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Westchester Library System
Click here for Apple app. Click here for Android app.
Cost: FREE
- Create a digital version of your library card so that it can be scanned from your smart phone
- Search the catalog and digital collections.
- Access your library account to renew items, manage holds, and more.
- Find out about programs and services offered by the library.
Freegal Music (Download Free MP3s) Click here for iDevices / Click here for Androids Supported devices: iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, Android phones & tablets Cost: FREE Features:
- Yonkers Library card users have a 5 mp3 download limit per week. This is a completely free and legal way to access a collection of almost 3 million songs.
- The downloads on this site are all in the MP3 format with no DRM.
- This service will work with any MP3 player, including iPod, and can be loaded into iTunes. It works on both PCs and Macs.
Hoopla (Download & stream content) Click here for Apple app. Click here for Android app.
- Stream and download Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks, eBooks, and Comics/Graphic novels.
- Type Westchester Library System as your library.
- Checkout 5 items per month.
Lynda.com (Technology Video Tutorials)
Supported devices: iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, Android phones & tablets
Cost: FREE
Features:
- Expert-taught courses in photography, graphic design, business training, web and more.
- Download full courses or view courses offline
- Stream course videos directly to your TV
- Continue watching courses where you left off.
YALSA’s Teen Book Finder (Teen Book Suggestions) Supported devices: iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch Cost: FREE
Features:
- Search for books by author, title, genre, awards, and booklists
- Find It! Button that will show users where to find the book in a nearby library
- Create your own booklists
- Share book titles on Twitter and Facebook.
ReferenceUSA (Business and Residential Information) Supported devices: iPad Cost: FREE
Features:
- Research executives and companies
- Track down addresses and phone numbers
- Search for jobs
Access My Library (Free books & magazines) Supported devices: iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, Android phones & tablets Cost: FREE
Features:
- Uses GPS to find libraries within a 10-mile radius of your location, then gives you free, unlimited access to their reputable, authoritative Gale online resources.
- Information from thousands of current magazines, journals, encyclopedias and more, it’s free and available 24/7.
- No log-in required.
Overdrive Media Console (eBook & Audiobook downloads) Supported devices: iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, Blackberry, Android phones and tablets, Windows Phone 7 Cost: FREE
Features:
- Search, checkout and place holds on ebooks and audio books in the Overdrive Catalog.
- Download content direct to the device (eliminates the need to connect device to PC).
- Listen to and read downloaded titles.
- Early return now available on certain devices.
Tumblebooks (animated talking picture books) Click here for iDevices. Click here for Androids. Supported devices: iPhone/iPad, Android phones & tablets Cost: FREE
Features:
- Animated talking picture books
- Online collection of reading comprehension quizzes
- Educational games and teacher resources
Mango Mobile (Learn a Language) Click here for iDevices. Click here for Androids Supported devices: iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch, Android phone & tablets Cost: FREE
Features:
- Full access to all Mango courses offered by your library
- Interactive phonetic spellings
- Articulated-speed and fluent-speed pronunciations
- Literal translations and understood meanings