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eResources

Access our eResources by entering in your Northbrook Public Library card number (on the back of your card), without spaces. Some resources are only available in the library. Review vendor privacy policies.

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Access full-text consumer health magazines, current health pamphlets, Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary and more.

The premier collection of newspaper and funeral home obituaries and death notices with coverage dating back to the 1700s across all U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia. 

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Search over 4 billion genealogical and historical records, with coverage dating back to the 1700s.  Investigate the U.S. Federal Census (1790-1940), military records dating back to the revolutionary era, Freedman's Bank documents, wills, probate records, maps, photos and more. (Powered by Ancestry). 

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Access thousands of eBooks or eAudiobooks.  Syncs across all devices, stream titles on-demand, or download select titles to enjoy later.

View the eResources Loan Table for specific information about checkout limits, loan periods, holds, renewals and suggested audience level. 

Using Hoopla at the Northbrook Public Library 

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Access thousands of eAudiobooks, eBooks, comics, manga, graphic novels, movies, TV shows, magazines, plus music.  Syncs across all devices, stream titles on-demand, or download select titles to enjoy later. 

To activate Kids Mode, just click on the icon located on the upper right corner of the page.

View the eResources Loan Table for specific information about checkout limits, loan periods, holds, renewals and suggested audience level. 

Here are some special Hoopla collections that you may enjoy: 

> Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels
> Hoopla BingePass - 7 days of unlimited access to binge select content with just one checkout
> Read-along Collection - Interactive children's books for read-along or read-aloud

Using Hoopla at the Northbrook Public Library 

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Download the app for iOS, Android, or Kindle devices

Access thousands of movies and documentaries, TV programs and series, plus music.  Syncs across all devices, stream titles on-demand, or download select titles to enjoy later. 

View the eResources Loan Table for specific information about checkout limits, loan periods, holds, renewals and suggested audience level. 

Here are some special Hoopla collections that you may enjoy: 

> Curiosity Stream - Access content from the Curiosity Stream(ing) service
> The Great Courses - Enriching courses by the world’s greatest experts
> Hoopla BingePass - 7 days of unlimited access to binge select content with just one checkout
> Language Learning - Learn English or many of the world's languages
> MasterClass - Enriching courses by the world’s greatest experts
> medici.tv - Select performances from the world’s premier resource of classical music programming

Using Hoopla at the Northbrook Public Library 

Watch a video tutorial 

Download the app for iOS, Android, or Kindle devices

Get seven days of unlimited access to more than 100 popular magazines.  Titles include Us Weekly, Good Housekeeping, Prevention, Cosmopolitan, Reader's Digest, In Touch, TIME, and much more. 

View the eResources Loan Table for specific information about checkout limits, loan periods, holds, renewals and suggested audience level. 

Using Hoopla at the Northbrook Public Library 

Watch a video tutorial 

Download the app for iOS, Android, or Kindle devices