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Read the Washington Post Online with Your Library Card
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Read today's news as it unfolds for free on the Washington Post Website or App.
Read anywhere - on your computer, tablet or phone!
Research Your Next Big Purchase with Consumer Reports
Make smarter decisions with the help of Consumer Reports.org. You can find product reviews, ratings and buying recommendations on everything from appliances to health and fitness and money saving advice and tips.
- Browse popular categories: Cars, Appliances, Electronics, Home & Garden, Babies & Kids, Money, Health
- Search by subject e.g. smoke alarms
- Search for specific items by model name (e.g. smartphone: Samsung Galaxy Edge)
- Browse the A-Z index for articles, reviews or buying advice
- Display or print from the 5 year index of print issues
Get Homework Help with BrainFuse HelpNow
Are you struggling, frustrated, or feeling overwhelmed in general by your homework studying for exams or test preparation? You don’t have to go it alone.
Brainfuse HelpNow has tutors that can offer you personalized guidance on difficult math problems, offer feedback on your papers or college essays.
- Use the Writing Lab for more in-depth feedback and use Skill Surfer for test prep resources, practices test.
- Live help is available seven days a week, from 2 – 11 p.m. EST.
Learn a New Language with Mango
Learn a new language or brush-up current skills on easy-to-use interface that lets you learn at your own pace. Includes over 60 language courses and English (ESL) materials for native speakers of 20+ languages.
Create a free account to track your progress. Learn at your desk or on the go with the free Mango app.
Mango courses are effective for just about anyone who is old enough to read!
Read with Deborah for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 2021
Every day in May, Library staff member Deborah (or @APLDeborahK) is tweeting a book recommendation by an AAPI author. And each of these books can be found in the Library catalog!
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which celebrates Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In 1992, Congress passed Public Law 102-450 which annually designated May as AAPIHM. Learn more.
Over 3000 Magazines Now on OverDrive/Libby
If you are an avid OverDrive or Libby app user, or if haven't yet tried the Library's eCollection, there are over 3000 new reasons to do so!
Digital magazines previously available through RBDigital are now available to read in OverDrive and Libby, along with thousands of new titles including the Economist, US Weekly, and the New Yorker.
How Borrowing Works
- Borrow up to 10 digital magazine titles at one time (magazines don’t count towards your 10 eAudio/eBook limit)
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Digital magazines can be checked out for 21 days, and are automatically returned when the checkout period expires.
- Return digitial magazines early from your OverDrive or Libby app.
How to Get Started
You can read OverDrive/Libby eMagazines using the OverDrive website, OverDrive App, and the Libby App. All you need to get started is your library card. The OverDrive and Libby apps are available for download from the iTunes store for the iPad and iPhone, and on the Google Play Store for Android mobile devices.
For more information visit our OverDrive/Libby page:
Need Help?
Visit the OverDrive and Libby help pages for additional support.
If you have any other questions, contact Library staff by chat, text, or phone.
Introducing Flipster Digital Magazines
Our new Flipster Digital Magazines platform provides access to 12 best-selling digital magazines including People, Sports Illustrated, Real Simple, The Atlantic, and more.
You can check out and/or download as many issues of digital magazines as you want and read them anytime, anywhere on your phone, devices, and/or computer. Access to current and older issues of digital magazines are also available.
How Borrowing Works
- Most weekly digital magazines expire in 2 days; most monthly digital magazines expire in 7 days.
- Digital magazines can be checked out and downloaded again once they expire.
- There is no limit on the number of titles you can borrow at one time, although certain titles do have limits on the number of simultaneous users allowed.
How to Get Started
You can read Flipster Digital Magazines on your phone, tablet, or computer via your web browser or by downloading the Flipster App to your mobile devices. The Flipster app is available for download from the iTunes store for the iPad and iPhone, and on the Google Play Store for Android mobile devices.
For more information, including a getting started guide, visit our Flipster Digital Magazines page.
Confronting Racism: Books, Films and More Resources
We have compiled a list of books, movies, podcasts, articles, and organizations where you can learn more about structural racism in the United States, how to engage with and act against anti-black racism, and what you can do to eradicate systematic racism and fight for justice in your community.
Those with the greatest privilege have the most power to make change. When you, your family, and the people around you understand how race, racism, and white privilege impacts society, then you can more effectively engage in the fight against racism.
Marathon to Go DVD Boxes
4 DVDs Packaged Around a Theme
Planning a staycation or a long weekend? Want to brush up on your French New Wave or get acquainted with a new director?
Check out a Marathon to Go box!
Marathon To Go boxes are sets of 4 DVDs packaged around a theme. They can be placed on hold through the Library catalog, and check out for one week, just like regular DVDs. You'll find Marathon to Go boxes shelved at the Library with our regular DVDs, wherever they get returned.
Whether you're in the mood for zombies or New Hollywood; movies with Pride, films directed by Black women or personal documentaries; 80s kids, Spike Lee, Nora Ephron, baseball or space disasters, we've got you covered!
Spotlight on New Hollywood
The New Hollywood period in American cinema lasted from the late 1960s into the early 1980s. Audiences for films had been decreasing as television became more ubiquitous and eventually studio executives threw up their hands and gave a new generation of directors more control over which movies were produced and how they were made.
Younger audiences flocked to these films and many directors made a name for themselves during this period including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and William Friedkin.
Want to read more about New Hollywood? Check out "Pictures at a Revolution" by Mark Harris and "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" by Peter Biskind, from the Library catalog.