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Library Catalogue and My Account
Search the new library catalogue or log on to your account.
Holiday hours
All Tasman District Libraries will be closed on Monday 30th January for Nelson Anniversary Day and Monday 6th February for Waitangi Day.
Library book groups for 2012
Are you a keen reader? Would you like to meet with other like-minded booklovers to share your love of reading? Check out the book group at your local library this year.
Richmond Library group, Tasman Talks Titles, meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 3.00pm. Next meeting is Wednesday 15th Feb.
Motueka Library group, Babbling Books, usually meets the 1st Monday of the month at 5.30pm. Next meeting is Monday 13th February.
Takaka Library group, Silverfish, meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 1.30pm. Next meeting date is Tuesday 27th Feb.
Tasman Young Adult Book Club
Are you a 12 – 15 year old who enjoys books, music and film?
Our first meeting for 2012 is on Thursday 23 February @ 3.30pm. Join us for a snack & book chat!
E-books and e-audio are now available from your library website 
All you need is a Tasman District library card.
The first time you use Overdrive, you’ll need to download some free software to your computer, e-reader or mobile device.
Use the Help button on our Overdrive homepage and follow the steps to get started.
Audiobooks and eBooks
Kick back with a good book!
This summer current Garin, Waimea College and Motueka High students can enter our draw to win a school canteen voucher for 2012.
To enter all you need to do is borrow a book from Richmond or Motueka Libraries.
Maximum one entry per day. Competition runs from 12 December to 27 January.
Check it out!
Art Display spaces at Richmond Library With hundreds of visitors a day, Richmond Library is the perfect place to exhibit your artworks.
Our new gallery wall and glass display cases provide a quality space to show your work.
For more information or to book space contact the Collections Services Librarian on 03 543 8540.
Create, Explore, Record, Design, Share Did you know that you can now create music tracks, digitise old photos, record an oral history, create a poster or anything else digital you can imagine - all at Richmond Library?
The place you can do all these exciting creative activities is Richmond Library’s new Imaginarium - a digital studio equipped with sound recording equipment, computers and software.
The Imaginarium is popular, so phone the library on 03 543 8500 to book a time slot now.
| Book of the Week
The women of the cousins’ war by Philippa Gregory
Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen, Margaret Beaufort, The Red Queen, and Jacquetta, Lady Rivers, The Rivers Woman are the subjects of the first three novels in Philippa Gregory's Cousins' War series, and of the three biographical essays in this book. Philippa Gregory and two historians tell the extraordinary 'true' stories of the life of these women who until now have been largely forgotten by history.
Website of the month 
ArtProject
Explore art museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.
View the artworks in close up or take a virtual tour through the gallery spaces – almost as good as the real thing!
Magazine of the Month
Houses NZ
Houses NZ features inspiring contemporary projects and interiors - with outstanding
graphic design, informative reviews, excellent photography, detailed floor plans and
product lists.
Essential reading for design savvy consumers and professionals.
Website Tip 
The Prow is a website that celebrates, preserves and makes accessible the Stories from the Top of the South: ngā kōrero o te tau ihu. www.theprow.org.nz
The Prow is a collaborative effort by libraries and museums across the Top of the South. The website will benefit teachers, students, tourists, local people and anyone interested in New Zealand history. The stories have been thoroughly researched and include images and extensive further reading.
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