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Free downloadable and streaming content with your Warren County Library card! All you need is an internet connection, a current library account, and your PIN. If you need assistance or have any questions, please feel free to call us at 908-818-1280 or email us.

Check out our quick guide to downloading cloudLibrary, Hoopla, and Flipster.

cloudLibrary is the simple way to access free e-books and audiobooks right on your smart phones, tablets, or computers. Our collection includes a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction for kids, teens, and adults. For most Android and Apple devices, it's as simple as downloading the free app, plugging in your library barcode and PIN, and selecting a book to read. Check out our collection here. Need help with installation? Find and install your app via the cloudLibrary site. The site also provides very clear instructions and videos. These FAQs are helpful if you're experienceing any issues. And you can always call (908-818-1280) for personalized assistance. Since Barnes & Noble discontinued the Nook App Store, older Nooks are supported only as e-readers in conjunction with the cloudLibrary App for Windows or Mac PCs. You can check out a maximum of four items per card for fourteen days. For more information, check out our guide to cloudLibrary Basics.

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Hoopla

Hoopla is a digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, TV shows, magazines, and Great Courses to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone! You can instantly check out a maximum of seven items per month. Loan periods for movies and TV are two to three days; music, magazines, and Great Courses are seven days; and e-book and e-audiobooks are twenty-one days. You'll need to create an account at Hoopla using an email address and your library card. Or you can download the Hoopla app and get started there. Need some help? Hoopla has FAQs that may assist you. 

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PalaceThe Palace Project App brings everything CloudLibrary has to offer, plus titles the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Open Access collection, together in one user-friendly app.  

Download The Palace Project on Apple App StoreGet The Palace Project on Google Play

 


eBooks for Children & Teens

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. There are also videos, audiobooks, and fun games. Need help with the app? Watch our TumbleBooks app tutorial.

 

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Capstone Ebooks are interactive ebooks for elementary age children. The books cover a variety of subjects, genres, and reading levels. Each book is supported by spoken-word audio making them perfect for beginning readers, struggling readers, and ESL students.

Big Timber Media Ebooks cover a variety of topics including biographies, early literacy, geography, and science and technology. These books are geared towards students in kindergarten through 5th grade.
 
Axis360 is simple to use and accessible on PC/Mac, iOs, and Android devices. It includes specific collections of ebooks for teens and children.

           

Video Streaming

 

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With Kanopy you can enjoy over 30,000 movie classics, film fest favorites, documentaries, and more.
New films are added every week.
Stream Kanopy on your computer or download the Kanopy app.

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Kanopy Kids Now Features Unlimited Plays! | Bellmore Memorial Library

Kanopy Kids offers commercial-free films and TV series that inspire, inform and help children develop empathy, mindfulness and self-esteem. The Kanopy Kids collection includes animated storybooks, family-friendly movies and popular titles like Arthur, Babar, Sesame Street, Maya the Bee and more.
New titles are added each month. Stream 
Kanopy Kids on your computer, TV, Roku, or mobile device.

Hoopla

With Hoopla, you can stream or temporarily download thousands of popular moveis and hundreds of TV shows and documentaries. You'll need to create an account at Hoopla using an email address and your library card number. Or you can download the Hoopla app and get started there.

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Digital Newspapers

Express-Times journalists win honors in New Jersey Press Association's  Better Newspaper Contest - lehighvalleylive.com Read today's edition of The Express-Times or access back issues.

 

Digital Magazines

Hoopla

With Hoopla Magazines BingePass, you can access current issues of 50 popular and in-demand magazine titles with just one hoopla Instant borrow! You get unlimited streaming of great online content for 7 days. You'll need to create an account at Hoopla using an email address and your library card number. Or you can download the Hoopla app and get started there.

 

Use Flipster to read popular digital magazines on your tablet, phone, or computer. Back issues are also available! Flipster allows readers to flip through pages that are identical to the print magazines. For mobile users, download the Flipster app from your app store.
Flipster FAQ

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Browse the full collection of magazine titles


Hoopla
With The Great Courses BingePass from Hoopla, you can complete a whole course from The Great Courses, or browse a variety of topics of interest, all with a single hoopla Instant borrow. You get unlimited streaming of great online content for 7 days. You'll need to create an account at Hoopla using an email address and your library card number. Or you can download the Hoopla app and get started there.

Learning Express Library offers online tutorials, classes, practice tests, career help, and ebooks for students to adult learners. The learning centers include Career Preparation, Job & Career Accelerator, School Center, College Admissions Test Preparation, College Students Center, High School Equivalency Center, Adult Core Skills, and Computer Skills Center. 

Learn a New Language

Language is an adventure! Explore over 70 languages for free with a Mango account. Click here to set up an account. Mango is an online language learning system that teaches real conversation skills for practical communication. Through fun and engaging interactive lessons, Mango makes learning a new language fast, easy and incredibly effective. As you listen to and repeat after native speakers, you’ll learn more than just words and phrases. In addition to lessons, Mango also offers language learning through a selection of streaming, full-length films with interactive content.