LTPL offers dozens of online resources that you can access anytime, anywhere. Download eBooks and digital magazines, stream music and movies, and learn a new language or skill. Get started by exploring the following resources below.
Books/Magazines
We have thousands of e-books, audiobooks, and magazines you can borrow for two weeks and download to most devices for free with your Library card. You can access our e-books and audiobooks from anywhere using your web browser or the Libby App.
OverDrive Kids has eBooks and audiobooks for kids by subject or reading level. Kids-only, no teen or adult reading-level books included.
Get started with OverDrive Kids
Comics Plus is a digital comics platform that provides access to a vast library of comic books, graphic novels, and manga from top publishers and independent creators. No holds, waitlists, or borrowing limits. Read on your computer, tablet, or smartphone via a web browser or the Comics Plus app. Titles can also be downloaded for enjoyment offline. LTPL patrons have access to the full Comics Plus catalog, as well as specialty collections specifically curated for Teens and Kids.
Get started with Comics Plus Teens
Get started with Comics Plus Kids
BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs animated stories with real-world concepts for early readers up to 3rd grade. Animated stories and interactive games keep young readers engaged and help build vocabulary. Spanish language versions are available for some titles.
Explore nine themes of stories paired with nonfiction resources
- Animals and Nature
- Earth and Sky
- Family and Community
- People and Places
- Music and Rhyme
- ABCs and 1,2,3’s
- Adventure
- Imagination
- Celebrations
Using your Lincoln Township Public Library card, you can access Kanopy. With an expertly
curated collection of narrative and documentary films we think you’ll enjoy, we’re pleased
to bring this streaming service to our community. Go to kanopy.com to get started today.
Newspapers
Access The Wall Street Journal from anywhere!
· Simply click here to create your account, and you can start using wsj.com immediately
· Your access will be available for the next 3 days
· After 3 days, simply come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created
Get started with Wall Street Journal
Music
Freegal Music has more than 15 million songs to download. Create playlists, listen to channels, stream full albums, or download your music (and keep it!) New music added daily.
- You need to set up an account with Freegal to use the service
- Use Freegal to legally download or stream music by thousands of artists for free
- No software is required, you can download the Freegal app for iOS or Android
- You can play and download music in standard web browsers for Windows and Mac
- Download and keep up to five MP3s per week
If you have a question or need help, get help from Freegal, Ask Us or call 269-429-9575.
DIY
Enjoy unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft video classes! There are projects for all skill levels and new content is added weekly.
Languages
We understand that learning another language can be a challenge. With Rocket Languages, learning a new skill has never been easier.
You can learn 15 different languages including: Arabic, French, German, Mandarin, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, American Sign Language, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, English for Spanish Speakers, English for Japanese Speakers, or Russian. All you need is your library card.
Track your progress
Rocket Languages makes learning fun with interactive audio lessons that can be completed at your own pace. The program tracks your progress through benchmarks and allows you to test your understanding with voice recognition—providing certificates when you have finished each module.
Improve your pronunciation
Rocket Language’s voice recognition program lets you record yourself saying words and phrases. In response, the software rates your pronunciation to help improve your skills.
Remember what you’ve learned
Rocket Languages allows you to take notes and create flashcards as you go, helping ensure the lessons stick with you.
Ask questions and chat with other learners
The Rocket Languages Forum, opens a new window is the place to go with any questions about your lessons or the language you are learning. Chat with tutors and other learners and take part in threads like “First-Time Travel to China,” or “Egyptian Arabic Sentence Structure.”
Get started with Rocket Languages
Genealogy/History
For use within the library.
Ancestry® combines billions of rich historical records, millions of family trees and samples from millions of people in the AncestryDNA® network to help you discover your unique place in history and gain meaningful insights that can impact your future.
The library has digitized their collection of yearbooks and band scrapbooks. The yearbooks are from 1936 to 2015. The library does have most of the original yearbooks that are available for in-house use only.
Education
Scholastic Teachables offers unlimited access to 30,000+ educational resources for Pre-K—Grade 6. This collection is great for parents, teachers and educators.
All you need is your Lincoln Township Public Library card to access and instantly download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and more. You can even customize your own crossword puzzles, word searches, bingo sheets, and flashcards!
Scholastic Teachables provides resources developed by teachers and curriculum specialists which are vetted by Scholastic. Find resources covering any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond.
