Northbrook Public Library: Stream & Download Over The Holidays

Press release from the Northbrook Public Library:

If you haven't explored all of the services available to you with your library card, you're in for a treat! You can enjoy eBooks/eAudiobooks, magazines, movies, TV, and more. If you need a temporary library card, you can fill out this form to get one by email.

Stream or Download our Digital Collections

eBooks, audiobooks, magazines & comics

• eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages (or just for kids)
• Newspapers and magazines
• Comics

TV & movies

• Hoopla: digital TV, movies, music, eBooks, and comics
• Kanopy: over 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie, classic films, and world cinema.
• Kanopy Kids: unlimited streaming of movies and TV for younger viewers.

Music

• Hoopla: Over 30,000 albums including chart-toppers, Broadway musicals, hard rock/metal, hip-hop/rap, folk, Latin, country, and more.
• Naxos Music Library: Classical, world, and jazz music.

Learn Something New

Learn a new skill

• Lynda.com: Expert software video tutorial classes divided into short segments
• Gale Courses: Interactive, instructor-led online courses that run for six weeks. New sessions begin every month. Classes include Accounting Fundamentals, Microsoft Office, Health Care, and more.
• BrainHQ: Train your brain with these fun and challenging brain exercises created by neuroscientists. You can play BrainHQ games on your computer, or you can download the app and play on your mobile device.
• Mango Languages: Master a new language through courses crafted using conversational methodology. 70 world languages and dialects to choose from.
• CreativeBug: Choose from over 1,000 online art and craft classes with expert step-by-step instructions.

Get help with your resume or job search

• JobNow: Expert feedback from a resume or interview coach, and access to resume templates, interview tips, unemployment assistance, and more.

Get into research

• All research eResources
• Special, limited time only eResources, including JSTOR and Ancestry

Get live homework help and tutoring (All Ages)

• Brainfuse HelpNow: Live online homework help, skills building, writing assistance, and more from Brainfuse-certified tutors.
• Brainfuse LearnNow: Live tutoring and practice tests for ACT, SAT, AP, Civil Service, NCLEX, TOEFL, and more.
• Perform online research with any of our homework help eResources.
• See all eResources

Make reading even more fun

• TumbleBooks: Animated, talking picture books with fiction, non-fiction and world language titles, read-alongs (chapter books with sentence highlighting and narration but no animation). eBooks and eAudiobooks that you can view online or download for 90 days.

Staff-Suggested Online Resources

In addition to library resources, our staff compiled a list of some of their favorite online resources for learning, entertainment, and more.

• Events, education, gaming, entertainment, museums, and more
• Maker projects to try at home (with adult supervision)

This press release was produced by the Northbrook Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.