Libraries Which Liberally Extend Borrowing Privileges.

[hedwig]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

I saw this on the link you provided:

*Online registration does not allow access to our downloadable e-books, e-audiobooks and online courses.

Non-residents cannot apply online. You have to contact them via email and they will send you an application form and instructions for payment. Once you get the library card, you have access to their digital content via Overdrive, Hoopla and OneClickDigital.

[Dr. Drib]

Originally Posted by hedwig

Non-residents cannot apply online. You have to contact them via email and they will send you an application form and instructions for payment. Once you get the library card, you have access to their digital content via Overdrive, Hoopla and OneClickDigital.

That sounds like a plan.

Thank you!

[Atunah]

Houston was a bit confusing for me at first too. But then I realized that none of that had applied to me. They give anyone living in Texas a card for free. Its a 3 year card. Just like as if you lived in Houston. I did it all online, but of course, they technically count me as a resident, I just don't have to go in person thankfully. Would be a bit long drive all the way to Houston. Texas is just so friggin big.

So anyone that lives in Texas, need to have ID, and your local library is a bit thin, you can apply for a Houston PL card for free online. There is a form, they send you a card with a pin.

[hedwig]

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

That sounds like a plan.

Thank you!

You're welcome. Enjoy your card when you get it

[The Old Man]

Does the Brooklyn Library have Zinio magazines to check out? I know the Philadelphia library does.

[jhowell]

Originally Posted by The Old Man

Does the Brooklyn Library have Zinio magazines to check out? I know the Philadelphia library does.

I don't think so. They have Flipster instead.

http://support.ebsco.com/promotion/p...rted_guide.pdf

[The Old Man]

Originally Posted by jhowell

I don't think so. They have Flipster instead.

http://support.ebsco.com/promotion/p...rted_guide.pdf

Thanks, Just applied to the Brooklyn library (out of state) so I'll check out Flipster.

[Dazrin]

Thanks for this pointer. I just updated some of the Oregon information.

I think I need to go get a Multnomah County card now. I wonder what their e-library has that the ODLC doesn't have... hmmm...

[piperclassique]

Or you could become a virtual resident if you have a friend with a spare electron or two. I seem to live in Devon with some remote cousins.

[Dazrin]

Originally Posted by Dazrin

Thanks for this pointer. I just updated some of the Oregon information.

I think I need to go get a Multnomah County card now. I wonder what their e-library has that the ODLC doesn't have... hmmm...

Well, I decided to go get a Multnomah card today so I could compare. I am glad I did:

              ODLC     Multnomah
Total items:  39,919   100,786
Kindle Books: 21,087   65,253
ePub Books:   23,360   68,465
Audio Books:  11,000+  24,000+

Nearly 3x the ebooks available, more than 2x the audio titles and 2.5x overall items. Nice!

Edit: I can also check out and hold up to 15 titles at a time (each), compared to 6 at the ODLC.

[davem2bits]

Originally Posted by Dazrin

Well, I decided to go get a Multnomah card today so I could compare. I am glad I did:

              ODLC     Multnomah
Total items:  39,919   100,786
Kindle Books: 21,087   65,253
ePub Books:   23,360   68,465
Audio Books:  11,000+  24,000+

Nearly 3x the ebooks available, more than 2x the audio titles and 2.5x overall items. Nice!

Great, just what I don't need. More competition.

FYI, you don't need a library card to find out how many ebooks/audio books a library has available. I poke around other city's library sites when I'm trying to decide which way to go to get out of this god awful rain.

[Dazrin]

I do return them as soon as I finish a book instead of holding them till they expire, normally about 2.5 weeks after I finish reading them, so I shouldn't add too much to your wait times.

[The Old Man]

I applied and received membership in the Brooklyn Public Library all on line. No problems. The library is excellent allowing 15 titles to be checked out at one time and 10 holds. They boast 129,000 titles of all formats and 21,000 audio titles. I was fearful that titles I would like would be on hold for so many that I would never get to see them. Not so. Well worth the $50/year fee.

[CWatkinsNash]

Originally Posted by The Old Man

I applied and received membership in the Brooklyn Public Library all on line. No problems. The library is excellent allowing 15 titles to be checked out at one time and 10 holds. They boast 129,000 titles of all formats and 21,000 audio titles. I was fearful that titles I would like would be on hold for so many that I would never get to see them. Not so. Well worth the $50/year fee.

Yes, I've had a non-resident card from Brooklyn for the past year. Great selection, and it made a nice complement to my local system's offerings. I didn't renew, but only because my backlog is more than enough to tide me over for a while.

[Dazrin]

Originally Posted by Dazrin

Well, I decided to go get a Multnomah card today so I could compare.

And today I found out that my home library is leaving the Oregon Digital Library Consortium in June for their own Overdrive account. I wonder what that will do to wait times? They say they will be buying more titles but who knows what that will actually mean for the books I read. Extra glad I got the Multnomah County one now. Although, it might be worth getting a third library card so I can keep using the ODLC; the regional libraries all allow you to get a membership from neighboring counties.