eBooks / Audiobooks / Magazines & Newspapers / Music, Movies & TV
eBooks
Berkeley Heights Public Library offers ebooks:
eLibraryNJ: Over 22,000 e-books, 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 e-books and e-comics 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 or the Overdrive app. You may also transfer audiobooks to an MP3 player or listen to them on your computer. See Overdrive 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 or OverDrive app (KindleFire tablets use the OverDrive 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: 1857-2013
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.