Read, Watch, Listen

Beamafilm

Beamafilm is a video streaming service showcasing a wide range of local and international movies, documentaries, foreign films and TV series.

BorrowBox

25,000+ eBooks and eAudiobooks are available through BorrowBox. Read or listen via the mobile apps, or download to your computer to enjoy or sync to your eReader device.

PressReader

Over 7,000 publications from over 100 countries are available through PressReader. Newspapers and magazines just as they appear in print.

Libby

Over 3,000 magazines are available through the Libby app, with a rolling 3 years of back issues where available.

TumbleBooks

The TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated books. While aimed at younger learners, it is also useful for those learning English, Spanish and French. Listen, read-along or read independently.

Access TumbleBooks via web browser, or apps for iOS and Android. You'll need your library card number and PIN.

Need help with using TumbleBooks? See if our can help!

NoveList Plus

If you're not sure what to read next, try searching NoveList Plus. You will need to use your library card number and PIN to access this database.

Note: Not all books in NoveList Plus are in the Hamilton City Libraries catalogue. If you find something you want to read that we don't have, consider recommending it for purchase or requesting an interlibrary loan.

BookLink

BookLink is a secure lending library app that allows people who are blind, have low vision or who have a print disability to download eAudiobooks. In order to use BookLink, you must be registered with the Blind Foundation as a member or associate member.