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The Library Reading Room / Lounge Bar / Live Music / Sweets & Treats Hidden away upstairs in the heart of Courtenay Place sits The Library.
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Fun and frivilous cocktails, exquisite and obscure wines, delicious desserts, exceptional cheese and scrumptious savoury snacks make this a great place to meet before or after a show. The Library also has live music every Tuesday and Friday evening.

22/10/2026

Forbidden Love. Dark Desire. The Wish That Went Wrong. 🕯️🥀

And that’s just the menu…

Our Obsession Halloween High Tea menu is here 🎃🫖 Eight sweet & savoury creations, including:

🥐 Nikki’s Obsession — chicken, strawberry-chilli & cucumber brioche
🍄 Dark Desire — black garlic mushroom vol-au-vent
🍰 Forbidden Love — Earl Grey & blackcurrant lamington petit four
🍒 The Wish That Went Wrong — dark chocolate, cherry & vanilla brownie

📅 Saturday 31 October
🕐 Two sittings: 1pm & 3pm
🫖 $59pp | $69pp with a welcome drink

Dress up, bring your favourite people & make a date with your next obsession. Book via the link in our bio.

Every wish is final. Results may vary. 🕯️

You wished for the perfect date. You didn’t read the fine print… 👀🖤Meet the cocktail: We Were Having a Nice Date 🥃Bourbo...
19/10/2026

You wished for the perfect date. You didn’t read the fine print… 👀🖤

Meet the cocktail: We Were Having a Nice Date 🥃
Bourbon, Amaro Montenegro, date syrup & walnut bitters & star anise

Date night takes a dark turn on our OBSESSION Halloween cocktail menu at The Library. 🕯️

⚠️ Warning: All wishes are final. Results may vary.



“You only get one wish.” 🕯️ Please don’t waste it on your ex. 👀🍸It’s Friday & your next obsession is waiting at The Libr...
15/10/2026

“You only get one wish.” 🕯️ Please don’t waste it on your ex. 👀🍸

It’s Friday & your next obsession is waiting at The Library.

Meet One Wish Willow — a gold-foil hazelnut truffle in a glass, from our Obsession Halloween cocktail menu.

Tag the person you’re summoning for cocktails tonight. 🖤

Careful what you wish for… we’re pouring it. 🍸🖤Our Halloween cocktail menu arrives at The Library tomorrow, Thursday 15 ...
14/10/2026

Careful what you wish for… we’re pouring it. 🍸🖤

Our Halloween cocktail menu arrives at The Library tomorrow, Thursday 15 October. Your next obsession is waiting…

Swipe for the menu, choose your temptation & tag who you’re bringing. 👀

🎃🖤 HALLOWEEN HIGH TEA IS BACK 🖤🎃Our annual Halloween High Tea returns for 2026 — and this year, we’re completely OBSESSE...
01/10/2026

🎃🖤 HALLOWEEN HIGH TEA IS BACK 🖤🎃

Our annual Halloween High Tea returns for 2026 — and this year, we’re completely OBSESSED. 👀

Inspired by the movie Obsession, expect a one-off menu that’s dark, decadent, playful and a little unhinged. 🫖🩸🍰

🌿 One wish…
🔪 Careful what you wish for.

And because it’s Halloween — dress the part. 🖤
Come dressed up and lean into the theme. The darker, stranger and more obsessive, the better.

📅 Saturday 31 October
⏰ 1pm–4pm
🫖 $59 pp
🍸 $69 pp with a welcome cocktail

Make a wish. Dress up. Get obsessed. 🖤

Bookings are now open. Limited spaces available. https://thelibrary.co.nz/bookings.html

POSTCARDS of The Library Equal parts cosy bar and culinary surprise. A place for the Jazz lover, the chic spot to go. If...
26/09/2026

POSTCARDS of The Library
Equal parts cosy bar and culinary surprise.
A place for the Jazz lover, the chic spot to go. If you know, you know. If you don’t, keep scrolling because we’re about to change that. 🍸📖

🎶 The best meals deserve a soundtrack. We stumbled into The Library expecting good drinks and left obsessed with the live sets that turn dinner into a whole experience.

🎤 September at The Library is stacked
New performers taking the stage every week means every visit hits different. Pair your plate with the right set and thank us later.

🍰🥃 Okay, we need to talk about dessert. The Library’s boozy creations are doing the absolute most. Tiramisu martinis, wh***ey chocolate lava, espresso cocktails that taste like a treat and a nightcap in one.

📍 Tucked right in the heart of Wellington, The Library might just be the best-kept secret we’ve blown.

Tuesdays are for dessert. 🍫✨Every Tuesday at The Library, enjoy 2-for-1 desserts across our entire dessert menu. 🍰🍮Inclu...
24/08/2026

Tuesdays are for dessert. 🍫✨

Every Tuesday at The Library, enjoy 2-for-1 desserts across our entire dessert menu. 🍰🍮

Including our Churros 🤎 — tossed in cinnamon sugar and served warm with rich chocolate sauce. 🍫

Two desserts. One very good reason to stay for another drink. 🍸🥂

Every Tuesday at The Library. ✨

Friday night plans? Sorted. 🍸🎺✨Cocktails. Friends. Live music from 8.30pm.And because apparently cocktails weren’t enoug...
07/08/2026

Friday night plans? Sorted. 🍸🎺✨

Cocktails. Friends. Live music from 8.30pm.
And because apparently cocktails weren’t enough… a dessert burger 🍔🍰👀

Come for one. Stay for the music. Order dessert. Regret nothing 🥂🎶

Address

Upstairs, 45 Tory Street
Wellington
6011

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 11pm
Tuesday 5pm - 11pm
Wednesday 5pm - 12am
Thursday 5pm - 12am
Friday 5pm - 1am
Saturday 5pm - 1am
Sunday 5pm - 11pm

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+64 4 382 8593

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