Library members have 24/7 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. Become a member for instant access.
BorrowBox ePress
Current digital editions of dozens of popular magazines and newspapers are available in BorrowBox under ePress, including The Saturday Paper, The Mercury, The Age, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review and The Monthly magazine.
With BorrowBox, you can subscribe to a newspaper or magazine title and you will automatically receive the latest issue daily – simply choose ‘Confirm Loan + Subscribe’ when you next borrow an issue.
Access: BorrowBox website or app: Apple | Google Play
Help: BorrowBox help
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).
Access: NewsBank website – use the Quick Links buttons on the right-hand side to access local newspapers – select the Image edition.
Help: NewsBank help
PressReader
Digital copies of today’s newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian Australia, The Mercury, The Age, The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review and The New York Times (International Edition).
Note: The Economist (Asia Pacific) can only be accessed via PressReader when onsite in a library, either on one of our PCs or via the PressReader app (requires Location Services to be enabled on your device). This is a restriction set by the publisher and so is out of our control unfortunately.
Access: PressReader website
Access: PressReader app offers 48 hours complimentary access. Download the PressReader app and:
- connect to Libraries Tasmania’s Wi-Fi at your local library OR
- create your own account with PressReader on a browser and sign in – choose ‘Open in app’
Now sign in to the app with your account – look for the hotspot symbol (a green coffee cup) and start reading.
Help: PressReader help
OverDrive/Libby
There are thousands of magazines to read, including New Scientist, Money and Gardening Australia, as well as eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics and graphic novels.
Access: OverDrive/Libby website or app: Apple | Google Play
Help: OverDrive help and Libby help
Choice (Flipster)
Current digital editions of Choice magazine. Previous issues are available to 2015.
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
Australian Book Review
Australian arts and literature with book reviews, essays, poetry, commentaries, podcasts and more.
Note: access is only available on computers in our libraries.
Good Reading
An Australian site all about books and reading. It has content for all ages, including the Good Reading magazine, Good Reading for Young Adults and Good Reading for Kids.
Access: Good Reading website
