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24-hour phone renewals and library information available

Call 9209-6655 any time for renewals & information – just have your library card handy! To speak to a staff member, call during opening hours and dial 0.

 

 

Emerald Hill Library & Heritage Centre

The City of Port Phillip plans to expand and refurbish the current Emerald Hill Library to become the Emerald Hill Library & Heritage Centre. This project will provide: more space for library services; more books, DVDs and CDs; a new focus for local history and cultural heritage services; and better access for community groups.

Proposed plans were available for consultation until Monday 28 November 2011. It is proposed that a decision regarding the proposed plans will be made at a public Council meeting to be held on 12 December 2011.

You can view the proposed plans, artist's impressions, the fact sheet and services information sheet on the Council website. 

Events in the library

We have a number of events coming up, so why not check out the Events page and book yourself in before you miss out. Programs in languages other than English can be found on the LOTE Services page.

 

 

National Year of Reading 2012


2012 is the National Year of Reading and Australian libraries are linking together all the great things that are already happening around books, reading and literacy, and giving them an extra boost, with inspirational programs and events taking place across the country. To find out more got to our Events page.

 

 

New Online Resources

We've added two new databases to our Online Reference Centre!

Mango is a complete online language learning program teaching practical conversation and cultural awareness for the world’s most popular languages, ie. Spanish, French, German, Japanese and many, many more. It’s so fast and easy, you’ll be able to have a real conversation in your new language in just minutes!

 

This is an online newspaper kiosk. You can browse and read hundreds of full content premium newspapers and magazines from around the globe, such as The Age, The New York Times, the Daily Telegraph and so many more! Gain access to newspapers from home and around the world on the day they are published, often before they hit the news stands!

 

To access these resources you just need to go to our Online Reference Centre. 

   

Are you looking for... 

Audio eBooks?

 

All you have to do is go to the catalogue audio eBook link where you are able to download up to 10 audiobooks from Ebsco or 4 audiobooks from Bolinda. Don't forget to have your library card ready to log in.

 

 

Print eBooks to borrow?

We now have a small and growing eBook collection provided by Overdrive.  Most of the eBooks are treated like normal books in that you "borrow" them from us, but instead of having to return them they will simply stop loading after the loan period is over. More information is available on our library catalogue.

 

 

Print eBooks to own?

We've loaded a few thousand records from the enormous Gutenberg Project (36,000 books and counting) onto our catalogue. You can find out more information and access this collection from the library catalogue. For even more titles including many foreign languages visit the Gutenberg Project and Project Gutenberg Australia for more Australian content. 

 

 

Streaming audio?



Perhaps music is more your thing. We now subscribe to Alexander Street Press where you can access Classical, Jazz and American Folk music from the library catalogue. This is not a downloadable collection, it can only be streamed within your web browser.

 

Homework help when you need it

Homework help when you need it

What is yourtutor?

It's your free, instant, easy, study, homework, and assignment research service.

Want to know more? Just go to yourtutor.com.au to view their tutorial, or log in using your Port Phillip Library card number.

Note: this service is only available between 4-8 pm Monday - Friday.

Make Your Own Internet and Facility Bookings Online!



You can now place online bookings for all of our library facilities (internet PCs, consoles, study rooms etc).

Bookings can be made using the following website: http://bookings.portphillip.vic.gov.au/NetLoan

Remember to ask a staff member to set up a password on your library record if you don't already have one. You'll need it to place your bookings!

 

 

Photo Galleries on Flickr

Have you missed programs we've run in the library? Why not have a look at our Flickr Photo Sets.

 

More information

For more information contact us by phoning 9209-6655, email library@portphillip.vic.gov.au to give us feedback online or call in to your nearest library branch.