13 Digital Resources

Provides access to journals that focus on farming, horticulture and agriculture.

The content spans the industry from practical farming techniques to cutting edge scientific research.  With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the Agricola database, this collection of more than 600 journals is focused on agriculture-related fields. In addition, more than 30 Delmar titles provide in-depth coverage on a variety of agriculture-related topics.

Fun educational games and activities for ages 3–11 on a huge range of subjects.

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.

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.

Access leading business and technical publications in the computer, telecommunications, and electronics industries.

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.

Aimed at primary school students, Elementary delivers trusted, age-appropriate digital content.

An easy to use general information resource aimed at primary school students which covers a wide range of topics such as animals, arts, geography, technology and more.  

Answers inquiries about environmental concerns, with coverage of more than 5.4 million articles from more than 300 journals and books.

Environmental Studies and Policy provides access to journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies. The database includes diverse perspectives from the scientific community, policymakers, and corporate interests.

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.

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

Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.

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.

LinkedIn Learning for Library offers free access to thousands of online courses.

LinkedIn Learning for Library, helps users learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals. Library members have access to a video library of top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts.

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).

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.

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.

Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines.

Remain current with the latest scientific developments in the biological sciences, computing, engineering, technology and more. Updated daily.

Search nineteenth and twentieth-century archives from the Smithsonian.

This database provides access to the following collections from the Smithsonian, Evolution of flight 1784 - 1991, Trade Literature and Merchandising of Industry, World's Fairs and Expositions : Visions of Tomorrow, and the Smithsonian and Air & Space magazine archive.