Hunterville's bookworms will soon make their way to the local school for their reading fix.
The community library will move this month and run alongside the school library, in a shift that follows the resignation of long-serving volunteer Jean England.
Hunterville School principal Stephen Lewis said they had offered to help keep the library going and the move would be beneficial for both parties.
"The spin-off for us is we try as hard as we can to be a part of the community, it's getting more people into the school and trying to strengthen those relationships."
The move will mean longer hours for the public library, during school time at least. Previously it was open for only a few hours a week.
The community library volunteers will stay on short-term while the school gets up to speed with their manual system.
Mr Lewis hoped the library could work more closely with Rangitikei District Council libraries.
Hunterville Library president Mary McNaught said that, without the offer from the school and help from council staff, the library would probably have closed. She acknowledged Mrs England's contribution over three decades.
"She brought the books, she manned the library twice a week, she even selected piles of books for people."
Rangitikei District Council also paid tribute to Mrs England's 32 years as a library volunteer, with mayor Andy Watson describing her contribution as outstanding.