Waiamakariri Libraries created an amazing Māori Language Collection called Ako Collection to help you explore and learn more about Te Reo Māori.
A range of apps that make using the library easier.
Grab your library card, remember your PIN number and jump right in!
Award Winners
Waimakariri Heritage website - a place to conserve and curate community memories and taonga.
To assist teachers, Waimakariri Libraries have a feast of resources available to help teachers feed students who are hungry for knowledge.
Waimakariri Libraries offers books in a range of languages: Italian (ITA), Chinese (CHI), Dutch (DUT), Japanese (JAP), German (GER), Spanish (SPA) , Hindi (HIN), Tagalog (Philippines) and Turkish (TUR).
All of these resources are free for library members. Join our Library here.
The PressReader database and app offers magazines and newspapers in 24 languages.
Feel free to ask our friendly library staff for more information.
Would you like access to FREE eBooks and eAudiobooks? Download Borrowbox!
BorrowBox has a great range of eBooks and eAudiobooks for adults and children.
If you have a tablet or smartphone, you can download the free BorrowBox app from your app store, then you can login with your library card and pin number. Watch this instructional video for help on downloading and using the BorrowBox app.
You can also use BorrowBox on your computer or most e-readers - Access BorrowBox on your computer here, you will need the free Adobe Digital Editions software to use BorrowBox on your computer or transfer it to your eReader device.
Please read the instructions how to download an eBook to your Kobo here.
Watch a video tutorial on BorrowBox here.
You can borrow 7 items in total with any combination of eBooks, eAudiobooks and ePress (Magazines).
New!
We have added an eMagazine collection to our BorrowBox platform.
There are 39 titles in the collection at this point and we hope to add more in the near future. The digital collection has many of the same titles that our physical collection has plus a few new ones.
You can borrow up to 5 magazines at a time for a loan period of up to 1 month per title.
Would you like access to FREE eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines?
Overdrive contains 1000s of eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines, including eMagazines in languages other than English. Access Overdrive on a computer or laptop here.
If you have a tablet or mobile device, Libby is the easy to use app which provides access to OverDrive. Download Libby onto your mobile device or tablet, then login with your library card and PIN. Watch this video on how to download, set-up and use Libby.
Overdrive can also be accessed on your computer or most eReaders - you will need the free Adobe Digital Editions software to transfer items you borrow to older eReader devices – some newer Kobo eReaders have Overdrive already installed.
Watch a video tutorial on Libby/Overdrive here. (Niche Academy)
LOTE4Kids
Over 3000+ online picture books for kids in 65+ languages, including Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language. Each picture book is read aloud, and is paired with an English language version.
Download the LOTE4Kids App from the App Store or Google Play today!"
Mango Languages provides access to over 70 languages including Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), French, Italian and Japanese. It also contains lessons for people wanting to learn English.
Mango uses a self-paced learning programme that teaches languages through relevant and topical dialogue using the four key components – vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture.
Create a Mango profile to save your progress. You can access Mango Languages through your web browser, or download apps for Android and iOS but please note - to use the apps, you first need to create a Mango profile through the desktop version.
