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Library from home
The Digital Library is always open! We bring you lists and information about eAudiobooks, eBooks, eMagazines, online newspapers, learning tools, streaming movies and music - so you can enjoy the #LibraryFromHome.
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Comics Plus
Read all the comics with unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels and manga, For ages 16+.
Kanopy
On-demand streaming video service with a large collection of award-winning independent, international and classic films, and documentaries.
Libby - the OverDrive app
Borrow thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines, all available on your mobile device by downloading the Libby app.
Beamafilm
Beamafilm is a streaming platform that has a curated collection of international movies and documentaries, with a strong Australasian focus.
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The digital library is always open
If you have an internet connection - you have the library at home! 1000s of eBooks, eAudiobooks, movies, mags, online courses, & more.
Contact us
Talk to us - Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 9.30am to 5pm. We will answer library questions and help you use eResources.
How we can help you: Use the library from home
If you have a condition that affects your ability to visit the library, we can help: Concession Membership, Agreed Support & Tokona te Kaika
Book a Librarian - At the Library or At Home
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Explore #LibraryFromHome
Online Book Clubs
Together We Read: Remember me 27 September-11 October 2023
Together We Read digital book club Remember me by Charity Norman. Read - or listen - on the Libby app from OverDrive.
Bookworms Book Club
Join Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids audio bookclub. The title for September is Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono.
Talking Books Book Club
Join the Talking Books Book Club from uLibrary. The title for September is Fear and Lovely by Anjana Appachana.
Streaming Video: Movies, Documentaries and TV
Streaming Video
Beamafilm
Beamafilm is a streaming platform that has a curated collection of international movies and documentaries, with a strong Australasian focus.
Kanopy
On-demand streaming video service with a large collection of award-winning independent, international and classic films, and documentaries.
Kanopy Kids
Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for kids.
Access Video
World-class documentaries, award-winning educational films, and helpful instructional videos on every known subject.
eAudiobooks
Kids eAudiobooks
Young Adult eAudiobooks
eBooks
Kids eBooks
Young Adult eBooks
Together We Read: Remember me 27 September-11 October 2023
Together We Read digital book club Remember me by Charity Norman. Read - or listen - on the Libby app from OverDrive.
Bookworms Book Club
Join Bookworms Book Club, uLibrary's kids audio bookclub. The title for September is Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono.
Talking Books Book Club
Join the Talking Books Book Club from uLibrary. The title for September is Fear and Lovely by Anjana Appachana.
Big Library Read - A Very Typical Family (13 to 27 July)
Join over 100,000 others around the world and read or listen to A Very Typical Family by Sierra Godfrey (with no waitlists or holds).
OverDrive
eBook and eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and non-fiction titles for adults, young adults and children.
Wheelers eBooks
A free eBook service of fiction and non–fiction titles. The collection focuses on New Zealand titles.
OverDrive for Teens
eBook and eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles for teens.
OverDrive for kids
Free eBook and downloadable eAudiobook collection containing thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles for children.
Reading from home - eMagazines
Make the switch from the OverDrive app to Libby
Attention, OverDrive app users! Switch to Libby - it has the same great titles and new features you will love.
Selector Picks - Magazines - March 2023
Some of our most popular magazines are available to read in print at your local library and digitally via Libby / Overdrive.
The Economist on OverDrive and Libby
The Economist will no longer be available on OverDrive & Libby from Wednesday 1 February 2023, but it will still be available on PressReader
WIRED Magazine on Libby
Read the latest technology magazines from around the world available now on Libby by OverDrive.
