I've added links to the left for the three main search sites for books here in the Northwoods.
The Merlin site covers the resources available through the Northern Waters Library system. You are able to request items and have them sent to your nearest local library for pick up. The Merlin site also lists
some digital editions and offers a link to the WPLC site.
The WPLC Digital site covers
only digital resources available through Overdrive. When I started looking at this site, there were about 6,000 books available. This week the total number of just fiction is 17,728. If you log in with your library and library card number you may find more books available since Advantage libraries have purchased extra copies of certain books. Those of you who are from a different part of the state or from out-of-state can log on using either card.
The WISCAT site searches over 550 libraries. You can request items through your local librarian. Some of the books on our most recent book list will probably have additional copies available. If you don't want to purchase a copy and can find it on WISCAT, just call your librarian and ask for the book.
Our daughter lives in central Illinois and her library system offers Zinio magazines. You log on to your library website and can download copies of digital magazines. I think there are some Wisconsin libraries that offer the magazines too.
Be sure to check your home library for digital resources that might not be offered here. The other site that I've seen quite often is for the 3M Cloud Library. It appears to be another digital resource like Overdrive. I've seen it listed more often on Minnesota library sites.
Just added another one -- If you go to the Northern Waters Library Service site, there is a whole list of online search engines listed to the left. The Digital Media Guide page shows a number of other resources.
