By Paul Kagebein
The Garland County Library will always continue to faithfully support its community, even when its doors are temporarily closed to the public. The library has a wide variety of free digital resources, some available via the library’s website, others with their own dedicated app. Using these resources, you can download books and audiobooks, stream movies and TV, and explore multiple educational resources. The library even has digital card registration, which will function as your gateway to these services even if you’ve never physically been inside of the library.
Free digital content services include:
- OverDrive/Libby, one of the most popular digital databases in the country. With access to a growing library of approximately 20,000 eBooks and audiobooks, this slick service is compatible on many devices.
- Hoopla is also extremely popular and has a separate selection of materials, including audiobooks, movies, music, comics, and eBooks. All titles available on Hoopla are always available. No holds or waits.
- TumbleBooks, a catalog of over 1,000 eBooks of all kinds for kids in kindergarten through 6th grade. TumbleBooks has also graciously extended access to four additional databases for our patrons through August 31, 2020. These include Audiobook Cloud, Romance Book Cloud, Teen Book Cloud, and TumbleMath.
- Mango Languages, where you can learn up to 70 languages for free.
- Creativebug, which offers art & craft step-by-step tutorial video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
- … and many more!
For information about any of these free library services, visit the site at www.gclibrary.com, or call the library at 501-623-4161 or 501-922-4483. You can also ask the library a question via social media on Facebook, or via email at gcl@gclibrary.com.
