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If you have an internet connection - you have the library at home! 1000s of eBooks, eAudiobooks, movies, mags, online courses, & more.
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Tamariki - Kids
Welcome to school at home
Some ideas from our Digital Library to help with school at home.
Rangatahi - Teens
OverDrive for Teens
eBook and eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles for teens.
Local history
Ancestry Library Edition
Trace your family history. Includes records from United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Te Ao Māori
Ngā Whāinga – Challenges for Tamariki
This school holidays, our Māori Services team bring you activities for tamariki.
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Tamariki - Kids
Welcome to school at home
Some ideas from our Digital Library to help with school at home.
Rangatahi - Teens
OverDrive for Teens
eBook and eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles for teens.
Local history
Ancestry Library Edition
Trace your family history. Includes records from United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Te Ao Māori
Ngā Whāinga – Challenges for Tamariki
This school holidays, our Māori Services team bring you activities for tamariki.
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