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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...
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...
World Languages
Welcome to World Languages
Take a virtual tour!
View more virtual tours
World Languages has three main areas:
Adult Learning - Adult Literacy and English as a Second Language (ESOL)...
Welcome Wall
The philosophy behind the wall is reflected in the quote found to the left of all the welcomes.
These words are what people first see when they walk into our Central Library.
...
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...
New Settlers
Welcome
The Palmerston North City Library would like to give a very warm welcome to all new settlers to Palmerston North.
Visit the Settlement Support website to find more information about settling...
Fiction and Literature
About the Fiction and Literature Zone
The Fiction and Literature Zone is located on the First Floor of the Central Library - a spacious and relaxing area to visit and browse.
Looking for a good book? ...
Community Languages
Location
Community Languages is located on the 1st Floor of the Central Library, in the World Languages Living Room.
Books
We have books for adults and for children in more than 30 languages:...
Mobile Library
About the Mobile Library
The Mobile Library, with its award-winning design, goes to 39 stops around the city. On board you will find:
books (including large print)
magazines
audiobooks...
Book websites
Book review websites
Reviewsofbooks.com
BookSpot
Guardian Unlimited Books
Book Reporter
Book Page
Radio New Zealand
Readers Advisory
Book Talk - resources for...
BookFind-Online Premier Service
Related online databases:
Books & Authors
Literature Resource Center
NoveList Reader's Advisor
Other suggested sites
When? / A hea? - Opening hours and events
Click on the tab for each library to view the opening hours for that location.
Mobile Library opening hours
View the Mobile Library timetable
The Mobile Library will be...
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...
Gale Virtual Reference Library
About this eResource
Save time and search through more than one Gale eResource at once ... this is called consolidated, or federated searching.
Find out more about consolidated searching
Gale...
What? / He Aha? Library resources and collections
The Palmerston North City Library has resources in many formats and to meet a wide range of information needs.
We also have a large collection fiction and literature - novels, short stories,...
Library PressDisplay
About this eResource
Read newspapers from around the world as soon as they are published.
Library PressDisplay gives access to:
over 1,700 newspapers (actual newspapers, cover to cover) ...
World History In Context
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...
National Bibliographic Database
Access in the Library:
Click here to use this if you are in the Library.
Anyone in the Central, Ashhurst, Awapuni,...
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...
Academic OneFile
About this eResource
Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources.
With extensive coverage of the physical sciences,...
Movies and Music
Borrowing fees for movies and music
DVDs and videos
$3
CDs
$2
CD-ROMs
$3
Video/DVD sets
$6...
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Central Library
What's on each floor?
Floor plans
Map - All Levels (233KB)
Library floor plan (74KB)...
Adult Learning
About the Adult Learning collection
The Adult Learning collection is part of the World Languages Living Room at Central Library. It is on the 1st Floor of the Central Library, where the ramp exits into the...
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...
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...
Non-Fiction
About the Non-Fiction Zone
The Non-Fiction Zone is located on the First Floor of the Central Library.
Staff at the Non-Fiction desk are there to help you locate and use the resources....
Find information
There are several ways to find what you need:
Advisory desks
Library catalogue
Browse the shelves
Electronic resources
Advisory desks...
Student Resources In Context
About this eResource
(Previously called 'Student Resource Center')
Access reference articles, biographies, primary source documents, images and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Intermediate...
Kohikohinga Maori
“Tini whetü ki te rangi, ko Rangitäne nui ki te whenua”“
Like the myriads of stars in the sky, great are Rangitäne on earth”
Ko Tararua te...
Internet
Internet Use
Access to the World Wide Web and free access to online databases and selected websites are available at the Central Library and our branch libraries. Use our Web Searching Portal.
The...
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) ...
Books & Authors
About this eResource
Book fans know the feeling: finishing a thrilling novel or an engaging nonfiction work and wanting to sustain that momentum to the next book.
But what is that next book?
Books &...
More information about each online Library eResource
What is an online database? - Online databases terms and conditions of use - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Searching...
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...
Community Languages news
Library Press Display - access to over 1,000 newspapers from 82 countries (cover to cover) in the language they are published in (you need to be in the Central Library to use this)....
What kind of eResource 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 -...
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...
Staff contacts
Library Management Team
City Librarian Manager
Anthony Lewis
email Anthony
Building and Staff Support Manager
Lynne McMillan
email Lynne ...
What are eResources?
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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...
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...
Home access - info2go
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User guides and help
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eResources by subject
Because we've paid the subscription fees
Anyone can use these on our Library computers for free. (If you are on a Library computer use the direct links on the right side of this page.)...