"You would be just amazed at the number of people who come into this library. It's a real social hub of the community,'' she said.
Ann, who stacked shelves, said there were always books to put away.
"It has a great membership here and people come in regularly to borrow books, have a quiet read or work on the computers,'' Ann said.
But sadly for Ann her Parkinson's condition has reached the stage where it's difficult for her to walk and she has to wear special boots.
"Makes me look like a space man or someone out of Star Wars,'' she laughed.
Both women have lived most of their married lives in Marton, Ann still does.
"It's such a friendly, nice place,'' they said.
After living on a farm just outside Marton, Barbara said they had moved to the ''city".
"Whanganui is a lovely place to live. I'm sorry to leave the library but very happy to be in Whanganui.''