Beanstack is a digital platform that monitors and encourages reading. It rewards reading with virtual badges and achievements. Features include...
The whole family can share the same account, with each reader having their own profile.
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!
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.
Comics Plus Children's Library gives you unlimited access to comics, graphic novels, picture books and manga from a variety of popular publishers. All titles are available instantly with no holds, waitlists, or monthly borrowing limits.
Comics Plus Children's Library includes content suitable for children up to 12 years.
All Library card holders can access this collection.
Comics Plus is easy to access, all you need is your Library Card number and pin.
Download the Comics Plus app from your app store. Click on Get Started and search for Palmerston North City Library NZ – Children’s Library.
Enter your Library Card number and pin.
Comics Plus Teen Library gives you unlimited access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, picture books and manga from a variety of popular publishers. All titles are available instantly with no holds, waitlists, or monthly borrowing limits.
Comics Plus Teen Library gives you access to the Children’s Library, including content suitable for ages between 13 - 17 years.
Young adult and adult card holders can access this collection.
Download the Comics Plus app from your app store. Click on Get Started and search for Palmerston North City Library NZ – Teen Library.
Comics Plus Full Collection gives you unlimited access to thousands of comics, graphic novels, picture books and manga from a variety of popular publishers. All titles are available instantly with no holds, waitlists, or monthly borrowing limits.
Comics Plus Full Collection gives you access to the entire Comics Plus Collection, including mature content for ages 18 +.
Access to this collection, will depend on your library card and age. For our adult library card holders only.
Download the Comics Plus app from your app store. Click on Get Started and search for Palmerston North City Library NZ – Full Collection Library.
Books & Authors has expert book reviews, recommendations, author biographies and more. Let them help you find your next great read.
Hoopla is a digital streaming service that allows you to borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, movies and TV series, music albums, magazines and more. Titles are available instantly as there are no holds or waiting lists, and you can borrow up to 10 items per month. These monthly borrows reset on the first day of the month.
You have 3 days to watch, 7 days to listen and 21 days to read.
Activate the Hoopla Kids Mode, to ensure your kids stay within a kid friendly area. Kids Mode contains content suitable for 12 years and younger.
Create an account the first time you use Hoopla, by providing an email and password. Choose Palmerston North City Library from the list, and enter your library card number and PIN.
Download the Hoopla app from your app store, and sign up with your Palmerston North City Library card.
Stream from your TV, computer or device.
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.
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.
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 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 75+ world 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.
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.
It’s aim is to be a base for the basics of Māori Language. It includes guides to alphabet, pronunciation, waiata, phrases and more.
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?
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.
PressReader provides unlimited digital access to over 7000 newspapers and magazines from 120 countries (including New Zealand) in 60 languages on your PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone. As well as current issues, there are back issues available.
Stuff Ltd has restricted access to their magazine and newspaper titles through PressReader. Their titles which include The Post and the Manawatu Standard are not available to be read from home on a mobile device or on the PressReader App.
They can be read through the PressReader link on our website, using a laptop or desktop computer.
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.
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, click on Library and then choose Palmerston North City Library from the menu. Enter your Library card 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 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.
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