NICHE ACADEMY! Niche Academy (via the link below) provides online tutorials covering the various online eResources that are available to you 24/7 through the Zelienople Area Public LIbrary website. Currently there are 38 eResource Databases available via the Zelie Library Website (to see a list, go to https://zelienoplelibrary.org/a-to-z-eresources/). These eResource databases include: downloadable eBook databases, eAudiobook databases, eMagazine/ePeriodical databases, and eNewspaper databases. The content of each eResource is tailored toward broad age groups–adults, teens and children. Examples of some of the available eResources for children include: Bookflix, Trueflix and Tumblebook Library. For Older students and Adults: Academic OneFile, Gale Databases, Gale eBooks and Greenfile Environmental Database. You can easily research a product from home with online Consumer Reports. There are also entertainment resources including: Flipster for online magazines, Libby for eBooks/eAudiobooks, and Hoopla for streaming film, television, music, audio and eBooks. Learn more about each of the resources via a Niche Academy Tutorial–one click will get you started!
https://my.nicheacademy.com/zelienoplelibrary
The combination of Zelienople Area Public Library (ZAPL), the Butler County Federated Library System, and the State of Pennsylvania’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries offer plenty of digital resources to our community.
Scroll down to browse all that what we have to offer or select one of the following links in the table below for in-depth information on specific eResources:
eAudiobooks |
ebooks |
eResources by subject |
Library eResource guides |
Online articles – periodicals, magazines, journals |
Online newspapers |
Streaming video |
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e-audiobooks / ebooks
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Libby, by OverDriveGet the Libby app. This collection can be found at https://lamb.overdrive.com/ Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle ereader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. Learn more at overdrive.com/apps/libby/. |
The ‘Audiovisual eResources’ (Hoopla) and the ‘Free or Open-Access eResources’ sections on this page also have collections of ebooks and e-audiobooks. Keep scrolling for more information on those options.
Click here for more information on e-audiobooks
Click here for more information on ebooks
Note: OverDrive is slated to be discontinued by the end of the year 2022 with Libby becoming its replacement. OverDrive will no longer be able to be downloaded come February 2022.
eResources by subject
ZAPL and its partners team up to bring the community these educational resources. Whether it’s school, for fun, finding a new job, or furthering other personal projects, there’s likely something here for everybody.
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Those interested in our online resources for the youth should also check out our Childrens Services & Resources page as well as our Teens Services & Resources page.
Click here for a more extensive write up on this grouping of e-resources
library eResource guides
Zelienople Area Public Library has put together a few types of instructional guides for using particular eResources, like ebooks and digital audiobooks.
Click here for our written how-to guides
ZAPL also has a YouTube channel. There, you’ll find video demonstrations on how to use library eResources. Our channel can be found here.
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online articles / online newspapers
Whether it be popular magazines, academic journals, international and national newspapers, or even more: Zelienople Area Public Library and its partners have you covered. Try out Flipster, the Power Library, and Consumer reports today!
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Click here for more information on eMagazines, ePeriodicals, and Graphic Novels
Click here for more information on online newspapers
streaming video and other entertainment
Heard an artist on the radio you would like to hear more of? Want to read graphic novels online? See TV shows and movies from your computer? Well, Hoopla has all that and more at your fingertips.
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genealogy research
The Zelienople Area Public Library has a multitude of genealogy resources at your service. So much so that it needs its own webpage to list them all. That page can be found here: https://zelienoplelibrary.org/genealogy/
To paint a quick picture of offerings however, it’s good to know that ZAPL provides access to: Ancestry.com Library Edition, has a Genealogy club that meets monthly, and that we work with many local partners like the Zelienople Historical Society and Historic Harmony, Inc. We partner with them to bring the community a vast resource bank for those exploring history and family histories.
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Click on the image above to start the process of accessing Ancestry.com from home!
online library catalogs
Search, browse, borrow, renew, hold, and more with the online library catalog. A version for kids is also available from the catalog homepage itself: http://bcfls.tlcdelivers.com/.
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free or open-access eResources
One great aspect of the internet, and one that is thankfully growing, is the ideal of providing free information and resources for the good of society. We’ve curated these sources among the many for ZAPL patrons.
Note: some resources require your library card.
local links
Zelienople Area Public Library has put together a compendium of websites for local and municipal authorities, but also including state and federal organizations.
Click here for the full list of sites and their links
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