Library members have access to current editions of digital magazines and newspapers from Tasmania, Australia and overseas. We also offer a range of online newspaper archives, with content from the 1600s through to 2019.
Have a look at these online tutorials showing you how to use our eresources such as eBooks and Ancestry, as well as Facebook, Google Docs and much more.
NewsBank
Thousands of Australian and international newspapers, including The Mercury, The Examiner, The Advocate, The Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Financial Review, The Herald Sun, and The Times / Sunday Times (London). Search for titles in our catalogue.
Access: NewsBank website
Help: NewsBank tutorial
PressReader
Digital copies of today’s newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian Australia, The Saturday Paper, The Monthly and The Economist (Asia Pacific). Search for titles in our catalogue.
Access: PressReader website
Access: PressReader app – for 48 hours complimentary access, either connect to Libraries Tasmania’s Wi-Fi or, having created an account with PressReader, log in through a browser on your device to renew the 48 hours access.
Help: PressReader Help and PressReader tutorial
OverDrive/Libby
There are thousands of magazines to read as well as eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics and graphic novels. Search for titles in our catalogue.
Access: OverDrive/Libby website or app: Apple | Google Play
Help: OverDrive help, Libby help and OverDrive and Libby tutorial
Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Current digital editions of these two newspapers from 2006 to the present.
Access: SMH and The Age website
Choice (Flipster)
Current digital editions of Choice magazine. To view back issues, open the latest issue and then click on the ‘All issues’ icon at the top right (the bookshelf icon).
Access: Choice (Flipster) website or download the Flipster app: Apple | Google Play
National Geographic Magazine
The complete archive of the National Geographic magazine, from the first issue to the present.
Access: National Geographic website
Help: National Geographic tutorial
Australian Book Review
Australian arts and literature with book reviews, essays, poetry, commentaries, podcasts and more.
Access: Australian Book Review website
Good Reading
An Australian site all about books and reading. It has content for all ages: Good Reading for Kids magazine; Good Reading for Young Adults website, including a magazine, and the Good Reading magazine (if this link isn’t working for you, use the link below and access the magazine via the GR website).
Access: Good Reading website
Popular Magazines
Contains millions of articles that are searchable either by topic or magazine title. Includes the New York Times. Search for titles in our catalogue.
Access: Popular Magazines website
Irish Newspaper Archives
A collection of newspapers published in Ireland from 1738, with current editions of a range of titles including the Irish Independent and the Irish Examiner. Search for titles in our catalogue.
Access: Irish Newspaper Archives website