You're never too old or too young to enjoy a good book – with 101 years separating New Plymouth District Council's (NPDC) Puke Ariki's oldest and youngest library card holders.
Avid reader Frances Willets, 101, gets through seven books a fortnight while 5-month-old Willa Sutton got her card when she was 6 weeks old.
Frances, a resident at the Molly Ryan Rest Home, stocks up on her novels from Puke Ariki's Mobile Library every fortnight and her favourites are mysteries and romance from her favourite authors Danielle Steele and Chris and Gerald Verne.
"I get through about seven books every two weeks and my advice to younger readers is to try and find a genre you like," says Frances, who joined the NPDC library in the 1990s.
Willa was signed up for a library card by her mum and dad at 6 weeks old and visits Puke Ariki's 'Discover It!' at least once a week with mum Emily Nelson to pick up a picture book bag and enjoy the Baby Rhymes story sessions.