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Last updated: 20th November 2009 Youth New Titles - this week  No list this week Youth New Titles - last week  Youth - 13 November 2009 (27KB)  ...

Childrens
About the Children's Zone The Children's Zone is a vibrant, colourful and busy area located on the First Floor of the Central Library. Take a virtual tour! View more virtual tours ...

New Titles
This week Last week  Children's fiction - 6 November 2009  (36KB)   Children's non fiction - 6 November 2009  (15KB)   Community...

General Magazines
About the collection The General Magazines collection is found on the 1st floor of the Central Library, between the Children's Zone and the Fiction and Literature Zone. Children's Zone...

Fiction and Literature
What's new in the Fiction and Literature this week The Penguin book of contemporary New Zealand short stories. Edited by Paula Morris    The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand...

Library charges
Charges to borrow Books and magazines Free Books on tape and CD Free DVDs and videos in the Sound and Vision Zone $3.00 for one week; sets $6.00 for two weeks ...

Loan periods
Item type Loan period Books 3 weeks Books on tape and CD 3 weeks ...

NoveList Reader's Advisor
About this eResource March 2008: NoveList Reader's Advisor has been revamped! Find out about some of the changes here: NoveList changes (33KB)  Attention fiction lovers! Are you...

What? / He Aha?
Weekly lists of new titles New Titles page Library Resources  Fiction and Literature Audio Books Large Print more   Non Fiction Biographies more  ...

Community Languages
What's new in Community Languages this month? Russian Popular Fiction   Bezumnaia kepka Monomakha by...

Local History Week 2009
Telling your story - 14-20 September  Local History Week is a celebration of our rich history in Palmerston North and the Manawatu region. This is our 2nd annual Local History Week.  ...

Biographies
About the Biographies collection Biographies are found in the Biographies-General Magazine lounge on the 1st floor of the Central Library, between the Children's Zone and Fiction and Literature Zone. ...

Digital Audio Books
...now here What is a Digital Audio Book? A digital audio book  is the newest format of audio, combining a wide variety of content with an easy-to-use player all in one small unit. All you have...

Local History Week 2008
Local History Week 2008 photo galleries Please view the photo galleries from 2008 Local History Week Art Deco Buildings Churches and In-between Hoffman Kiln, Featherston Street Pit...

Youth New Titles Last Week
Last updated: 3rd July 2009 Youth New Titles  Last Week See this week's new titles Books    Living Room Author Title Horror ...

Literature Resource Center
About this eResource Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, the Literature Resource Center is the premier Internet resource for information on literary figures from all time periods writing in...

Magazines
About the Magazine Collection   The Palmerston North City Library subscribes to a large number of national and international magazines that cover a wide range of topics. All Children's...

Frequently Asked Questions
Where? Where are the libraries located? Where can I return my books after hours? Where do I find out about local history? Where do I find Archives and how do I access them? ...

MasterFILE Premier
About this eResource Need to find a subject overview, or a magazine article on a specific topic? MasterFILE Premier is a eResource of popular magazines. It provides the full text of more than 1,900...

Audio books
Books on CD The library has hundreds of Books on CD for children of all ages. View the full list of kid's digital audio books. New titles Some of the new titles we have include: The Animal...

Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre
About this eResource Content from international newspapers, magazines and reference books including many Australian and New Zealand titles, providing coverage of: current events business...

Home Library Services
About the Home Library Service From our door to your door, this service brings the library to you. We believe every member of the community should be able to use our services and collections. We...

Seniors
Welcome to the senior members of our community Many of you will be retired and may have more time to enjoy the facilities the Library has to offer. If you are unfamiliar with the layout or would like any...

Reading lists
Library Booklists  50-50 women : The top 50 women writers of the... (138KB)   African voices (55KB)  ...

Montana Book Award
  Discussion Rooms The Montana Medal for Fiction or Poetry Novel about my wife by Emily Perkins - catalogue discuss The Montana Meda for Non Fiction Rita Angus: an artist's...

