Free Music Streaming and Comics have arrived in the library

This month we have some exciting new e-collections now available to you, to gain access, all you need is a library membership.

The Freegal® Music collection offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, over 40,000 music videos, and audiobooks. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 40,000 labels with music that originates in over 100 countries.

With Comics Plus, you have unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from more than one hundred publishers.

Find more info and access all the Online Collections on the website.

Simple arty happiness for children in the Gallery and the Libraries these Easter holidays.

These school holidays visit the Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery and Libraries for some self-directed activities that school age children will love, all have been inspired by the Complex Simplicity exhibition that is currently in the Gallery.

Staff faves…

From tales about dogs, finding a spiritual path to higher creativity, finding contentment and self-compassion and hope, our staff give their personal reviews of books and resources they have enjoyed or found helpful in a world of chaos.

All reviews are on resources available in our collections.

Health and Wellness E-resources

If you’re looking for reliable and up-to-date information on health and wellbeing, make sure you login and browse the Gale Health and Wellness database. Access is available with you library membership, and you will find news articles, academic journals, magazines and videos and covers a full-range of health and wellness issues.

The Practical Guide to Health – 1913

“The proverb, “A sound mind in a sound body,” represents to some degree the regard the ancient Greeks had for health, and also their conception of the relation that physical well-being sustains to mental vigor.

To-day life has become so changed that the great tendency is to make the physical, mental, and moral health subordinate to the acquisition of wealth, and social and political position. As a consequence, the preservation of the health has become a secondary consideration.”

This extract is directly from The Practical Guide to Health, written in 1913, even then they had identified the effects their lifestyles were having on their health. If you would like to read more from the wisdom of 1913, you can find a link to a digital copy through Coffs Collections here.

A tribute to the Coffs Harbour Regional Museum

The Coffs Harbour Regional Museum became a reality after a concerted effort by the Country Womens Association, which started amassing objects and information from August 1952.

As you know the Museum was closed and the end of February to prepare for the transition to the Museums new home in Yarrila Place.

If you would like to learn more about the history of the Museum, you can read the whole blog post or tour the museum virtually here.

Libraries Closed for Easter and ANZAC Day

All Coffs Harbour Libraries will be closed for the Easter break from Friday 15 – Monday 18 April. We will reopen at 10am on Tuesday 19 April.

All Coffs Harbour Libraries will be closed for ANZAC Day on Monday 25 April.

You can still visit the website and borrow from our online collections. Listen to an audio book, watch a film or stream some music!!