85 Magazine titles, and counting...

Magazines are a very popular part of our collection, but we do wonder how many of you know just how much we have on offer? A quick count of the Adult Services magazines alone showed at least 85 different magazines, and we have many more in the Teen, Childrens, Parents, and Information Services (research) collections .

If you are looking for inspiration around the home it can be difficult to keep up with the latest trends, and still have enough money left to spend on decorating supplies! We can offer you free access to magazines like Architectural digest, House and garden, Better homes and gardens, Ideal home and several others. Of course, if you really just want him out of the house for a while we can offer you The Shed, which might get him out of your hair and into his man cave. Better still, we have Motorhomes, which might see him out of your hair for weeks at a time! Imagine the interior decorating you could get done while he's gone?

If someone at your place has an interest in all things automotive we can support that passion, too. New Zealand classic car, Autocar, 4WD, Two wheels and Top gear are on the shelves, just waiting for a lift to your place. And while we're on the topic, have you seen the extent of our car manual collection in Information Services? There's a little piece of heaven for the mechanically minded amongst you.

For those interested in a different lifestyle, we have Lifestyle block, Lifestyle farmer, Country life, Good: sustainable living in New Zealand, and Grass roots - the Aussie's take on sustainable living. Organic New Zealand is topical and popular, too.

If artistic is a better word to describe you, we can help out there with a selection ranging from The Artist, Australian patchwork and quilting, UP2 scrap - scrapbooking and papercrafts.

Looking good and feeling better are topics of perennial interest, so the list of magazines that support this is too long to bother detailing. Suffice to say, Simply you, Men's health, New Zealand fitness and a variety of healthy food and cooking magazines will get you inspired and on your way to a new you. Who knows, if the results are spectacular enough, you might end up needing to borrow a copy of Bride and groom from us!

We are about to review the magazines we buy, andwould love to have your suggestions and recommendations. If they aretoo expensive for you to buy, but you'd love to read them, or theyare just so good that you think we should have them on the shelves,please tell us. We can't promise we'll have the funds to support allrequests, but we'll certainly throw them in the pot for argument and discussion.

Happy reading, magazine style.