Digital Media
Digital Media
eBooks and eAudio
Hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Also available as a free app on the Apple and Android app stores. Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. We have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. Hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere. You must be a Peters Township Public Library cardholder to use this service.
Use Overdrive to borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and more for free with your Peters Township (WAGGIN) library card. Available 24/7 on your computer or laptop, now the library comes to you! OverDrive's mobile app is called Libby. Check out Libby below to access your favorite eBooks and audiobooks from anywhere.
Libby by Overdrive is your go to app to access your library eBooks and audiobooks on-the-go or at home! Download the app on your phone, tablet, or Kindle Fire. You can also use Libby on any web browser by visiting libbyapp.com. Libby will connect you to your library's eBook and audiobook collection.
Magazines and Newspapers
Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports is an independent, nonprofit organization that works side by side with consumers to empower them with the trusted knowledge they need to make more informed choices. To access, enter your Peters Township library card number. You must be a Peters Township Public Library cardholder to use this service.
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Flipster
Read your favorite magazines on your computer or mobile device. You will find top magazines covering business, leisure, fashion, product reviews, current events, and more. New issues often added before they appear in stores. To access, enter your Peters Township library card number. You must be a Peters Township Public Library cardholder to use this service.
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The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is one of the largest newspapers in the United States, providing coverage of breaking news and current headlines from the US and around the world, and is published 6 days a week.
Use this link to access WSJ while inside the Library: wsj.com
Request Remote Access and then read The Wall Street Journal from anywhere! Email us via this link to receive an emailed response providing 3 days of WSJ access. Be sure to include your Peters Township Public Library card number in your email. Be advised, it can take up to 72 hours to respond to your request for access.
Once you receive your email from us, click on the link to create a personal WSJ account using your email address and a password of your choosing. At the end of the 3 days, you can reuse the same link for another 3 days of access. Link may be reused repeatedly. You do not need to request access from Library staff a second time.
Please note, your sign-on credentials are for your personal use ONLY and cannot be shared with other individuals. Any violation of this clause will result in Dow Jones terminating access. You must be a Peters Township Public Library cardholder to use this service. Thank you for your cooperation.
Movies, TV, and Music
Hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, eBooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Also available as a free app on the Apple and Android app stores. Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. We have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. Hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere. You must be a Peters Township Public Library cardholder to use this service.
Kanopy
Stream new and popular films, classics, and documentaries on your computer or device--with new content added weekly. There is even a section just for kids! To access, create an account using your Peters Township library card number. You must be a Peters Township Public Library cardholder to use this service.
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POWER Digital Media
BookFLIX
Pairing books and videos to enhance the learning experience! Watch videos and read books about animals, celebrations, nature, music, earth, family, community, and more, with some films/books also available in Spanish. Pairings also include interactive games and other activities.
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Contemporary Authors
Discover biographical and bibliographical information on more than 145,000 of today's most influential authors, including novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, print & broadcast journalists, editors, photojournalists, syndicated cartoonists, script and screen writers, and more.
Select from over 16,000 eBooks from the world’s leading publishers, across all major subject areas. Read books online, perform full-text searches of a single book or across thousands of books, or browse categories to find what you’re looking for. Selected eBooks can be downloaded to portable devices.
Search the POWER Library e-book collections in one place! This e-resource searches the e-books available in EBSCO E-Books, GALE E-Books, and ProQuest E-Book Central. These collections include over 20,000 e-books and cover a wide variety of subjects.
Emphasizing the latest STEM thinking, ScienceFLIX transforms the way students access science topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build an abiding interest in science, technology, and engineering. Featuring hands-on projects, videos, multiple text types, interactive features and more.
Ebony Magazine Archive: 1945-2014
This magazine covers civil rights, education, entrepreneurship and other social topics with an African-American focus. It includes more than 800 issues providing a broad view of African-American culture from its first issue in 1945 through 2014.
This fully searchable full-text archive provides an analysis of African-American business, history, politics, entertainment, fashion, and culture.
Subjects Covered:
- African-American culture
- Business
- Civil rights
- Entertainment
- Ethnic studies
- Fashion
- History
- Politics
National Geographic Magazine Archive 1888-2020
This iconic monthly publication provides unparalleled, in-depth coverage of society, cultures, nature, science, technology, travel, geography, and more -- making it an essential resource for educators and students as well as general readers. This resource include complete, unlimited access to the magazine main content through 2020 -- every article from every issue, each fully searchable through an intuitive interface.
Time Magazine Archive 1923-2000
This archive presents an extensive collection of the prominent weekly news magazine dating back to its first issue in March 1923 through December 2000, presented in a comprehensive cover-to-cover format. The 4,000 issues include reports of national and international current events, politics, sports, and entertainment.
U.S. News & World Report Magazine Archive: 1926-1984
This magazine features a broad variety of topics in news events, politics and business, and is well known for its ranked lists of businesses and institutions. With 4,900 issues included, the Archive is valuable to researchers of 20th-century current events, politics and business, as well as those interested in the history of journalism, advertising and popular culture.
Research areas include:
- 20th-century history
- Business/Economics
- Cultural studies
- Education
- Marketing/Advertising
- Political science
- Science/Technology
- Sociology
View the greatest events in world history with the Associated Press’s extensive collection of photographs, audio sound bites, video, and graphics, covering the last 185 years. Over 3,000 photos, images, sound bites, and graphics are added to the collection daily.
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