Online Resources

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Try the New App from Overdrive for EBooks and Audiobooks

A new and easy way to borrow and download ebooks and audiobooks. Read or listen on your computer, tablet, or phone.

Available from the App Store, Google Play, or Microsoft.

Download Ebooks and Audiobooks from OverDrive

Currently, the OverDrive App continues to exist to provide accessibility options for visually impaired readers as well as support for streaming video and a multilingual user experience for those wishing to search their library’s website in languages other than English. The Overdrive App is available for many devices, iPhone®, iPad®, Android, Chromebook, Windows 8 & 10, Kindle Fire HD..

Downloading and streaming music from Freegal has been discontinued as of June 30, 2020.

Listen to the library’s weekly radio show and podcast, The All the Books Show.

Web Databases and Other Links

Listed here are a few databases to explore. The Southern Tier Library System has many more available at https://www.stls.org/databases/.

Reference/School Oriented
★Connecting to information in a wide range of subjects in 12 databases	For students in kindergarten through grade five
Periodical and reference book content in Health studies	Authoritative periodicals and scholarly journals
List of NYS Online Colleges	Learn a language online for free
Covers today’s social issues	Encyclopedia Britannica
Business, Finance and Job Seeking
Company and industry news and info	NYS Department of Labor
Magazines and Newspapers
★Read magazines online for free. Website or Mobile Apps are available for most devices.	Articles that support general interest research and exploration
Current and archival news content
Genealogy
Access NYS Ancestry.com records	New York Genealogy – Ancestry Research & Family History

Other Links
Volunteer as a Senior and other Information for Seniors

(Databases marked with a ★ need an STLS library card number and PIN for access.)