Ancestry Library Edition
About this eResource The most comprehensive online source of information for conducting genealogical research available. Includes:  More than 4 billion names, in 4,000 complete...

Book awards
Other literary awards   Montana New Zealand Book Awards 2009 The 2009 finalists have been announced! View all the titles & details on the Montana New Zealand Book Awards website. ...

Kids new titles
New this week Dinosaurs of Waterhouse-Hawkins

Man Booker Prize
   About the Man Booker Prize "The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year. The prize is the world's most important literary award and has the...

Adult Learning
About the Adult Learning collection The Adult Learning collection is part of the World Languages Living Room at Central Library.  It is found on the 1st floor of the Central Library, where the ramp exits into...

Archives
Local History Week 2009     Make sure you get to the events you want by checking out the full programme for Local History Week 2009 Archive Search Search our online database of...

Biography Resource Center
About this eResource This is a comprehensive collection of biographical information on more than 320,000 people from anywhere, famous for just about anything throughout history, around the world, and...

Music
New Music Releases Crosby Loggins - time to move Find more New CD titles

History Resource Center: World
About this eResource This is the award-winning eResource that combines content from acclaimed sources to enhance understanding of world cultures from the distant past to the most recent headlines. The...

Assistive devices
SmartView This magnifier, located in Fiction Zone, is able to magnify images and text up to 35 times. Ideal for those hard-to-read labels or viewing detail in photos.   ...

Doorway A-Z
The Basement - About the Basement Activate - Added this week DVD List Join - Join the library SWAT - SWAT Word of...

Find information
There are several ways to find what you need: Advisory desks Library catalogue Browse the shelves Electronic resources Advisory desks ...

TableBase
About this eResource An international eResource that specialises in tabular data dealing with companies, products, industries, and demographics. Includes data on: imports and...

Book websites
Book review websites Reviewsofbooks.com BookSpot Guardian Unlimited Books Book Reporter Book Page Radio New Zealand Readers Advisory Book Talk - resources for...

Book groups
Library Book Discussion Group Enjoy talking about books? Our group could be for you. Meetings are held on a monthly basis (except January) with a different theme for each...

Central Library
What's on each floor? Floor plans    Library Floorplan (74KB) Second Floor  Map - New Zealand and...

Non-Fiction
What's new in Non Fiction this month: The thrift book : live well and spend less by India Knight Feeling poor because of...

Borrowing
Borrow at any branch Use your library card to borrow at the Central Library, any branch, or the Mobile Library bus. There are Branch Libraries in Roslyn, Awapuni, Te Pātikitiki...

Business & Management Practices
About this eResource Business & Management Practices contains online articles about the practical aspects of business management. It provides real-world know-how that focuses on how organisations make and...

Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health Module
About this eResource Whether you're researching a disease or health issue, a drug or herb, or you just need some basic health information for yourself or your loved ones, this is the place to start.  ...

Discovering Collection
About this eResource This eResource offers easy access to award-winning content designed for the high school student. It presents a core collection of essays, reference works and magazine articles on the...

Student Resource Center - College Edition
About this eResource Access reference articles, biographies, primary source documents, images and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Intermediate school to undergraduate university level. Topics...

Children's Book Awards
2008 LIANZA Children's Book Awards The winners are: Esther Glen Award (Fiction)   Smashed by Mandy Hager Russell Clark Award (Illustration)   Rats by Gavin Bishop

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
About this eResource Need to look at one or both sides of a controversial social issue?   This is an online library of current event topics - the facts, as well as the arguments, of each topic's...

About Sound and Vision
What's new in Sound and Vision? Echoes, silence, patience & grace by Foo Fighters See this weeks New Sound and Vision titles

Searching for movies
2007 Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese won the 2007 Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his movie The Departed. View our new DVD titles

Playstation games
Playstation 2 games are now available! $5 for a 1 week issue.   Full list of Children's Playstation Games 

Parents and teachers
Parents and Teachers About the Children's Zone The Children's Zone is a vibrant, colourful and busy area, on the 1st floor of the Central Library. What have we got? ...

