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Whether you are perfecting your craft or diving into a new project, we have just what you need to get crafty.
We've got loads of ebooks and audiobooks to download right now!
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More than 670,000 tracks from all genres of music are available to stream!
Music Online is divided into 5 collections for easier browsing:
American Song,
Classical Music Library,
Contemporary World Music,
Jazz Music Library, and
Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.
NOTE: Music Online from Alexander Street Press is not available through our OPAC terminals. Check out a Chromebook at any branch to use this resource.
Overdrive offers instant access to the latest issues of your favorite magazines. All Overdrive magazines are always available with no wait lists or holds to manage.
More than 3,000 magazines available, including top titles like:
There is also a large selection of magazines in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, French and more.
Magazines will check out for 21 days. You will have the option to renew a magazine within 3 days of the end of the lending period or you can borrow it again with no waiting. Magazine use does not count against Overdrive checkout limits.
Download the free Libby app to read on your device. Please see OverDrive Magazine support.
BPL card holders can check out up to ten Overdrive ebooks and eaudiobooks simultaneously. SimplyE can be used for Overdrive ebooks and eaudiobooks.
NOTE: OverDrive/Libby is not available through our OPAC terminals. Check out a Chromebook at any branch to use this resource.
Overdrive provides a large and ever-growing collection of ebooks and digital audiobooks. Download the free Libby app, or visit the website libbyapp.com then listen or read on your device. Please see this page for support.
SimplyE can be used for Overdrive eBooks.
BPL card holders can now check out up to ten Overdrive items simultaneously!
Note: Mac users can read about how to use Overdrive on MacOs Catalina here.
Note: Libby's minimum iOS is iOS 10.
NOTE: OverDrive is not available through our OPAC terminals. Check out a Chromebook at any branch to use this resource.
Kanopy is now accessible through the Extras section on the Libby app. You have 10 film play credits available per calendar month.
Starting February 23, 2022:
• The OverDrive app will be removed from the Apple App Store, Google Play, and the Microsoft store. Download links for the legacy OverDrive desktop app for Windows and Mac will be removed from overdrive.com/apps.
• New users looking for the OverDrive app will be directed to Libby.
• Users who previously installed the OverDrive app (mobile or desktop) will still be able to use it without disruption.
• All users can continue to access the OverDrive website.
