24 Digital Resources
Children
Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre Plus
Find articles from newspapers, magazines, and reference books covering current events, business, politics, sports and many other subjects.
Australia/NZ Reference Centre Plus combines Australasian magazines, newspapers, and reference books to create the largest collection of regional full text content available to libraries in Oceania. This database includes leading Australian, New Zealand and international magazines and newspapers in full text; full text reference books; more than 90,000 full text biographies and an Image Collection of more than one million photos, maps and flags. Titles include the Dominion Post and the Manawatu Standard.
Beamafilm
Stream thousands of award-winning documentaries, tv series and films from around the world.
Beamafilm is a movie streaming service for documentaries, and independent features. Their collection of award winning movies and festival favourites will inspire and entertain you.
Simply enter your Palmerston North City Library card number, and create an account by entering your name, email and a password.
There is an option to activate viewing restrictions to limit search results to G, PG or E rated titles on a Beamafilm account.
Stream from your TV, computer or device.
Beanstack
A resource to encourage and monitor reading.
Beanstack is a digital platform that monitors and encourages reading. It rewards reading with virtual badges and achievements. Features include...
- Log reading books and minutes
- Monitor streaks of reading (consecutive days)
- Write book reviews
- Receive book recommendations of books in our catalogue
- Engage in challenges and activities
The whole family can share the same account, with each reader having their own profile.
Biography (Gale In Context)
A great starting point for anybody researching notable figures in history.
Biography In Context offers authoritative reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images. Covering a vast array of people from historically significant figures to present-day newsmakers, it’s continuously updated to ensure students have access to the latest information.
BorrowBox
Access thousands of eBooks and eAudio titles for adults, young adults & children.
The BorrowBox collection includes a wide range of fiction and non-fiction eBooks and eAudiobooks for adults, young adults and children.
Log in with your library card, browse titles, checkout items and download to your device using the Borrowbox app. Listen to exclusive e-Audio content on the go!
Britannica Library
This popular encyclopedia provides up-to-date and age appropriate information for patrons of all ages.
Discover encyclopedia articles, journals and periodicals, multimedia, primary sources, atlas, dictionary and other resources that support research at all levels.
Clear Pronunciation
Clear Pronunciation teaches you the 43 sounds of English.
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.
Club Sandwich
Club Sandwich is a Palmerston North City Library initiative, connecting you with clubs in Palmerston North.
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.
Creativebug
Creativebug offers online video arts and crafts workshops and techniques. Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, screen print, sew and more.
Enjoy unlimited access to 1000s of online arts and crafts classes taught by renowned artists and creative experts. Classes never expire, so 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.
Fiero Code - NEW
Learn how to make video games, websites, apps, animations and more.
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.
Create an account the first time you use Fiero Code.
givMe
givME offers access to scholarships and awards for individuals.
To assist with finding funding for school or tertiary study, arts, travel, cultural and sporting activities, personal or professional development.
You need to create a givMe account to use this database. Enter your name, email, a password and your Palmerston North City Library card number.
Login to your existing givMe account, with your email and password.
Kanopy
Kanopy is an on-demand streaming video service.
Kanopy offers quality, thoughtful entertainment. Stream movies, TV series, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. Every month new titles are added.
Create an account to use Kanopy.
Kanopy's play credit system was replaced with a new ticket system on November 1, 2023.
Instead of play credits, you have 45 tickets per month to watch films on Kanopy. With this latest update, you can see the number of tickets required and viewing period for each film next to the play button.
Stream from your TV, computer or device.
Kanopy Kids
Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for kids.
Kanopy Kids has a wide selection of educational and entertaining content that range across movies, TV Series, animated storybooks, live action and animated favourites for children of all ages.
You need a Kanopy account to access Kanopy Kids, and a parent or guardian must create the account.
Set up Parental Controls to ensure your kids stay within the dedicated Kanopy Kids area for age-appropriate content.
Kanopy Kids titles don't use tickets, so you can watch as many kid-friendly titles as you'd like.
Libby, by OverDrive
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app, by OverDrive.
Our OverDrive collection includes thousands of fiction and nonfiction digital books, audiobooks and magazines for adults, teens and children.
Login to your account, to access the digital magazines.
Browse titles, checkout items and download to your mobile device using the Libby app
LOTE4Kids
A collection of children's digital books in World Languages, including NZSL and Te Reo Maori.
LOTE4Kids allows kids to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each story comes translated and narrated in English to help develop multilingual reading and listening skills.
Choose from thousands of digital books in 65+ languages with new books and languages released each month.
Download the LOTE4Kids app from your app store, find our Library then enter your library card.
Manawatū Heritage Tour App
Learn about Palmerston North through themed heritage tours. This app allows the whole family to explore our history by foot, bicycle or car.
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 Languages
Learn a language, with more than 70 world language courses available (including English).
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.
National Geographic Kids (Gale)
Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space.
Includes the complete run of the magazine from 2009 to the present. Provides authoritative, age appropriate digital content suitable for younger readers.
National Geographic Virtual Library (Gale)
A collection containing digital content from National Geographic.
National Geographic Virtual Library includes the complete archive of National Geographic magazines from 1888 to the present, National Geographic : People, Animals and the World and National Geographic Kids. Along with a cross-searchable collection of National Geographic books, maps, images and videos.
NoveList Plus
NoveList Plus can help you find your next great read in your favourite genre. It includes adult, young adult, children's, easy fiction, nonfiction and audiobooks.
NoveList Plus is a comprehensive readers' advisory solution for fiction lovers. With an intuitive interface and extensive content, NoveList Plus answers the question: What should I read next?
Palmerston North City Library App
The Palmerston North City Library app
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.
Story Box Library
Watch and listen to stories read aloud by Australian and New Zealand actors, sportspeople, comedians, musicians and more.
Story Box Library gets kids excited about reading, inspires their imaginations and lets them have fun with stories, improving their language and literacy skills along the way. Activity time ideas are available for every story in the collection. With an ever-growing library, suitable for preschool and primary school aged children, it really is Storytime, Anytime!
To login, enter your Palmerston North City Library card number and PIN.
Download the Story Box app from your app store. Click "Log in with Library Access" then enter your library card and PIN.
Tumblebooks
Animated talking picture books for children, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Non-Fiction and foreign language titles, plus videos, games and puzzles.
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. TumbleBooks also includes National Geographic videos and games.
World Book Online
A reference tool for children through to tertiary level research.
World Book Online is a suite of online research tools that includes encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, audio, and video, complemented by current periodicals and related websites.