Category Archive for "Technology" | Windsor Public Library

What’s All the HOOPLA About?

Posted in: March 18, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | 4 comments

One of our most popular electronic resources is Hoopla – a digital media service that enables you to borrow a great selection of movies, television shows, documentaries, music, and audiobooks that can be streamed or downloaded onto your computer, smartphone or tablet, all with your Windsor Public Library card. While the library is closed over the next few weeks, we will be increasing the borrowing limit to 20 per month,...

Great News About WPL Electronic Resources

Posted in: March 17, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Kanopy is providing unlimited free access to Kanopy Kids! WPL offers free access to streaming video through Kanopy. While we normally limit customers to 10 credits per month, effective March 16, there is no restriction on children’s content. There is much to explore on Kanopy Kids, including classic programming like Sesame Street, movies starring popular literary characters like Franklin, and even a language learning series to introduce your kids to...

Library Locations Closed: Electronic Resources Still Available 24/7

Posted in: March 15, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | 19 comments

The health of our staff and customers is a key priority as we work to limit the spread of COVID-19. Consequently, the Windsor Public Library Board will close all library locations across the city at 5 pm today and join with the City of Windsor to combat the spread of the contagion. The closure is through April 6. Although, the community won’t be able to visit a bricks-and-mortar library branch,...

my ebook will be available in 824 days ?!?!

Posted in: February 5, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

If you are using cloudLibrary and are on the holds list for some of our popular titles, you might be surprised (and discouraged) to see the estimated wait time listed as 300, 400, 800 days! We assure you that you will not have to wait THAT long. The short of it is that Macmillan, one of the big publishers, is only allowing libraries to purchase one copy of their eBooks...

Getting started with eBooks

Posted in: December 17, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Perhaps you’re the lucky recipient of a new tablet or eReader? Maybe you’re travelling and want to give an audiobook a try for your commute? Reading back through an older series, and discovered that the titles are out of print – but available as eBooks? Whether you’re new to the online library altogether or just haven’t used it for a while, here are some tips to help you get started...

Great Courses now available on Kanopy

Posted in: July 9, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | 2 comments

You can now enjoy unlimited streaming of the entire series of The Great Courses through our Kanopy collection, with access to more than 70 new courses! The Great Courses are a series of post secondary level educational videos instructed by professors, subject matter experts, and industry leading professionals. They allow you to access higher education on your own time, and at your own pace. There are courses in a wide...

Enjoy Unlimited Streaming in Kanopy Kids

Posted in: June 26, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

Kanopy Kids has changed their access model! Now, with only one borrow, you can enjoy 30-days of unlimited access to all of the Kanopy Kids content. With everything from Arthur and Artzooka to Curious George and Where the Wild Things Are, there is no shortage of material to inform and entertain your children. What is Kanopy Kids? Kanopy Kids is an App, available exclusively to library cardholders, that contains several educational films and television series as...

cloudLink is now active!

Posted in: June 20, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

It has now been about a month since we moved our digital collections over from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 into cloudLibrary, and we are happy to report that eBooks & eAudiobook checkouts are at an all time high. We thank you all for your patience through this transition. One of the factors in our decision to move to cloudLibrary was to have access to cloudLink, which allows us to share...

eBooks & eAudiobooks now available through cloudLibrary

Posted in: June 13, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

Looking for eBooks & eAudiobooks? You can now find them in the cloudLibrary App! As we announced a little while back, we have begun a partnership with cloudLibrary as our content provider for both eBooks and eAudiobooks. While we were transferring titles from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 to cloudLibrary we offered limited access to those two Apps; now that the content has migrated, we have ended access to those two platforms. You...

Free Access To More Than 30,000 Movies

Posted in: February 7, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The popular on-demand film streaming service KANOPY is now available free of charge at Windsor Public Library. Card holders can access Kanopy and sign up to start streaming films instantly by visiting windsor.kanopy.com. Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV, Chromecast or Roku. Offering what the New York Times calls “a garden of cinematic delights,” Kanopy showcases more than...