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eBooks & eAudio

Life is busy, and your library card connects you with the digital titles that can keep up!

"I do a lot of reading on my Kindle but the cost of Amazon's Kindle Library is kind of expensive. When I discovered that I could borrow books from PLS to read on my Kindle, I was very excited!" - Jeremy K, library customer

 

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Hoopla

Hoopla is a streaming service that lets you instantly borrow eBooks, audiobooks, comics, music, movies & TV - 24/7 and included with your library card.

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Libby

Libby is a user-friendly app powered by OverDrive for borrowing ebooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines with your library card.

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Kanopy

Kanopy is a streaming movie service that offers access to a large, curated catalog of educational, entertaining, and enriching films through your library card.

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Flipster

Flipster is a digital magazine service that provides access to a wide range of popular magazines through a library app. The app is designed for library patrons and can be accessed using a library card or login credentials provided by the library.

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PLS Connect App

Instant access to your library from anywhere, all in one app!

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Book Collection Nonfiction: Elementary School Edition

Contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 1,290 popular nonfiction books.

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Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition

Contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 2,440 popular nonfiction books.

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Book Collection Nonfiction: Middle School Edition

Contains informative abstracts and searchable full text for more than 3,100 popular nonfiction books.

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EBSCOHost

This database provides full-text access to information a large amount of information in magazine, newspaper, book and encyclopedia format.

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Legal Information Reference Source

Providing online full text for many of the top consumer legal reference books, Legal Information Reference Source contains more than 310 full-text publications and thousands of legal forms.

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Literary Reference Source - EBSCOHost

Contains plot summaries, synopses and work overviews, articles/essays of literary criticism, author biographies, literary journals, book reviews, and much more.

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NovelistPlus

NoveList Plus is the premiere database for reading recommendations, available through libraries around the world.

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OCLC

Contains ArticleFirst, ClasePeriodica, Ebooks, ECO, ERIC, GPO, Medline, PapersFirst, Proceedings, WorldAlmanac, WorldCat, and WorldCatDissertations.

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How do I renew books and DVDs?

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We have automatic renewals for most items. If your item is not eligible for automatic renewal, you can renew via the website by clicking on Catalog, logging into your account and clicking My Account. Click the Checkouts tab and select the items you would like to renew, then click renew.

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How do I see books and DVDs on hold?

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Login to your account. Click on the third tab, labeled Holds. This will display any holds that you currently have on your account The Status column indicates whether or not the hold is Available for pickup or still Pending to be filled. 

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How do I get an item I can't find in the catalog?

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If you are unable to find an item in the library catalog, you can request that item be considered for addition to the library collection, or borrowed from another library, by using this form.

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