Online resources

Libby by OverDrive

Libby by OverDrive is our eResource for eBooks and eAudiobooks titles.

Access all these easily via the Libby app. Access is free for library members - just enter your library card number and PIN/password. You can borrow up to five items at a time and for up to 21 days.

Features

• More than 10,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks titles
• Easy to use app, Libby, for iOS, Android
• Compatible with a wide range of devices
• Create a wishlist of books you want to read
• Place up to five holds at one time
• Rate titles you've read
• Use high contrast or dyslexic fonts for readability

Download the Libby app now from Apple Store or Google Play

Happy Reading!

PressReader

Get a global perspective on world events with PressReader, where you can browse and read newspapers and magazines from New Zealand* and around the world. Get access using your Taupō District Libraries account!

• Catch up on your favourite magazines.
• Photos, crosswords, cartoons, advertising, job vacancies and death notices appear just as they do in print versions.
• Read as text-only or listen to audio.
• Check out newspapers and magazines in over 60 languages.

What you will need:

• Valid library card number and your PIN/password

You can access PressReader two ways:

PressReader website:

1. Go to the PressReader website.
   
2. Click “Log In” in the top right-hand corner.
3. Click the “Library or Group” button.
4. Search for “Taupō District Libraries” and select.
5. Enter your library card number and PIN.
6. Click “I agree to allowing PressReader to verify and exchange my registration with my public library”. Check “stay signed in” if you do not want to continue logging in.
7. Click “Log In”. You will then need to click the “Sign-up” button top right of the window.
8. Fill in your details to sign up (Valid email, password, first and last name).
9. Click “Create my account.”

Happy browsing!

PressReader app:

1. Download the free PressReader app from the App Store or Google Play
   
2. Open app
3. Select “Sign In”
4. Select “Libraries & Groups”
5. Search for “Taupō District Libraries” and select
6. Enter your library card number and PIN.
7. Click “I agree to allowing PressReader to verify and exchange my registration with my public library”. Check “stay signed in” if you do not want to continue logging in.
8. Click “Sign in.” You will then be prompted to sign up as new user.
9. Fill in details in sign up (valid email, password, first and last name).
10. Click “Agree.”

Happy browsing!

*Please note that Stuff NZ Limited publications are only available at the libraries via the in-library wifi.

Not a library member? Find out more about how to join the library.

Digital Newspapers: Access New Zealand

Designed especially for libraries in New Zealand, NewsBank - Access New Zealand is the largest online collection of national, regional, rural, and local news sources from across the North and South Islands. With 140+ New Zealand titles – many of which are only available from NewsBank – Access New Zealand includes content from popular daily and weekly newspapers, as well as from hard-to-find community and regional titles. Each title has its own focus, and researchers can select news sources closest to the issues and events for authoritative, staff-written coverage. Access New Zealand provides local, regional, and national perspectives on current issues and events.

• Includes 140+ national, regional, and local newspapers
• Offers text-based access to newspaper articles from as early as 1994 to the present-day covering issues, events, business, government, economics, sports and more
• Specifically developed for libraries in and around New Zealand
• Includes PDF images from many popular titles in full colour
• Contains content from around 70 local newspapers unavailable from any other resource
• Available to all library card holders

Go to Access New Zealand

Car Manuals Online: Haynes Australia AllAccess

Unlimited, free, online access to over 600 of the world’s best manuals, covering car and motorcycle maintenance and repairs. Haynes Manuals AllAccess is a digital library of manuals covering a range of makes and models, with up-to-date content including common repairs, routine maintenance and servicing procedures. Every online manual includes 750+ colour pictures, 200+ jobs video tutorials, Wiring diagrams and a Fault finding tool.

Go to Haynes Manuals AllAccess

IELTS - Road to IELTS (general training)

Free access to self-paced practice and course resources to help candidates prepare for the globally recognised IELTS exam. Road to IELTS is organised into four skill areas: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Each skill area contains an information, advice and video tutorials, interactive practice activities and mock test papers.

Once you have logged in with your Library card barcode and PIN, you can create your own free account to track your progress (using your email address and a password) or continue as a guest.

Go to Road to IELTS

Treaty of Waitangi collection

The Treaty of Waitangi Collection is a fully searchable collection of eBooks including Claudia Orange’s acclaimed Treaty of Waitangi series, the landmark resource Tangata Whenua: A History by Atholl Anderson, Judith Binney and Aroha Harris, and works by James Belich, Alan Ward and Vincent O’Malley.

Go to the Treaty of Waitangi Collection

Māori Land Court Minute Book Index

You can access the Māori Land Court Minute Book Index (MLCMBI) for free via the University of Auckland website.

The MLCMBI is an index to the volumes of Māori Land Court Minute Books produced by The Māori Land Court — Te Kooti Whenua Māori. The Māori Land Court Minute Books cover court sittings from 1865 to 1910 from the Taitokerau, Waikato-Maniapoto, Tairawhiti, Waiariki, Aotea, Takitimu, and Waipounamu Māori Land Court Districts.

Taupō Library holds physical copies of the Taupō minutes books which are available for reference use only during opening hours.

Go to the MLCMBI Maori Land Court Minute Books Index

Generosity New Zealand

The Generosity New Zealand website includes a database with comprehensive information about funding available for New Zealand community groups and individuals.

Find out more about the Generosity New Zealand database

Online resources for seniors

• Super Seniors website
• Information on Enduring Power of Attorney

Health and Wellbeing online resources

Get free access to a range of online resources covering health, mental wellbeing and domestic abuse.

Go to health and wellbeing online resources