News and events for our library community
Here is a small sample of the huge range to choose from – everything from documentaries and new releases, through to children’s classics:
Have your library membership card handy, and click here to go to our Online Resources > Entertainment page
We’re sure you’ll find something the whole family will enjoy.
cloudLibrary is so easy to use – it’s a great starting point if you’re new to e-books and e-audio books.
If you haven’t visited the site before, this is what it looks like – a colourful bookshelf layout that is easy to navigate:
Browse the shelves, or search by genre, author, title etc. You can limit your search to only e-audio or only e-books if you prefer one format over the other.
Click here to go to our online resources page, where there are handy links to:
cloudLibrary works one many mobile devices, including:
We hope you’ll find time to immerse yourself in a good book, whatever the format, over Christmas and New Year!
eSmart is an initiative of Telstra and the Alannah and Madeline Foundation, aimed at encouraging participation online while promoting safe, smart and responsible online behaviour.
Over the past year, we’ve reviewed many of our procedures, ranging from updating our Code of Conduct to include digital behaviour, to ensuring that our patrons have access to information about scams, online bullying and privacy.
We’ve added a simple link to our website so that anybody can find their way to the eSmart resources page and learn new digital skills, or find out how to keep themselves and their families safe online.
We invite all our community to visit the Library Services Online Resource page on the Shire website and click on the eSmart link. There is information that is suitable for different ages and situations, and we feel sure that it will be of benefit to anyone with questions about digital participation and safety.
The eSmart Library project will be ongoing, with further changes made as necessary to reflect the rapidly changing digital environment.
Library staff are always happy to assist the community if anybody needs help accessing digital safety information.
Introducing BBC’s MUZZY, an online learning tool to assist young children to learn any of the following languages:
Visit our E-resources for parents and children page to find out more!
We can all get stuck sometimes – on homework, on an essay, revising for an exam…. or just trying to make sure our resume is just right.
Studiosity provides expert, one-on-one, online assistance with all of these, and is free for all library members.
Use the typed chat feature, draw on the interactive online whiteboard, or upload a document for writing feedback.
Subjects included are:
Have your library card handy and click on the Studiosity link – or click here to start!
Library patrons now have unlimited access to thousands of easy-to-understand online training videos on the newest software and devices.
Software-specific tutorials include Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, Google… and much more! Learn how to create your own website, learn a new coding language – or just find out how to use social networking media.
Go to Atomic Learning and enter your library card number to create a free Atomic Learning account.
Once you have created your Atomic Learning account, you won’t need to use your library card again – simply log in using your Atomic Learning username and password.
We are now offering video tutorials, which explain how to use many of our library e-resources!
Click here to view the list of video tutorials.
Click here to visit our e-resources page.
Recently, Zinio e-magazines and OneClick Digital e-audiobooks underwent a name change.
Zinio is now RBdigital magazines and Oneclick Digital is now RBdigital e-audiobooks.
The 2 services have been merged into one app.
The app is called RBdigital and is freely available via your App or Play store.
Full guidelines for creating accounts with each of these great services, and accessing them via the RBdigital app, are now available. There is also information to help you transition to the new app if you already have accounts. Click here to view the guidelines.
If you have any problems with accounts, profiles or the app, there is a toll-free RBdigital helpline available to assist: 1800 571 819
On Tuesday 27 June, OneClick Digital audiobooks and Zinio e-magazines will be temporarily unavailable, to allow the merging of the 2 separate apps into one easy-to-use app.
The new app is called RBdigital, and it will allow you to browse, select, download and store both audio-books and e-magazines to your mobile device.
If you are not already using these services, we invite you to visit our Online Resources page to find out more about the free online resources available to our library members.
If you are already using either or both of these services, we apologise for the interruption.
This is how the merge will affect you:
Those who already use the OneClickdigital app:
• Will receive an update notification on their device
• Will notice the app icon change to RBdigital
• Will retain all history, downloads and bookmarks in the new app
Those who already use the Zinio app:
• Will receive an in-app notification that the app is changing and they will be encouraged to download the new RBdigital app from their app store
• Can continue to use the Zinio for Libraries app for 60 days
• Will retain all history in the new app, but will need to re-download magazines
Those who already use both apps:
Only need to install the new RBdigital app once to access all RBdigital e-magazines and e-audiobooks together in one place!
Need assistance with the change?
Over the first two weekends after the new app goes live (which is 1 & 2 July and 8 & 9 July) a live, toll-free Support number will be available to call between 7am to 3pm on Saturdays, and 8am to 1pm on Sundays. This line is also operational Monday to Friday 7am to 3pm on all other dates during this first month.
The toll-free number is 1800 571 819.
We thank you for your patience while we are updating our website documents to reflect the new service.
Shire’s libraries are working towards accreditation as an eSmart Library Service.
As part of this initiative we are providing easy access to a wide range of resources to assist you to:
Links to these resources can be found on your library website, in both the general and the youth Online Resources pages:
Click here to go to the E-resources for Parents and Children page
Click here to go to the general Online Resources page
Look for the eSmart logo ?
Fearn Avenue, Margaret River WA 6285
Phone: (08) 9780 5600
Email: amrlibrary@amrshire.wa.gov.au