eLibrary
Reserve library books and download eBooks, eAudiobooks and online magazines so you can read anywhere, anytime.
Online Catalogue
Use the Townsville Citylibraries catalogue to search for books, eBooks, eAudiobooks, DVDs, magazines and weblinks across all Citylibraries branches. Check your loans, renew, reserve and request online by logging in at My Library.
- Picture Townsville - explore Townsville's history through pictures.
- Townsville History Online - find out what's in the Local History collection.
eBooks
BorrowBox
Featuring the best of Australian and international authors, with fiction, business advice, biographies, lifestyle writing and stories for young adults and children.
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Story Box Library
Story Box Library as an online ‘reading room’. It’s a place where the wonderful world of Australian Children’s Literature is on permanent exhibit and children can connect, engage and be inspired by a range of quality Australian stories read on film by some wonderfully engaging storytellers.
Harvard Business Review Press Collection
HBR Press publishes for the general, professional and academic markets on the topics of leadership, strategy, innovation, technology and management. Access over 600 eBook Business titles across various subjects and topics.
Credo Reference
Access information online from over 1,200 books and full-text articles of expertly curated content, including dictionaries and encyclopaedias, and covering every major subject from current social issues to health, medicine, education and leadership.
hoopla
Borrow and enjoy eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all free thanks to your public library!
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eAudio
BorrowBox
Featuring the best of Australian and international authors, with fiction, business advice, biographies, lifestyle writing and stories for young adults and children.
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Libby, by Overdrive
Online eAudio platform which holds exclusive territorial copyright to all its eAudio titles which include bestselling Australian and International authors and titles. These are accessible via a website or app and most titles are simultaneous use.
hoopla
Borrow and enjoy eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all free thanks to your public library!
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eMusic
hoopla
Borrow and enjoy eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all free thanks to your public library!
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eComics
hoopla
Borrow and enjoy eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen – your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all free thanks to your public library!
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eMagazines
BorrowBox
Popular, current and back issues of a selection of online magazines streamed through your browser or downloaded to the app.
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Libby, by Overdrive
Popular, current and archival online magazines streamed through your browser or downloaded to an app.
Good Reading Magazine
Good Reading Magazine is the Australian readers' favourite magazine with everything about books. Download the latest issue with reviews, news, short stories and more.
Find more resources for readers at Townsville Reads and in Online Information.
Good Reading for Kids
Good Reading for Kids features author interviews, independent book reviews, sneak peeks inside books, extracts and podcasts about books for kids from 0-11 years of age. You'll also find fun book related activities and teachers' notes to download.
Good Reading for Young Adults
Good Reading for Young Adults features author interviews, independent book reviews, student book reviews and short stories, sneak peeks inside books, extracts and podcasts about books for young adults from 12+.
hoopla
Borrow and enjoy eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all free thanks to your public library!
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eMovies
Beamafilm
An Australian movie streaming channel for true stories and independent voices with a carefully curated collection of over 1,000 award-winning documentaries, independent features and festival favourites to delight, inspire and entertain you.
hoopla
Borrow and enjoy eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics, movies, TV, magazines, or music everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. hoopla offers more content, in more places, than any other digital library platform and it's all free thanks to your public library!
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eNewspaper
Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review newspaper is available in full colour as a digital replica of the paper copy. A 3-year archive of back issues is available and is fully searchable via Articles, Advertisements or Pictures. Individual articles can be translated into over 100 languages and can be downloaded, printed or emailed.