The Carinya Digital Lending Library is divided into two collections:

  • Primary eLibrary – a fiction-focused collection designed for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, with a wide range of audiobooks and a small collection of eBooks. Audiobooks can be accessed through the free ePlatform app.

  • Secondary eLibrary – an audiobook collection for students in Years 7–12, with an emphasis on titles suited to senior students (Years 9–12). Audiobooks are also available via the free ePlatform app.

Students log in with their school account to borrow age-appropriate titles. Each title includes borrower age and year group restrictions, similar to those in our physical library. For example, an 8-year-old in Year 3 will not be able to borrow a book marked for ages 13+ or Year 7.

Reservations: While many popular titles are available in multiple copies, it may still be necessary to place a reservation if all copies are on loan.

How to Get Started - Click the links below to browse each collection. Sign in with your Carinya email address and password. You may borrow up to two books at a time from each collection for a 14-day loan period. After this time, the book will automatically return to the library for others to borrow. Each title can be downloaded to up to six internet-capable devices (including Kindle Fire). For more help with apps and compatible devices, visit the Support section of the Digital Lending Library website.

Carinya eLibrary FAQs

  • The eBook collection is a separate collection of books that has been purchased from an eBook distributor. The collection will be added to over time and contains a mixture of books that are also in the print collection as well as others that are unique to the eBook collection.

  •  Yes, you may contact the librarian to make suggestions. However, it must be remembered that not all published books are available to be purchased for digital lending. (Available titles are increasing daily). In addition, all purchases are made according to the Carinya Library book Acquisition Policy which is available from this website.

  • At the end of the borrowing period (14 days), books are automatically disabled. You will need to delete the title from your reading device and then re-borrow it.

  • At the moment this feature is not available.

  • You may select it again in the catalogue and re-borrow it if no-one else has borrowed it.

  •  Unless there is more than one copy of a particular title in the eLibrary, only one person may borrow that title at a time. However, one person can download a book onto 6 compatible devices at a time.

  • You may return a book at any time if you are finished with it. Remember to return it from your reading device before you delete it. If you accidentally delete it from your reading device before you return it, you will need to download it again from the Carinya Lending Library so that you can return it.