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Kiwi music
Contemporary Kiwi music is a key focus of the Library’s collection.
As well as standards by internationally known bands such as Crowded House, The Datsuns or Evermore, we have local artists...
Why? / Na Te Aha? Information about the library
Library News
Read the latest news and promotions from the City Library.
Library news
News and newspaper guide
The Library offers newspaper information in several formats. A collection of the most recent New Zealand dailies, overseas and community newspapers can be found in the Welcome Lounge, while older editions can be found...
Movies and Music
The Library has a great selection of movies and music available.
From arthouse to the latest blockbuster, you’ll find an awesome range of movies on DVD (and even VHS) in the Sound and Vision Zone on the...
Movie websites
Previews and Reviews
Palmerston North Cinemas
Rotten Tomatoes
Downtown Cinema 8
Reviews and previews of movies, videos, DVDs and video games from print, online,...
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...
About Sound and Vision
About the Sound and Vision Zone
The Sound and Vision Zone is on the Ground Floor of the Central Library.
Come in for a magical time - indulge your senses, soothe your wallet
Take a virtual tour!...
Downloading music guide
Downloading Music off the Internet
Sound files can be downloaded from a number of different websites. A downloaded song can be played on a computer or digital music player like an iPod or other portable media...
Music scores
Learning the piano? The guitar? The violin? Any other instrument? Or are you in a band? Want something fresh and new to play?
From Chopin to the Corrs, from flute to...
Welcome Lounge
Welcome Lounge
Newspapers in the Library
Newspapers online
Community languages news sites
Where? / Kei hea? - Library locations
More information
Opening hours
News and events
Photo gallery...
Book websites
Book review websites
Reviewsofbooks.com
BookSpot
Guardian Unlimited Books
Book Reporter
Book Page
Radio New Zealand
Readers Advisory
Book Talk - resources for...
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:...
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)....
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...
What? / He Aha? Library resources and collections
Resources for
Adult Learners
Genealogists
Kids
Seniors
Speakers of other languages
Youth
Non-book resources
Magazines
Movies
Music
Newspapers
Homework help
Homework Help
General information
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
The Library's electronic resources to use from home and in the Library
Yahoo! Kids
Ask for Kids
Highbeam Encyclopedia...
Fine Arts and Music Collection
About this eResource
This collection provides support for research in areas such as drama, music, art history, and filmmaking.
It provides more than 150...
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.)...
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 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)...
Computer Database
About this eResourceComputer Database is a one-stop reference resource for up-to-date information on the world of high technology. This is a collection of computer related magazines.
...
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...
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...
Radiogram listening posts
The Radiogram listening posts around the library are free to use and have continuous music streams on a number of channels.
1. Meditation or...
Newspapers
The newspaper collection consists of a range of local, national and international
newspapers.
Location
The Welcome Lounge on the Mezzanine Floor has the most recent copy of each...
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...
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...
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...
Web searching portal
Social Media
Visit the library on facebook
Visit the library's flickr page...
Online banking and business guide
List of New Zealand Banks
New Zealand Stock Exchange
New Zealand Interest Rates
Business New Zealand
Sorted.co.nz
Business News...
Movies
Go to our Music pages
Great range of movies
The Library has a great selection of movies available.
From arthouse to the latest blockbuster, you’ll find an awesome range of movies on DVD...
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...
Reading lists
Library Booklists
50-50 women : The top 50 women writers of the... (138KB)
African voices (55KB) ...
Search the internet
Search tools
Search Engines
Google
Yahoo
Search NZ
Technorati (blog search)
Google Blog...
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...
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?...
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...
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...
Interloans
What is an interloan?
If Palmerston North City Library doesn’t own the item you want to borrow, we can sometimes request it from another library.
This is called an inter-library loan or interloan....
What are eResources?
This page: What are eResources? - What is an online database? - eResources versus printed material - Isn't everything on the Internet anyway? - Evaluating web pages - Can I read the whole...
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...
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 -...
Local history
Local History Week 2011
31 October - 7 November
Visit the Local History Week website
Local History at the Palmerston North City Library
The local history collections in the Palmerston North City...
Super Stories
Super Stories
Great stories and poems from some of our library users
Shadow Dance
by Sarah Ridsdale.
Once upon a time there was a short, blond 10 year old ballet dancer with cool spiky hair named...
Evaluating web pages
The information found in online databases is not usually found on the ‘free' Internet. With online databases, editors and publishers have already reviewed the information before it is published....