eLibrary

Hoopla Digital

Borrow and enjoy movies, TV, magazines, music, audiobooks, eBooks amd comics everywhere you have a screen-your computer, your phone, your car, even your TV. All you need is a library card.

Newsbank

You can access over 2000 Australian newspaper titles from your own device anytime, anywhere! You’ll find your favourite papers including Illawarra Mercury, Daily Telegraph and Sydney Morning Herald.

Discover Shellharbour

Showcasing over 9000+ cultural heritage items including photographs, objects, maps and more. Celebrating the people, places and events that shape our great City!

eBooks & eAudio

Free access to thousands of eBook and eAudio titles directly through your computer, ereader, tablet or smartphone anywhere, anytime.

Includes best-seller fiction, classics, biographies and more, as well as popular titles for young people.

After 30 June 2023 we are saying goodbye to Libby. For more information, click Here.

Gale

Access a diverse range of Gale databases covering everything from health, environment, history and so much more!

Movie Streaming

Free access to thousands of movie titles directly through your computer, tablet or smartphone anywhere, anytime.

Includes Australian, international films, documentaries and so much more!

Story Box Library

Story Box Library allows families to view stories, being read aloud by high-profile storytellers.

Ancestry

ALE provides a vast range of online genealogical information with more than 5 billion names in over 4,000 collections suitable for tracing your ancestors and historical records.

This service is available within our libraries only.

We have a range of free online information databases to help you with your research, projects and assignments. Most of these databases contain full text, reliable information that has been verified by experts. Most of the databases can be accessed anywhere anytime from your home or digital device.