What's your next read?

Manukau residents can sign-up to a new free email newsletter to find out what’s new in their library. Next Reads allows readers to keep up-to-date with the latest titles, from thrillers to armchair travel, biographies to DIY, fitness to kids’ books. Customers can subscribe to a range of newsletters which provide great reading suggestions.

Subscribers can link directly to the library catalogue, browse for the newest titles and even reserve them, all in one go. Those without access to emails at home can view the newsletter online at their local library.

Manager of Service Development at Manukau Libraries Kirsty McMillan says, ”The introduction of Next Reads is a great way to provide a better service to customers who because of today’s busy lifestyles are unable to make regular visits to the library to browse the shelves and check out our book displays. The service brings the library to them at work, school and home or on the road 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”

To celebrate the launch of Next Reads libraries are running a competition. One lucky customer who signs up to the service before 1 August will win $200 worth of book vouchers. From June you’ll be able to visit www.manukau-libraries.govt.nz , click on Next Reads and subscribe.