Gonville Cafe Library is a public library with a café, at 44 Abbot Street in Gonville, Whanganui. Its café serves coffee, tea, soft drinks and a selection of snacks, so people come to read, study, use the computers or simply sit down with a coffee. The Gonville library is part of the Whanganui District Library. Membership is free for anyone in the Whanganui district, and it is open to visitors too. The Library Home Service brings items to the door for free to people who are homebound, for medical reasons or because of mobility problems.
Customers say the staff are friendly and welcoming, and that the coffee is excellent. They mention snacks, easy parking, and tables and chairs both inside and outside. The library is described as quiet, with computers available. One visitor who used the printing service says the printing and laminating have got worse, and says an old friend had a poor result when printing photographs. For someone in Gonville who wants a coffee and a quiet spot to read, study or work, it is a pleasant place to spend an hour.