eLibrary

Digital collection, research and reference resources including Australian and International encyclopedias, science and history databases, essay writing and study help guides.

All you need is your library card and the world is at your fingertips.

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  • eAudiobooks and eBooks keyboard_arrow_right

    BorrowBox

    BorrowBox is an easy to use platform that allows you to select and download ebooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines to your computer or any mobile device. Powered by Bolinda Digital, BorrowBox has a wide selection of titles including latest releases, best sellers and lots of Australian and New Zealand titles.

    BorrowBox

    Instructions for use for Apple, Android and PC

    Hoopla

    Borrow and enjoy audiobooks, eBooks, comics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card. hoopla syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you're in the mood. Most titles can also be downloaded to your phone or tablet. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all FREE thanks to your public library!

    Hoopla

    indyreads

    indyreads™ provides access to a statewide collection of independent Australian and international titles, classic literature and modern award-winning titles in eBook and eAudio format.

    To borrow content you will need to have a valid library membership card as well as knowing your catalogue account PIN.  If you do not know your PIN please contact the staff at your library.

    To view content on a Tablet or Smartphone please download the indyreads App for

    Android (https://apps.apple.com/app/indyreads/id1448991111) and

    Apple (https://apps.apple.com/app/indyreads/id1448991111) devices.

    indyreads

    Libby by OverDrive

    Browse and borrow hundreds of Australian and international titles across eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Magazines for FREE – All In the Libby App!

    Libby by Overdrive provides simultaneous loans so you won’t have to wait to borrow a title that you like! Download the Libby app through GooglePlay or the Apple App Store today.

    Libby by Overdrive

    Wheelers ePlatform

    Wheelers are the largest supplier of books and eBooks to Public Libraries and Schools in Australasia. They also have an extensive book database with tools that compare the availability of print books worldwide.

    Wheelers

    uLIBRARY

    uLIBRARY allows users to take that book you keep hearing about with you wherever you go.

    With a great selection of bestselling authors that include Lee Child, Ann Cleeves and James Patterson you can download and listen to professionally recorded audiobooks, brought to life by some of the world’s best performers.

    uLIBRARY

    StoryBox Library

    Imagine the best stories being read aloud to you by our favourite storytellers – well that's Story Box Library!  Get kids excited about reading, inspire their imaginations and let them have fun with stories, improving their language and literacy skills along the way.

    With an ever-growing library, suitable for preschool and primary aged children, it really is Storytime, Anytime!

    StoryBox Library

    Instructions for use for Apple, Android and PC

  • Magazines and newspapers keyboard_arrow_right

    Newspapers

    We subscribe to the below newspapers:

    Sydney Morning Herald

    The Age

    To access these newspapers from home, please log in to your library account. Once you are logged in please click on home in the top left hand corner of the website or the home just above the "welcome (your name)". The newspapers link can be found on the Home page in the "my library" menu on the right hand side.

    Australian Financial Review - access only available in the Library.

    Newsbank

    Read newspapers including The Border Mail, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald or search newspaper articles. Newsbank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues. Just access using your library card.

    Newsbank

    Gale OneFile

    News Access major newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date or other fields.  Includes Australian News Limited and Fairfax newspapers.

    Gale OneFile: News

    Magazines

    National Geographic Virtual Library

    National Geographic Virtual Library provides a cross-searchable platform for research insight from journalism's most trusted name in exploration and discovery.  Access National Geographic magazines including the latest edition.

    National Geographic Virtual Library

    National Geographic Kids

    National Geographic Kids Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology and space.  Access National Geographic Kids magazines including the latest edition.

    National Geographic Kids

    Choice Magazines

    CHOICE Magazine has been helping consumers make better purchasing decisions since it was established in 1959. At CHOICE we pride ourselves on delivering expert, unbiased information you can trust.

    CHOICE Magazine

    Instructions for use for Apple, Android and PC

    Overdrive

    Browse and borrow hundreds of Australian and international titles across eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Magazines for FREE – All In the Libby App!

    Overdrive provides simultaneous loans so you won’t have to wait to borrow a title that you like! Download the Libby app through GooglePlay or the Apple App Store today.

    Overdrive

    BorrowBox

    BorrowBox is an easy to use platform that allows you to select and download ebooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines to your computer or any mobile device. Powered by Bolinda Digital, BorrowBox has a wide selection of titles including latest releases, best sellers and lots of Australian and New Zealand titles.

