eBooks / Audiobooks / Magazines & Newspapers / Music, Movies & TV
eBooks
Berkeley Heights Public Library offers ebooks:
eLibraryNJ: Over 22,000 eBooks, including new books and bestsellers. Some books have waiting lists. Get the easy-to-use Libby app or the Overdrive app to read the ebooks on a tablet or phone. The Libby app also lets you transfer your ebook to a Kindle e-reader. See Overdrive Help for more information.
hoopla: Over 5,000 eBooks and eComics that are always available – no waitlists. Get the Hoopla app to read them on a tablet or phone, or read them online. Instructions are at hoopla Help.
Audiobooks
Berkeley Heights Public Library offers digital audiobooks:
eLibraryNJ: Listen to over 10,000 audiobooks in the Libby app. You may also listen to audiobooks on your computer. See Libby Help.
hoopla: Thousands of audiobooks and music albums that are always available – no wait lists. Listen in the Hoopla app, or on your computer. See hoopla Help.
Digital Magazines
eLibraryNJ Magazines – Digital magazines including The Economist, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, Women’s Health, PC Magazine, HGTV Magazine, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping and more, including non-English language magazines. Get the Libby app to read the magazines on your smartphone or tablet, or read them online.
Flipster – Digital versions of People Magazine, Consumer Reports, Consumer Reports on Health & C.R. Buying Guide. Read online or get the Flipster app to read on your tablet. Always available.
Magazines
Consumer Reports – Product reviews. Click “Search within this publication” at top left or browse by date.
EBSCO– Includes general magazine and newspaper articles
Business Source Premier – Business articles
Referencia Latina – Spanish language articles
See Research Databases for more magazine and journal articles.
Newspapers
Independent Press/Ledger Local: Independent Press 2006 – 2016; Local Ledger 2016 – current
New York Times – receive free access to nytimes.com for 24 hours
New York Times Historical: 1857-2020
Newspaper Source – 40 regional papers
Star-Ledger: 1989 – current
US Newsstream: Wall Street Journal, NY Times & more
Music
freegal: Stream music (currently unlimited) and download up to 3 songs/week. Listen in the Freegal Music app, or on your computer. See freegal FAQ.
hoopla: Music albums that are always available – no wait lists. Listen in the Hoopla app, or on your computer. See hoopla Help.
Movies & TV
hoopla: Always available – no waiting lists. Watch in the Hoopla app, or on your computer. See hoopla Help.
kanopy: Streaming video service of award-winning films, documentaries and instructional courses. See kanopy Support.