Science Journals
About this eResource From Acoustics to Zoology, this eResource provides comprehensive, full-text coverage of applied and general science journals.  Indexes over 360 leading periodicals in science and...

Home Improvement Collection
About this eResource  This collection of more than 200 home-improvement focused titles covers such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and...

Australia & New Zealand Newsstand
About this eResource A selection of full-text newspapers and newswires from Australia and New Zealand covering regional and international topics. This eResource covers: local, national, and world...

2008 talks
During Local History Week in April 2008 the Palmerston North City Library and Ian Matheson City Archives hosted a series of talks on the history of the local area and other topics. These talks were recorded and...

Contemporary Women's Issues
About this eResource This eResource focuses on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. Subjects covered include: Art ...

eNewspapers and eMagazines
Where to find Newspapers and Magazines The Library provides online access to many more newspapers and magazines than we have in our physical collections. Electronic access ...

Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure Collection
About this eResource This collection of more than 800 journals and 29 subject specific reference titles (and travel handbook's from Fodor's) - provides well-rounded coverage of both the...

Mezzanine Floor
Take a virtual tour! View more virtual tours    Administration Desk Enquire at the Administration Desk for lost property. Bestsellers ...

Local History Week 2009 talks
During Local History Week in 2009 the Palmerston North City Library and Ian Matheson City Archives are hosting a series of talks on the history of the local area and other topics. These talks were...

Facilities
Disabled parking - Lockers - Parenting Rooms - Photocopiers - Public Telephones - Showers - Toilets Disabled parking Parking is available for those with appropriate parking stickers. This park is at the rear of...

Popular Magazines Collection
About this eResource Features full-text coverage of 1,000 of the most searched magazines across Gale's InfoTrac product line, covering current events, sports, science, health and more....

Books
Fiction   Non-Fiction Magpie Hall by Rachael King     "There were two rumours surrounding my great-great-grandfather...

Info Guides
Look at our Info Guides to find: links to recommended websites links to information contained in our online databases plus links to books and audio visual materials in the Library. Index Auckland...

Any Questions
About AnyQuestions AnyQuestions.co.nz helps you find useful, accurate, online information for your homework. It’s not a ‘quick answers service’ - instead our online librarians are trained to...

Library PressDisplay
About this eResource Read newspapers from around the world as soon as they are published. Library PressDisplay gives access to: over 1,000 newspapers (actual newspapers, cover to cover)  from 82...

Staff contacts
Feedback Form Use the Feedback form to get in touch with us. Feedback Form Email Click on the names below to email the Library. General Enquiries General...

Business & Industry
About this eResource Business & Industry (B&I) is used when searching for information on companies, industries, markets and products. The type of information that can be specifically retrieved...

CultureGrams
About this eResource Cultural overviews for 206 countries and territories, each include 25 categories such as: land climate history personal appearance ...

General OneFile
About this eResource Want to find a magazine or news article?   This is a comprehensive source for instant access to news and periodical articles on a wide range of...

The Basement
Discover The Basement - inspired by and enthusiastic about youth Find us on the ground floor next to the Bruce McKenzie bookshop. The Basement is this library's zone aimed at youth, but library users of...

Bestsellers
Get popular books and DVDs without waiting We have a great range of the newest and most popular books and DVDs. Also available are recent copies of our most popular magazines. Find the...

Book news
Book news Read the latest in book news on our website - from the NZ Herald. For other news on books, literature and awards try these links: News Leaf Salon - NZ book news New Zealand...

Search our shelves
Search our shelves Children's new titles  Search the library catalogue   From our library catalogue you can: ...

Virtual tours
2nd Floor New Zealand and Pacific Islands Zone Take the virtual tour 1st Floor Fiction and Literature Zone Take the virtual tour Children's Zone Take the virtual...

Renewals
If you can’t get your books back on time Avoid fines by extending the loan period before the items are due. Items can be renewed a maximum of two times. Some types of items, such as DVDs...

