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Borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and read-along picture books using the Libby app or web browser.

With Libby you can:

• Sync bookmarks, notes and reading progress across all your devices
• Instantly preview any book before borrowing
• Enjoy zoomable comics, graphic novels and picture books with read-along audio
• Customise your reading with adjustable fonts, background colours and brightness
• Discover new titles with Deep Search and Notify Me alerts
• Listen on the go with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Sonos and other smart devices
• Add cards from multiple libraries to access even more books
• Relax knowing there are no late fees - items are returned automatically

Libby Video Guide

Libby Quick Start Guide(PDF, 358KB)

Access eBooks, exclusive eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers through the BorrowBox app or website.

Why you'll love BorrowBox:

• Borrow ebooks, exclusive eAudiobooks by Bolinda, and eMagazines & eNewspapers in full colour
• Explore Unlimited Borrow titles instantly; no waiting needed
• Personalise your reading and listening with adjustable fonts, themes, playback speed, and more
• Built-in accessibility: voice control, bookmarks, text adjustments, search functions
• Sync your loans and activity across devices seamlessly
• Borrow multiple titles at once without late fees; content returns automatically
• Start reading or listening with just your library card and PIN
• Available on iOS, Android, Kindle Fire, and web browser

BorrowBox Video Tips

BorrowBox Quick Start Guide(PDF, 2MB)

Enjoy a free, inclusive collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks provided by the State Library of NSW.

What you’ll find:

• Works from independent publishers, award-winners, self-published gems, literary classics, and local studies
• Titles in languages beyond English, including Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and more
• Convenient features like renewals, reading lists, and synced bookmarks across devices
• Special collections like WinterReads with no waitlist all through August

indyreads Video Tips

indyreads Quick Start Guide(PDF, 284KB)

Hoopla offers eAudiobooks, eBooks, eComics, eFilms, music and more with BingePass, all available 24/7 with no holds and no waiting. With hundreds of thousands of titles available instantly and more being added each week, Hoopla truly has something for everyone.

Hoopla Quick Start Guide(PDF, 460KB)

The EBSCO eBook Collection provides access to a range of academic and non-fiction eBooks covering subjects including business, health, science, education, literature and social sciences.

Titles can be read online using your web browser with your Woollahra Libraries membership.

Access is provided through the library’s online databases.

Stay up to date with the latest in current affairs and entertainment with PressReader. Access over 7,000 digital newspapers and magazines from more than 82 countries in 60 languages. Browse articles and publications covering a wide range of topics including current affairs, technology, lifestyles, fashion and entertainment. Use PressReader in the library or remotely via your computer or download the PressReader app to access on a mobile device (Apple app store or Google Play). Sign up using your library card number and password (your birthdate in the following format ddmmyy).

PressReader Quick Start Guide(PDF, 343KB)

Library members have free access to over 3,300 magazines online through Libby by OverDrive.

• You can checkout as many magazines as you wish
• Loan period is 3 weeks
• Back issues of magazines are available
• OverDrive titles are available to download simultaneously – no need to wait or reserve
• Mobile apps available

Libby eMagazines Quick Start Guide(PDF, 408KB)

Digital image and full text editions of Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Australian, The Daily Telegraph and Wentworth Courier are available via NewsBank on our online databases.

Register for a free account to access millions of pages from a range of British local, regional and national newspapers from 1603 to the present day with the British Newspaper Archive (access only in the library). Register for free from within the library to access the collection while you're here.

Sourced from the extensive holdings of the British Library, British Library Newspapers delivers a wide range of irreplaceable local and regional voices to reflect the social, political, and cultural events of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. With more than 240 newspaper titles, the series is comprised of approximately 6.4 million pages of historic content, from articles to advertisements. Access for free with your library card number.

Comics Plus is a digital platform offering access to over 25,000 digital comics, graphic novels, and manga titles for comic fans of all ages. Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

You can access Comics Plus on a computer with your Woollahra Libraries membership number.

To access Comics Plus on your tablet or smartphone, download the free ‘Comics Plus’ App from Apple iTunes App Store or from Google Play Store.

Need help? Check out our Comics Plus Quick Start Guide(, 0B).

Drama Online is an award-winning digital library from Bloomsbury, the world's leading drama publisher with a wide range of text, audio and streaming options.

These collections are available for free with Drama Online:

• The RSC Live Collection: Explore popular live productions from the renowned Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) featuring some of the world’s leading actors.
• The Core Collection: Enjoy a rich catalogue of over 2,300 plays by the world's leading dramatists.
• Currency Press Collection: Australian Drama: This exciting collection, exclusively available via Drama Online, offers 305 plays from Currency Press, Australia's leading publisher of the performing arts.
• L.A. Theatre Works: This collection offers nearly 450 professionally recorded audio plays including those from leading American playwrights. World-class actors are recorded in state-of-the-art sound, transforming classic and contemporary stage works into intimate, compelling, and sound-rich audio plays.

Access Drama Online for free. Enter your library card number and create your own account.

Library members can enjoy independent reviews and articles about books and authors at the Good Reading Hub.

The Good Reading Podcast also has book talk and author interviews to help you discover your next read.

Good Reading for Kids features author interviews, independent book reviews, sneak peeks inside books, extracts and podcasts about books for kids aged 0-11. You'll also find fun book related activities and teachers' notes to download. You can also submit your own book reviews, short stories and poems for publication.

Good Reading for Young Adults features author interviews, independent book reviews, student book reviews and short stories, sneak peeks inside books, extracts and podcasts for young adults aged 12+. You can also submit your own book reviews, short stories and poems for publication.