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Auckland Libraries leap into online

22:42 pm on 24 August 2020

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Lockdown in its many forms has brought change in all sorts of different ways. The way we use our libraries has changed sharply this year, with a huge amount of the patronage moving online. Auckland's library network passed it's 10 millionth e-book download last week. It's the first library in the Southern Hemisphere using the Overdrive system to do so.

Auckland Libraries' Reading Engagement Specialist Alison Fitzpatrick joins Karyn to explain how a digital library works and why it's proving so popular.

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