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You've asked for it! It's almost here! Patrons will be able to access BOTH OneClickdigital and Zinio through a single app--RBdigital! Recorded Books previously offered ...

Summer Reading programs are fast approaching!  I know all of us are anticipating displays and activities that highlight our collections and encourage our library patrons ...

The Digital Resources committee has created a brand new guide to County Downloadable & Streaming Resources.  You can bookmark this PDF file here.  Or you ...

So often I hear from our community that one of the reasons they love using the library is because they get to share the love ...

Have a gardening display for the Spring season? Why not incorporate Zinio's gardening emagazines?! Zinio also includes many emagazines on home decor, landscaping and other ...

SIRS® Discoverer® is a multidisciplinary database specifically designed for elementary and middle school learners, researchers, and educators covering curriculum areas such as current events, history, ...

Project MUSE is one of the leading providers of academic journals in the social sciences and humanities. The public library system, for the most part, ...

Have you ever heard the latest big hit and wanted to buy the full album, but weren't sure if it would be the only good ...

JobGateway (www.jobgateway.pa.gov) is Pennsylvania’s free job matching tool for job seekers and employers. In addition to having access to thousands of Pennsylvania job openings, job seekers ...

The Digital Resources Committee will be sponsoring four Electronic Resource trainings throughout 2017. These trainings will look at both database and downloadable resources, and will ...

Allegheny County public library users now have access to Novelist Plus and Novelist Plus K-8.  Novelist Plus has the same interface as users are accustomed ...

One of my favorite e-resources that the library offers is Freegal. Many patrons are unaware of this free music service. Freegal allows all library users ...

Have your patrons made a New Year’s resolution to learn a new language or reacquaint themselves with a language from their youth? Why not introduce ...

Novelist is an incredible discovery tool with lots of really useful content and components.  Its easy-to-use interface provides relevant book suggestions for library staff, patrons, book groups, and educators.  Novelist allows ...

There are a number new releases in theaters that have book components available through Hoopla & OverDrive. Hoopla & OverDrive have you covered with eBooks ...

Decorating your Library for the Holiday Season? Use e-resource promotional materials to help! OverDrive has print-ready flyers available including a Holiday Marketing Kit. Hoopla has ...

December, again? Already? Where does the time go? If you're anything like me, you're probably so busy that you sometimes forget about keeping up with ...

There’s now an option for our users to view the OverDrive website in two additional languages. Using either the drop-down menu on the upper right ...

The new OverDrive is a completely refreshed website and app experience that makes your digital library faster and easier to use than ever before. You'll ...