South Taranaki LibraryPlus have an exciting new offering for the district’s residents, which will also benefit family history researchers worldwide, says South Taranaki District Council cultural services librarian Cath Sheard.
As part of the Government’s Covid Relief packages, the Council secured funding to digitise around 200 books from its local history collection.
“The digitized books are available from our online catalogue. This means people can find a book they are interested in, then open the PDF and search for names or places of interest to them, as the PDFs are fully searchable,” says Cath.
“Many PDF readers have a read-aloud function so people can even have the PDF read to them.”
The books in the collection cover history from around the district and include sport’s club centennials, church celebrations, and school jubilees.
Cath says the digitized histories are another great addition to the LibraryPlus’ online services.
“We already offer a range of eBooks, newspapers and magazines online, and now people can also do some family history research from the comfort of their own homes.”
To join the South Taranaki LibraryPlus network simply pop into one their seven facilities or visit www.southtaranaki.com.
