Resources

Never wait to check out an audiobook again with Blackstone Unlimited. Choose from over 6,000 audiobook titles in every genre imaginable. Titles are always available, so you never have to place a hold or worry about due dates.

BookChat is a live chat service offering personalized reading suggestions. It's a great way to get book recommendations even when the library is closed. BookChat is provided through Novelist Plus. Access BookChat by clicking the icon in the lower right of the NoveList Plus homepage.

Hoopla is an on-demand streaming media service that allows you to borrow audiobooks, comics, ebooks, movies, music, and television shows online with automatic return after the loan period.

Kanopy is a video streaming service that allows you to stream movies and TV shows with your library card.  The collection contains over 30,000 titles that inspire, entertain, and enrich.  Apps are available for most mobile and smart TV devices.

Organized into targeted learning centers, LearningExpress Library supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass the GED, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

OverDrive provides downloadable e-books, audiobooks, and magazines through the Indiana Digital Library.  You can download the Libby app to access OverDrive content on your mobile device.

NoveList K-8 Plus helps you find books specifically for younger readers. You can browse theme-oriented book lists at every reading level and look for outstanding titles in Award Winners. Parents and teachers can find tools to teach with books and engage young readers. NoveList K-8 covers picture books, children's chapter books, and younger teen titles in both fiction and non-fiction.

NoveList Plus provides expert-crafted book recommendations for all readers. Its unique story elements like appeal, genre, and theme make it easy for you to find the kinds of books you’re interested in. It offers recommendations for titles, authors, and series.

Teaching Books is developed and maintained to include thousands of resources about fiction and nonfiction books used in the K–12 environment, with every resource selected to encourage the integration of multimedia author and book materials into reading and library activities.

World Book Advanced is a powerful multimedia reference tool, perfect for high school students, that integrates reference articles and primary source database in a single search. It also includes access to up-to-the-minute news publications from all over the world.

World Book’s new interactive way to view history, Timelines gives students the opportunity to visualize and explore important events from the past.