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eMagazines to discover

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For our first WCL eMagazine Club we’re exploring our Libby eMagazine collection.
With over 4,500 different publications to choose from – all free to access instantly with your Library card –  take this opportunity to dive deep into collection and find the perfect glossy to suit your interests.

Here’s some recommendations based on popular titles, to help you dip your toe into our expansive archive.

If you like the New Zealand Listener:

Overdrive cover The Big Issue
High quality, varied and entertaining content for readers across age, culture, religion, gender and other demographics. The Big Issue shares in-depth interviews with local and international celebrities, artists, change-makers and thought leaders. It also focuses on local people or organisations committed to making positive changes in society – intent on finding innovative ways to effect change. (Adapted from Overdrive description)

Overdrive cover Harper’s Magazine
HARPER’S MAGAZINE, the oldest general interest monthly in America, explores the issues that drive the US national conversation.
(Adapted from Overdrive description)

 

 

Overdrive cover The Critic
The Critic is Britain’s new monthly current affairs magazine for politics, art and literature. Dedicated to rigorous content, first rate writing and unafraid to ask the questions others won’t.
(Adapted from Overdrive description)

 

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WCL eMagazine Club!

Tess

Each month our WCL eBook Club highlights a popular eLibrary resource and gives unlimited access to read online together. This time we’re mixing it up, with Libby eMagazines as our pick!

Between 20th November – 3rd December explore our expansive Libby eMagazine collection – there’s over 4,500 titles to choose from! Featuring titles from all across the globe available in a variety of languages, there’s really something for everyone; whether you’re looking for the latest global news, inspo for a creative endeavour or movie recommendations. There’s design, architecture, chess, vintage cars, woodworking, stitching, high fashion, gardening, preserving and so much more. Dive deep into the collection and find the perfect eMagazine to fit your most niche of interests.

This is also a great time to familiarise yourself with some of the Libby app’s new user-friendly features, including the Newsstand, where you can easily find and follow your monthly favourites, and get instant updates when a new issue hits your Newsstand.

Here’s some of our staff favourites to get you going for our first WCL eMagazine Club!

Librarian’s eMagazine picks

Overdrive cover Cinema Scope

“Thoughtful reviews, essays and interviews on the world of cinema. I love dipping into this mag to find out about filmmakers that I’ve never heard of, and indie festival hits to look out for.”
– Alayne

 

Overdrive cover 新建築　住宅特集　Jutakutokushu

“My favourite magazine is Jutakutokushu, a Japanese architecture and design magazine. It features home design, and especially small home design. A bit out of my budget but they look cool and the interior design is probably more appropriate for a modern household than many of the other, more popular interior design mags (too old fashioned maybe).”
-Simon

Overdrive cover Peppermint Magazine

“As a sewer I enjoy reading about other sewists and sustainability fashion trends.  I love having access to the sewing patterns too!”
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The Great Libby Magazine Showcase

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For November, we’re focusing on the amazing eMagazines you can find in the Libby collection. Running from the 14th to the 27th, if you visit the Libby homepage you’ll see a different featured eMagazine chosen from a selection handpicked by us! Keep reading for a look into the selection we have on offer, as well as news about a great new Libby feature. 

Ready to dive into the collection? Browse our eMagazine collection here.

                                                                         
Within Libby there’s thousands of eMagazines available to borrow, all for free, and they can be read in your browser or downloaded to your device to read offline. As well as containing perennial favourites The NZ Listener, Guardian Weekly and the Woman’s Weekly, the collection covers a diverse range of topics like gardening, pets, trains and art. They come from publishers all over the world and are available to read in lots of languages: for example, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, and Arabic.

Titles are searchable from within your Libby app or their website, and if you check out the magazine guide on the homepage you’ll find plenty of curated subject lists to help you discover new and interesting magazines to read! Most magazines come with about two years’ worth of back issues, so there’s lots of content to choose from and there’s no limit on the amount you can take out.

Issues can be borrowed in the same way you would borrow an eBook. Simply select the issue you want and click on the borrow icon. eMagazines are loaned for 21 days, and they return automatically when that time is up – just like eBooks!



One great feature is the ‘Notify Me’ tag, which allows you to subscribe to the eMagazines you read regularly. When there’s a new issue available, Libby will notify you with an app notification or an email.
This will take you to the new issue, for you to borrow in the same way you normally would. ‘Notify Me’ can be found when you borrow a magazine, it pops up under the chosen issue. Just click on that and you’re subscribed! Your subscriptions are viewable in your Libby bookshelf.