Online Programs and eLibrary Resources
Murrindindi Library Services offer you a variety of ways to stay engaged with your local Library online.
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How to access Library Resources
How to - BorrowBox for Android devices
eResources
Turn your device into a bookshelf
Interactive books and games for children
Genealogy and Local History
Your library subscribes to the following databases accessible through the public computers at each branch. Come in and give them a try. Click here for your local branch.
Ancestry.com
Murrindindi Library Service is pleased to offer free access to ancestry.com.au at the Alexandra, Kinglake and Yea Libraries. The link will not work other than on Library computers.
Births, Deaths and Marriages
Alexandra Library holds a collection of birth, death and marriage indexes for Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales.
Trove
When researching anything to do with the history of your family, Trove’s newspaper archives are a good place to start. Murrindindi Library staff can assist you with finding the following historical newspapers relevant to early settlements within the Shire of Murrindindi:
- Alexandra and Yea Standard (1877 - 1949)
- Yea Chronicle (1891 - 1920)
- Healesville Guardian (1893 - 1954)
Click the following link to go to the website: http://trove.nla.gov.au/
New Technologies
As a part of our ongoing commitment to provide free public access to all aspects of learning, knowledge, information and just plain fun, we are pleased to be able to offer new technologies for working and playing.
We have a set of iPads available for in-house use in all our libraries.
If you would like a guided tour of these devices please contact your local branch to make an appointment. Click here for your local branch.