eLibrary NJ
Access downloadable eBooks or Audiobooks on your desktop or laptop, supported tablets, smartphones, and e-readers.
Magazines are now available in eLibraryNJ (also accessible from Libby App starting January 2022)
Here are instructions for accessing magazines:
- When you sign in to eLibraryNJ, please select Trenton Free Public Library from the list of Libraries.
- The magazines will appear towards the top of the page
- Patrons will have unlimited checkouts of magazines through Libby. Over 3,000 titles are available
- Checking out magazines on your account will not affect your count total of ebook and audiobook checkouts
- The borrowing period of magazines will be 7, 14, or 21 days (you get to choose)
- You will also have the option to renew a magazine within three days of the end of the borrowing period. Please remember you can borrow any magazine at any time without waiting.
Libby (eLibraryNJ App)
Libby’s minimum iOS version is now iOS 10. To use Libby on an iOS device, users are required to update their device’s operating system to iOS 10 or newer. These are the steps to help iOS users update their operating system version.
The legacy OverDrive for Mac desktop app is only supported on macOS versions 10.12.1 through 10.14. Users on legacy web browsers may experience issues loading libbyapp.com or your OverDrive website and should upgrade to a newer browser version, if possible.
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NJ State Library
The NJ State Library offers a variety of research databases covering many subjects.
NewsBank
Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events from news sources spanning the U.S., including the Trentonian and the Times of Trenton.
Hoopla
Hoopla is a digital content provider of music, eBooks, audio-books, movies, comics, and television, with currently more than 950,000 titles available across those formats.
Getting Started
- Set up an account with an email and password on the hoopla website or on the app. Library card number is required.
- After the account is set up, login with email and password.
Notes
- Available on computer and mobile devices; sync across devices.
- Search for titles and checkout/borrow right in hoopladigital.com or the hoopla app. Hoopla titles are not listed in the library’s online catalog.
- Check out a maximum of 4 items per month.
- Borrowing periods: videos for 2-3 days; ebooks, comics, and audiobooks for 21 days; music albums for 7 days.
- Titles always available, no waiting, no holds.
- No overdue fees; items will auto-return at due date.
- No need to renew, just borrow again.
- Please be aware that the Trenton Free Public Library has a daily lending limit for the Hoopla service. If you receive an error after selecting an item, please try again after midnight.
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TumbleMath
TumbleMath is the most comprehensive collection of math picture books you will find anywhere.
