The Zelienople Area Public Library offers a variety of online resources to its patrons 24/7 through its website. These resources include databases for students and adult learners on a variety of subjects including academics, health, career help, languages and even automobile repair. Also included are links to free downloadable eBooks, eAudios and streaming service. All for FREE with your Library card. Some are available through the POWER LIBRARY, a collection of databases from the state, others are provided by our New Castle District Library Center or the Butler County Federated Library System. Niche Academy provides comprehensive tutorials covering all the databases available through the library, including a full list of available resources at https://my.nicheacademy.com/zelienoplelibrary
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Check out the offerings of POWER LIBRARY listed alphabetically.
New in 2024 to POWER LIBRARY are:
- National Geographic Magazine Archive 1888-2020 (GALE)
- Time Magazine Archive 1923-2000 (EBSCO)
- Introduction to U.S. History: Slavery in America (GALE)
- Introduction to U.S. History: The American Revolution (GALE)
- Introduction to U.S. History: The Civil War (GALE)
- and Kids Speak Languages in
- Chinese, Mandarin - Simplified
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish, Castillian
Additional Resources:
e-Audiobooks
Our largest and most popular platform for audiobooks is Libby.
Libby’s collection of titles is immense. In the catalog, you’ll be able to search for audiobooks to listen to on your computer or upon another device. You can even send them to your Kindle. Sign in using your Butler County Library card. (The pin number will be the last 4 digits of your library card number, unless you have changed it.) Download the Libby app which allow for easy searching and listening.
Libby – Google Play Store / Apple Store / Windows Store Designed to be a more streamlined borrowing process.
Check out our Library eResources help page if you have any questions about regarding Libby or OverDrive.
Hoopla
A fantastic resource for digital entertainment, Hoopla carries e-audiobooks for your pleasure as well. Download their app or follow the link below to explore what is all the Hoopla!
e-Books
Libby
Our largest and most popular platform for reading is Libby. Download Libby app which allow for easy searching and reading.
In the catalog, you’ll be able to search for ebooks to read on your computer or upon another device. You can even send ebooks to your Kindle. Sign in using your Butler County Library card. (The pin number will be the last 4 digits of your library card number, unless you have changed it.)
Libby – Google Play Store / Apple Store / Windows Store Designed to be a more streamlined borrowing process.
Check out our Library eResources help page if you have any questions about regarding Libby or OverDrive.
Hoopla
A fantastic resource for digital entertainment, Hoopla also carries ebooks. Download their app or follow the link below to explore what is all the Hoopla!
ebooks from Power Library
Power Library is a fabulous repository of eResources, ebooks of course among them. Free with a library card from most public libraries in Pennsylvania.
Click here for PA’s Power Library ebook collections
free or open-access eBooks
A site that provides free ebooks for those titles whose copyright dates have expired or perhaps never have even existed. Great for older literature.
e-Comics/Graphic Novels
comic books and other magazines
A fantastic resource for digital entertainment, Hoopla also carries comic books, graphic novels, MAD magazine, and other various titles. A nice touch of reading a comic book online with this platform is that it will take you through the work panel by panel, like you were reading it in person. Download their app or follow the link below to explore what is all the Hoopla!
e-Journal/e-Periodicals
e-journals and e-periodicals
For those needing access to quality academic resources, from the Power Library provided by the state of Pennsylvania, ZAPL receives access to many e-resources that will aid you in your research efforts. Use the link below for databases, periodicals, journals, and more.
e-Resources Help
Zelienople Area Public Library (ZAPL) presents…instructional guides for eResources! Yes! How great is this!
In hopes to aid your use and enjoyment of our digital offerings, we’ve come up with a few formats to further your eResource journey.
Guides In Text
We’ve also concocted some text-based instructions for Libby and OverDrive which can be accessed right here on the web. Both long and short versions are linked to below.
Here are the long, A-Z, illustrated, step-by-step documents for using Libby and/or OverDrive on Android or Apple devices:
If you prefer text-only or a shorter set of instructions, try one of these two page documents :
Apple-devices_libby_short-handout
Apple-devices_overDrive_short-handout
Android-devices_libby_short-handout
Android-devices_overDrive_short-handout
Courtesy of our lovely friends at Cranberry Township Public Library, here is a guide for getting Kindle books sent to an older generation Kindle e-reader, Kindle tablet, or to the Kindle app on any smartphone or tablet. Step six and onwards from the second page of this guide are particularly relevant to all of the above scenarios.
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 MyHeritage via POWER LIBRARY, has a Genealogy club that meets monthly, and that we work with many local partners like the Zelienople Historical Society and Historic Harmony, Inc. to bring the community a vast resource bank for those exploring history and family histories.
Local Links
Online Library Catalog
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/.
Online Newspapers
e-newspapers
Besides the physical newspapers received at the library itself (Butler Eagle, Wall St. Journal, etc.), Zelienople Area Public Library (ZAPL) also has access to many well-read news outlets online. Once again from the Power Library, ZAPL receives access to the databases for the AP Newsroom and to Gale General OneFile. Gale’s OneFile is particularly nice because it includes full text articles from major newspapers across the United States and around the world, including of course Pittsburgh.
A note of caution however, not every newspaper from OneFile is held to the current date, one notable example of this is the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette which does not supply issues from the past three years.
Click here to go to the Power Library
Streaming Video
Hoopla
A fantastic resource for digital entertainment, Hoopla streams films and television shows. Download their app or follow the link below to explore what is all the Hoopla!