The Basement
Discover The Basement - inspired by and enthusiastic about youth Find us on the ground floor next to Bruce McKenzie Booksellers. The Basement is this library's Zone aimed at youth but library users of...

Library catalogue
Search the Library Catalogue Search the Library Catalogue About the Catalogue The Library catalogue shows all the titles held by Palmerston North City Library's Central Library, and the branch libraries...

Learn a Language
Location The Learn a Language collection is located in the World Languages Living Room on the first floor of the Central Library. World Languages There are many...

Library ELF
Never forget to return your library materials again with Library Elf Library Elf is a free, web-based service for keeping track of what is due, overdue and ready for pickup. Library users can keep track of one or...

What's new
What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Online databases terms and conditions of use - What is info2go? - Can I use...

Britannica Online
About this eResource This popular encyclopedia is now available for Library members to use online. Fully searchable and browsable collection of authoritative references, including: Britannica's...

Book Discussion Room
Read a great book and want to tell others about it? Become a website member and participate on online discussions in our Book Discussion Room. Sign up page Rooms Available The book or the movie?...

Consolidated searching
What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Online databases terms and conditions of use - What is info2go? These...

Reserves
When the book you want is on loan Place a reserve so you can get it sooner. Access any items held at the branch libraries without having to visit them. Guarantee that you’ll be the next...

Books for sale
Place an order Please send your order with money to: Book Order Ian Matheson City Archives Palmerston North City Library PO Box 1948 Palmerston North 4410 or...

Which kind of online database to use?
This is a guide to choosing the right online database to use for your search   What kind of information do you want? - Evaluating your choices - Selecting the right resource -...

Oxford Music Online
About this eResource May 2008:  Revamp and relaunch of Grove Music Online under the new name: Oxford Music Online. It includes new broader content and attractive format. Read about the changes...

eBooks - Local History
Palmerston North City Library Electronic Book (ebook) collection The following books are available in an electronic form. This means the text in the book can be easily searched for keywords, making it easier to...

The First Sixteen Members of Parliament for Palmerston North,
1871 - 2005 : lectures presented in association with the Manawatu Workers' Association (WEA) Author: Mervyn Hancock    Note   Due to technical reasons this electronic book is not text...

Full list of eResources
What is an online eResource? - Online Library eResources terms and conditions of use -  eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Searching...

eResources by subject
These are subject guides to electronic resources  Books and Authors Health Music and Arts Business and Law Community funding     ...

Auckland Reader's and Writer's Festival
Alteiro, Maxine Dunedin-based author of "Live News" and "Ribbons of Grace" About Maxine Alteiro Books in our library by Maxine Alteiro Ashton, Penny Improviser, actor, writer and...

Home access - info2go
What are electronic resources? - What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Online databases terms and conditions of use...

Playstation 2 list
Children's Playstation Games Updated 3 February 2009 Search the Library catalogue or enquire at the Childrens desk for more information about these titles. A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J -...

Large print
A selection of new large print titles recently added to the shelves   Always with you by Gloria Hunniford "On April 13th, 2004 Gloria Hunniford's 41 year old...

Genealogy
New Zealand Family History The Collection The Genealogy (or Family History) section is part of the New Zealand and Pacific Islands Zone on the 2nd...

Swimming in Palmerston North
EARLY SWIMMING IN PALMERSTON NORTH It appears that swimming has always been a part of summer in Palmerston North. The Manawatu River, flowing close to the city, provided the early settlers with an ideal place to...

DVD list
Children's DVDsUpdated 4 August 2008 Search the Library catalogue or enquire at the Childrens desk for more information about these titles. A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P...

Audio Books
Audio Books are available in 4 different formats: books on tape books on CD MP3 - a compressed audio file of an entire book on one or two CDs Playaway Digital Audio Books ...

DVD List
Youth DVDs Updated 13 November 2007 Search the Library catalogue or enquire at the Youth desk for more information about these titles.   A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L...