Beanstack is a web and mobile app that tracks reading for all ages and creates a reading culture in our community. There are activities and challenges for readers and sometimes even prizes for challenges.
Watch a video tutorial to learn more about Beanstack.
hoopla is an all in one digital media resource that allows you to download and stream movies and TV shows, music, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and comics to enjoy on your computer, tablet, phone, or SMART TV!
hoopla features hundreds of thousands of titles, from Hollywood blockbusters to best selling artists and authors — not just the hits, but the niche and hard-to-find as well — all accessible from your computer or mobile device.
hoopla items have no holds or waitlists.
Watch a video tutorial to learn more about hoopla.
Number of checkouts: 10 per month
Loan time: 21 days
eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines? Libby has it all for you!
Libby (Powered by OverDrive) makes downloading OverDrive content to your mobile phone or tablet easier than ever. Find the Libby app in your device's app store.
You can also access OverDrive using your favourite browser to view the OverDrive Catalogue on our website .
Number of checkouts: 5 at a time
Number of holds: 10 at a time
Loan time: 14 days maximum (Return early if you're finished!)
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Access thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines through the OverDrive website.
You can also access OverDrive content on your mobile device through the Libby app.
Number of checkouts: 5 at a time
Number of holds: 10 at a time
Loan time: 14 days maximum (Return early if you're finished!)
The Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection brings together over 200 titles from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Powered through the Read Alberta eBooks platform, this resource increases access to stories by Indigenous authors and writings about Indigenous culture.
PressReader connects you to thousands of global newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on shelves. There are no limits on the number of issues you can download to your device to read anytime, anywhere. The collection is updated consistently with new journals, newspapers and magazines.
Explore through your favourite browser or find the app through your device's app store.
Please note: Free access through the app is only granted in 48-hour intervals. After 48 hours, sign back into the app with your library credentials to continue access.
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Instant access to more than 2,000 eBook and eMagazine titles from Alberta publishers. Features a variety of genres including literary fiction, graphic novels, poetry, drama, mystery and more!
TumbleBooks is an eBook site for kids with over 1100 titles for kindergarten to grade 6. TumbleBooks includes animated and talking picture books, read-along chapter books, non-fiction titles, graphic novels, math stories and more!
Stories are available in English, Spanish, and/or French and can be accessed on your computer or through your device's app store.
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Looking for what to read next? NoveList provides access to read-alike information for your favourite fiction books and helps you find your next great read!
Hey Kids, Looking for your next great read, or wondering the order of books in a series? NoveList can help!
NoveList K-8 features grab and go booklists and series information for students in kindergarten through eighth grade and helps parents, teachers, and librarians improve literacy, connect reading across curricular areas, teach reading and writing concepts, and engage young readers.
