Agreads said, "Can I rant at myself? Because I lost track and let my annual membership to Brooklyn Public Library on Overdrive lapse. Ugh! I didn't budget for it, either, so I will have to wait until July to rejoin. My local library has only a fraction of the romance books that BPL has, and is slow to get new releases. It's not like my kindle library has any shortage of tbr books I've picked up, but I love to browse the old Harlequins/Silhouettes on BPL. Samantha K said, "Lol! Yes, you sure can. My library has an awful e-book selection too. Is Brooklyn Public libraries available for anyone? Can you provide the link?
I'm going to copy your post and create a new thread to make this conversation more visible for others."
Agread said, "The membership page is here: www.bklynlibrary.org/use-the-library/borrow. Annual membership for out of state residents is $50. It is well worth it to me because I read so much and they have a huge selection of ebooks. I only use Overdrive, but there are other apps you can use, like Hoopla, for certain selections.
There are other big libraries that accept out of state members, but after researching them I chose BPL. I know another one that is used by a lot of people is the Philadelphia Library. I would advise anyone who is looking into it to compare the selections and the ebook catalogs to find the one that best fits your reading interests. The Overdrive website has a list of libraries that take out-of-state members for their ebook catalogs.
Agread said, "The membership page is here: www.bklynlibrary.org/use-the-library/borrow. Annual membership for out of state residents is $50. It is well worth it to me because I read so much and they have a huge selection of ebooks. I only use Overdrive, but there are other apps you can use, like Hoopla, for certain selections.
There are other big libraries that accept out of state members, but after researching them I chose BPL. I know another one that is used by a lot of people is the Philadelphia Library. I would advise anyone who is looking into it to compare the selections and the ebook catalogs to find the one that best fits your reading interests. The Overdrive website has a list of libraries that take out-of-state members for their ebook catalogs.
I'll add to this that if you live in Massachusetts you can get an online membership to the Boston Public Library for free, even if you're not a City of Boston resident. They have a much broader selection than my local library.
You can register for your ecard online without ever having to go in town. It also gives you access to Hoopla, which is great. Here's the link: link
Good job everyone supporting their local libraries and not so local too 😜
Too bad it's for non-residents of the county, but people still must be residents of Indiana: "Persons who reside in an unserved library district in the ***state of Indiana***" (emphasis mine).
Agread said, "The membership page is here: www.bklynlibrary.org/use-the-library/borrow. Annual membership for out of state residents is $50. It is well worth it to me because I read so much and they have a huge selection of ebooks. I only use Overdrive, but there are other apps you can use, like Hoopla, for certain selections.
There are other big libraries that accept out of state members, but after researching them I chose BPL. I know another one that is used by a lot of people is the Philadelphia Library. I would advise anyone who is looking into it to compare the selections and the ebook catalogs to find the one that best fits your reading interests. The Overdrive website has a list of libraries that take out-of-state members for their ebook catalogs.
Ugh. So it looks like the Overdrive site has changed and now I can't find it there even with a search. But, there is a list here if you scroll down to the chart for non-residents. You will need to verify with the specific library in case their policies or fees have changed since this was published. wiki.mobileread.com/wiki/EBook_Lending_Libraries