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• Technical Support

  Technical Support During library hours staff are available to help with any technical issues you may be having with eBook readers, our eBook systems or our online databases. How to download Napier Library eBooks to your eReader from your PC or Laptop. For PCs and Laptops: Adobe Digital Editions for eBooks or Overdrive for Audiobooks Apps needed for tablets, phones, etc., search your Playstore or App Store for:  Libby (by Overdrive) for ePukaPuka ULibrary for Ulverscroft ePlatform for Wheelers...
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• Homework & Study

  Homework and Study Databases Encyclopaedia Britannica Online This is a fantastic encyclopaedia and multimedia resource for students of all ages. The award winning trusted content is updated daily and information is presented for different age and learning levels. Britannica Online is faster, easier, and more efficient. A more user-friendly interface provides better organized and richer results. This includes interactive learning, images, videos and other great features such as country comparison...
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• Science & Technology

  Science and Technology Databases Gale Interactive - Chemistry Bring science to life and help students visualize key concepts. Gale Interactive: Chemistry engages students and aids comprehension by pairing reference material with manipulatable 3D models. Login using your library card number e.g. C*******D Access Gale Interactive - Chemistry Gale Interactive - Human Anatomy Now you can breathe new life into the study of Human Anatomy with Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy, an innovative learning aid...
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• New Zealand

  New Zealand Databases Māori Land Court Minute Book Index The Māori Land Court Minute Books Index (MLCMBI) provides quick and easy access to over 1100 hand written minute book records which were made between 1865 and 1910, from the Taitokerau, Waikato-Maniapoto, Tairawhiti, Waiariki, Aotea, Takitimu, and Waipounamu Māori Land Court Districts. The MLCMBI database was created by the University of Auckland Library and is hosted exclusively by The Knowledge Basket. Please note that this is an inde...
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• Music

  Music Databases   Gale Academic OneFile Academic OneFile is the premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive. With millions of articles available in both PDF and HTML full-text with no restrictions, researchers are able to find accurate...
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• Health

  Health Database Gale Health and Wellness Resource Centre Provides instant access to carefully compiled and trusted medical reference materials. Includes nearly 400 health/medical journals, hundreds of pamphlets, over 700 health-related videos from partner Healthology, Inc., and articles from 2,200 general interest publications in addition to a broad collection of Gale reference titles. Material contained in this Resource Center is intended for informational purposes only. Login using your librar...
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• ePukapuka eBooks & Audiobooks

  ePukapuka Napier Libraries are pleased to provide an online eBook and Audio Book delivery service via the OverDrive platform.  OverDrive is a digital media platform where you can download titles and transfer them to portable devices such as iPads, iPhones, MP3 players, smartphones and eReaders.   Napier Libraries joined a consortia of 15 lower North Island Libraries, to be known as ePukapuka, in 2011 to provide digital access 24/7.  Users love the digital service as many books can be downloa...
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• Wheelers eBooks

  Wheelers eBooks Wheelers ePlatform is a secure library lending platform that hosts and facilitates the lending of eBook titles.  Wheelers are the largest library and school supplier in New Zealand and have been in operation for more than 40 years.  The Wheelers ePlatform was one of the first eBook library lending platforms for schools and public libraries in the world.  By partnering with Wheelers Napier Libraries benefit hugely from the fact that we are already in a business relationship wit...
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• Summer Reading Programme - The Amazing Read

  Summer Reading Programme THE AMAZING READ FREE FOR ALL 4-11 YEAR OLDS! ONLINE REGISTRATIONS OPEN 3 DECEMBER 2018 Escape with books and lose yourself in stories this summer. On the deck, in the car, or at the beach, you can read anywhere! This super-fun programme runs from 10 Dec to 18 Jan, and online registrations open 3 Dec.  For more details, or assistance contact 834 4180 or 845 9005 Email jessieh@napierlibrary.co.nz or adavis@napierlibrary.co.nz How does it Work? Come into Napier or Tarada...
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• Bookclubs

  Read n Recommend - Children's and Teens' Bookclub The Napier Library holds a Read n Recommend bookclub for children aged eight to eighteen The club meets from 5:30pm to 6:30pm — after library hours — every first Thursday of the month. The session are taken by the library children’s department staff. Parents are welcome to attend, but we aren't open for regular library business! If your kids are keen to join contact Napier Libraries 06 8344 180 to confirm their place.  ...
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