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Young Adults Ngā Rangatahi 

All three libraries have Young Adult Collections from which teens are welcome to borrow. Young Adult members also have full access to the rest of the library and a whole lot of events, programmes and activities catered to them.

Membership

Membership

Join the library Under 16s will need a parent or guardian to help get setup.

Programmes

Programmes

We have a number of different events and regular programmes happening - Check here to see what is on for you.

Teen Collections

Teen Collections

Complete lists of our young adult collections available for borrowing

eLibrary

eLibrary

Prefer eBooks or eAudiobooks? Check out our eLibrary platforms for some great reads.

Pick N Mix

Pick N Mix

Don’t know what to read to next? Need a little help finding books you will love? Get our librarians to pick for you!

Databases

Databases

Need FACTS for assignments? Check out Databases! Britannica Library Edition, Worldbook online, the DISCovering Collection are perfect for this. Or even learn a new language using Languagenut

Reviews

Reviews

Check out the HDL Readers Blogs for great YA recommendations and reviews

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