    BorrowBox

    Instructions for use for Apple, Android and PC

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    Beamafilm

    Beamafilm is an independant Australian movie streaming service with offerings for public libraries, educational institutions and consumers. Beamafilm presents a catalogue of award-winning documentary films, independent feature films and associated educational resources.

    Beamafilm

    Kanopy

    Kanopy offers critically acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films, courses and more. Stream these movies by creating an account using your library card. You have 10 tickets per month to view films.

    Kanopy

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    Britannica

    Britannica Library Edition – The online Encyclopaedia Britannica with hundreds of thousands of articles, biographies, videos, images and web sites.

    Britannica Library Edition

    CHOICE Magazine

    CHOICE Magazine has been helping consumers make better purchasing decisions since it was established in 1959. At CHOICE we pride ourselves on delivering expert, unbiased information you can trust.

    CHOICE Magazine

    Find Legal Answers

    Find Legal Answers is a service provided by the State Library of New South Wales for the NSW community. Free legal information is available through links to fact sheets, online books, legislation, and publications.

    You'll find material on a wide variety of issues including:

    • family, relationships and children
    • wills, estates and planning ahead
    • work and employment
    • health and ageing
    • accidents, compensation and insurance.

    Information on legal advice, support and guidance services for NSW residents is also available.

    Find Legal Answers

    National Geographic for Kids

    Learn all about geography and fascinating animals.

    National Geographic for Kids

    Gale Powersearch

    Cross-search Gale's Context databases in a single search, searching Biography, Environmental Studies, Global Issues, Opposing Viewpoints, Science and World History databases.

    Gale Powersearch

    Gale General OneFile

    Access general interest magazines and key serials in a single resource. Best for general research.

    Gale General OneFile

    Gale General OneFile: Australia and New Zealand

    Access a variety of magazines, journals, news, and multimedia sources across academic disciplines and areas of interest, covering important issues and current events related to Australia and New Zealand.

    Gale General OneFile: Aus and NZ

    Gale OneFile: Fine Arts

    Search millions of articles about drama, music, art history, and filmmaking. Diverse resource for serious fine arts students.

    Gale OneFile: Fine Arts

    Gale Business Insights: Global

    Access to authoritative content organised around countries and global data sets, and equips students to understand international business topics as well as compare economies, companies and industries across the world.

    Gale Business Insights: Global

  • History and family history keyboard_arrow_right

    The Albury Wodonga region has a rich and diverse cultural heritage spanning thousands of years.

    The LibraryMuseum has resources for researching local and family history. These include books, reports and environmental studies, maps and architectural plans, local newspapers, pamphlets, oral histories, journals and newsletters.

    Ancestry Library Edition

    Ancestry Library Edition is an important resource to research family history, with more than 1.5 billion names in over 4,000 databases.

    Ancestry Library Edition is accessible only from the public computers at Albury LibraryMuseum and Lavington Library.

    Ancestry Library Edition

    You can also contact the local historical societies:

    Albury and District Historical Society
    PO Box 822, Albury NSW 2640
    Secretary Mrs Helen Livsey
    Phone: 02 6021 3671
    alburyhistory.org.au

    Wodonga Historical Society
    PO Box 829, Wodonga VIC 3690
    Email: historywodonga@iprimus.com.au

    Further online resources

    Australian War Memorial

    The Bonegilla Story

    Commonwealth War Graves Commission

    Cora Num's Websites for Genealogists

    Family Search - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

    National Archives of Australia

    National Library of Australia

    NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages

    The Old Bailey, London, Proceedings

    Picture Australia

    Society of Australian Genealogists

    State Library of New South Wales

    State Library of Victoria

    State Records New South Wales

    Uiver Memorial Foundation

    World War II Nominal Roll

  • Gale Books and Authors

    Answer the age-old question, 'What do I read next?' with the help of Gale Books and Authors.  Search and match reading interests to books, authors, genres, or topics.

    Gale Books and Authors

    Gale in Context: Literature

    Gain a deeper understanding of literary texts through a wide variety of contextual resources like videos, images, infographics, eBooks and more. – Gale in Context:  Literature

    Gale in Context: Literature

    Gale Literature Resource Centre

    Find up-to-date biographies, overviews, full-text criticism, audio interviews and reviews on writers from all eras in the Gale Literature Resource Centre

    Gale Literature Resource Centre

  • Watch out for our launch and discover the new, user-friendly catalogue.

    Find books, DVDs and CDs, newspapers and magazines at each of our branches. Download ebooks and other eformats, stream music and film or use our research databases anytime, anywhere.


