquisition of materials and the encouragement of donations, and encourages research and use of its worldrenowned resources.

Address: PO Box 12-186,Wellington, New Zealand
Telephone: +64 4 479-5580
Website: http://www.turnbullfriends.org.nz/