Get ready for your next trip with the Library!
Whether you’re going on a road trip or flying somewhere fun, visit your device’s app store to download these apps for books, movies, music, and more.
Our resources are perfect to get you through long car rides, late flights, or relaxing pool days.
Libby
Through the Digital Library of Illinois, browse through thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines in various genres for all ages
- Borrow up to 10 titles at a time for a three week loan period
- Renew eligible titles and place up to 12 holds
- Access magazines without a checkout limit in dozens of languages
- Connect your device to your car for Apple CarPlay or Android Auto
- Send your titles to your Kindle
- Download titles for offline play
Hoopla
Get titles instantly on hoopla
- Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and comic books for three weeks
- Download music albums for one week
- Stream movies and TV shows for three days
- Explore even more great content with hoopla BingePass. Get unlimited streaming of magazines and The Great Courses for seven days with a single borrow
Kanopy
Stream over 30,000 movies, documentaries, and more on Kanopy
- Borrow 30 titles per month including critically acclaimed movies, documentaries, and TV series
- Access educational videos from Criterion, PBS, and Kino Lorber
- Learn something new with various training and educational visits from the Great Courses
- Use Kanopy Kids for your little ones with read-along storybook videos and access movies and TV shows for kids
Library of Things
Borrow a Kindle Paperwhite and Wi-Fi Hotspot through the Library of Things. Our rechargeable Wi-Fi Hotspots use fast 5G network to connect you to the internet.
Our Kindle Paperwhites come preloaded with titles fit for your own interests:
Visit our catalog to place a hold on these items using your Palatine Library card!
Mango Languages
Going to a new country? Choose from over 70 languages and get ready for your travels!
- Learn with practical conversation-based methodology
- Practice speaking and pronunciation through quiz slides
- Compare your voice to the native speaker
With Mango Languages you can learn how to ask for directions, check into and out of hotels, and even understand a tour guide’s descriptions of local attractions.