    Drug Info @ Your Library

    Drug Info @ Your Library provides up to date, easy to read, quality drug and alcohol resources.

    Drug Info @ Your Library


    Multicultural Health Communication Service

    Multicultural Health Communication Service provides up to date information on a large range of health issues, presented as fact files in over 60 languages.

    Multicultural Health Communication Service


    Gale Powersearch

    Cross-search Gale's Context databases in a single search, searching Biography, Environmental Studies, Global Issues, Opposing Viewpoints, Science and World History databases.

    Gale Powersearch


    Gale Health and Wellness Resource

    Gale Health and Wellness Resource provides full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia and much more.

    Gale Health and Wellness Resource


    Smithsonian Collections Online

    Search rare nineteenth and twentieth-century archives on topics like the evolving modes of flight, World's Fairs, and more on Smithsonian Collections Online

    Smithsonian Collections Online

  • Your library card also grants you access to State Library's online eresources, including local and international newspapers, full-text journals, magazines, online databases, eBooks and eAudiobooks.

    Register your AlburyCity library card for Library of NSW eresources.

    State Library of NSW eresources

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    Little Big Book Club Make and Do

    Activities, crafts and learning tasks based on The Little Big Book Club's selected books.

    Little Big Book Club Make and Do

    Krokotak

    Ideas for fun new activities for your family to create at home.

    Krokotak

  • Gale in Context

    Biography Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine and multimedia content.

    Environmental studies Understand environmental issues that affect people globally through topic overviews, journals, news and multimedia content.

    Global issues Analyse important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news and multimedia content.

    Opposing viewpoints Find overviews, news and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.

    Science Understand context for hundreds of science topics  through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments and more.

    World History Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in world history from a variety of sources.

    Interactive science Manipulate 3D interactive models to visualise and understand concepts in biology, chemistry earth and space science.

    Gale Powersearch

    CSU Guide for HSC Students

    CSU Guide for HSC Students is an online study resource for HSC students created by Charles Sturt University, with information for all major HSC subjects and courses.

    This guide will offer you resources, information and advice, that will help you during preparation for your HSC.

    CSU Guide for HSC Students

    Writing Home: World War One eResource

    The Writing Home: WWI Letters of Frank Brown eResource is designed for students and teachers studying WWI. The resource contains extracts from letters written by Captain Lew Hewish during World War One to his friend, Frank Brown. Both men were from Albury and the letters offer a fascinating insight into the battle and home front experiences of men from the Albury region during this period. The resource includes recorded and transcribed extracts plus extended transcripts of full letters for study and research. The resource also includes suggested activities based on the letters for classroom use.

    Flickr Album

    Collection Records

    Audio Recordings

    Recorded excerpts from letters written by Captain Les Hewish to Frank Brown.

    8 January 1915, Liverpool
    7 November 1915, Gallipoli
    13 February 1916, Zeitoum
    4 August 1916, France
    22 October 1916
    8 December 1916, France
    24 January 1917, France
    5 February 1917

    Interactive Education Resource

    An education resource for upper primary and secondary students based on the WWI letters of Australian soldier Les Hewish to his friend Frank Brown. The resource includes extracts from the letters, audio recordings and full transcripts of a selection of the letters. The resource includes suggested activities for students exploring the letters as primary sources for learning about WWI.

    Download the iBook

    Interactive Education Resource [PDF 134.472]

    Fighting the Battle of Ideas About Conscription: The Albury Wodonga District During the Great War

    The study guide and accompanying videos below were produced by Dr Bruce Pennay, as teaching and learning materials for use in Albury Wodonga district secondary schools on mandatory topics in the Australian History Curriculum. They are designed to assist students in investigating primary sources related to the causes, conduct and consequences of the two conscription referenda in 1916 and 1917, with a particular focus on the Albury and Wodonga district.

    Fighting the Battle of Ideas About Conscription Education Resource [PDF]

    Referenda Campaigns and Results [MP4]

    Referenda Campaigns and Results Transcript [Word]

    The Enemy Within [MP4]

    The Enemy Within Transcript [Word]

    Online Investigation Activity Sheet

    Students can follow the instructions to research primary sources relating to the referenda and their impact on Australia.

    Online Investigation Activity Sheet [PDF]

Come together at the library

Borrow from our collections of books, DVDs, e-books and magazines; browse the internet on our computers, access free wifi, attend exciting exhibitions and programs, and meet up with friends for a coffee at Retro Lane Café.