43 Digital Resources

Ancestry Library Edition is a genealogy database that covers billions of records from census data to passenger lists, and photos to family trees.

This link will only work if you use a library computer or a device connected through the library wi-fi.

The Australian and New Zealand Art Sales Digest is a database of sales results of fine art auctions in Australia and New Zealand from 1969 to the present, and some foreign sales that include works by Australian artists.

The database comprises over 850,000 auction lots, by over 50,000 Australian, New Zealand and foreign artists and is updated daily with newly published catalogues and auction results. 

Please note that Lot Alerts are only available for individual subscribers not Library Users.

With more than 240 newspaper titles, this collection is comprised of approximately 6.4 million pages of historic content, from articles to advertisements.  A valuable resource for family history and genealogy.

Learn through play! Busy Things brings education to life with an award-winning collection of activities and games.  Filled with fun humorous characters and lively colourful settings, children love to play Busy Thing's educational games and activities.

Busy Things has hundreds of games covering subjects like english, phonics, maths, science, geography, music and many more! 

Busy Things can be played on a computer, laptop, ipad or tablet.

Learn all 43 sounds of English with Clear Pronunciation by Clarity English. Take a look at the sounds by themselves, in words, and in sentences — listen, practise, compare, and improve. Through audio and video clips, and activities, you will listen to speakers with a variety of accents.

Browse the Club Sandwich website for clubs that suit your taste, then contact a club through the site, or by using the contact details provided on a club’s profile. Clubs can register a club profile, manage and update their details on Club Sandwich for free.

Community Pages is a growing database of community services and groups, organisations, individuals, and resources across Palmerston North, Manawatū, Tararua, Kāpiti and Horowhenua. 

Whether you are seeking support, offering help or exploring ways to stay informed and connected,  the database aims to provide access to a wide range of information. 

To help keep the database relevant and up-to-date, or if you know of a resource, support group or an organisation that could benefit others,  you can contribute by submitting a listing on the homepage. If you have any questions, please email the Community Pages team on pncl@pncc.govt.nz.

This database includes more than 600 journals and periodicals, providing information on computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications, and the application of technology.

Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes taught by renowned artists and creative experts. Since classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace. Download patterns, templates and recipes. New classes are added daily.

Create an account the first time you use Creativebug, by entering an email and password.

With the Creativebug app you can download your favourite class and take it on the go!

A learn to code software program designed for ages 8 -18. Through fun and engaging tutorials and projects, Fiero Code teaches kids coding languages, such as HTML, Python and JavaScript that they can use to build their own websites, video games, apps and more. As they progress through the activities they’ll unlock gear that they can use to customize their own avatar.

Sign up, and create an account the first time you use Fiero Code.

Coverage includes all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. Resources include; sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and websites.

This database helps patrons interested in planning and optimizing their businesses or non-profits. Utilize development tools and a step-by-step process to build a business plan.

Create an account to access this resource.
 

Find up-to-date analysis, biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods, and from around the world. Titles include the New York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, Bookseller. 

Cross-search across Gale's Primary Sources newspaper and magazine archives.  Included are the 17th and 18th Century Burney and Nichols Newspapers Collections,  19th Century US Newspapers, 19th Century UK magazines, British Library Newspapers and more.

Global Issues offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, relevant sources for analysis of these issues. Rich multimedia - including podcasts, video, and interactive graphs - enhance each portal.

Unlimited access to the world’s best car, motorcycle, marine and tractor repair manuals. 

Haynes Manuals AllAccess has over 980 online manuals covering detailed step by step information on repair and service tasks. Every manual includes colour pictures, video tutorials, wiring diagrams and fault finding tools.

Learn business, software, technology and creative skills, taught by industry experts to achieve personal and professional goals. 

A LinkedIn profile is not required to access LinkedIn Learning for Library, only a library card and PIN. Your learning history is tied to your library card.

Download the LinkedIn Learning app from your app store. Click on Sign in, then click on Sign in with your library card to log in through our Library. You’ll be prompted to enter our Library’s ID, and then your library card number and pin.

Note: the Library ID is at the end of the LinkedIn Learning invitation link, and is palmerstonnorthcitylibrary (lower case and one word).

Manawatū Heritage Tours App brings together community-initiated research, images and content from the award-winning Manawatū Heritage digital repository. Mobile technology helps people to explore Palmerston North's rich and often unknown history. Current tours include Women's Places, Military Tour (Walking), and Military Tour (Driving).

Mango utilises an engaging interface, and easy, intuitive interactive tools to deliver practical conversational skills and valuable cultural insight for new languages. Lessons include strategically placed memory-building exercises to help users remember what they are learning in addition to critical thinking exercises, which help them to intuitively understand the language and adapt it to similar conversations.

You need to create a profile, and then link to our Library with your library card for free access to all Mango lessons.

MyHeritage Library Edition contains billions of historical documents from over 48 countries, including Australia and New Zealand. Available in 42 languages, MyHeritage Library Edition is the largest, most internationally diverse family history research database in the world.   New content is added to the database daily, with millions of historical records added every month.

Content includes censuses, military records, photos, immigration and passenger lists and so much more.

Opposing Viewpoints is a premier online resource covering today’s social issues. This cross-curricular database supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. It's informed, differing views present each side of an issue and help learners develop critical thinking skills, and the confidence to draw their own conclusions.

Search the catalogue for items to borrow or place holds. View and renew items you have checked out. You can link accounts and keep track of the whole family's books. Access e-books and other online resources. Read the latest library news and see upcoming events. Connect with us on social media.

Road to IELTS by Clarity English is organised into four skill areas, one for each paper in IELTS. In each skill area learners can prepare effectively for their test by reading information about each paper, getting advice from IELTS experts on video, and practising specific question types using the interactive practice exercises and the mock papers.

Gale's authoritative reference content is merged with full-text magazine, academic journal, and news articles; experiments, images, videos, audio files, and links to vetted websites organised into a user-friendly portal experience.

Since its first publication in 1843 the Economist has presented timely reporting, concise commentary, and comprehensive analysis of global news every week.  Full-colour images, multiple search indexes, and the facility to browse each and every issue,  all combine to offer a unique source covering the 19th and 20th centuries.

The Times newspaper has offered readers in-depth, award-winning, objective coverage of world events since its creation in 1785 and is the oldest daily newspaper in continuous publication. With more than 12.5 million articles available, the archive supports research across multiple disciplines and areas of interest, including business, humanities, political science, and philosophy, along with coverage of all major international historical events.