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Apps

Library Apps for Your Devices


Get the Northbrook Public Library app


Beanstack App (Log Summer & Winter Reading)

iOS:  App Store
Android: Google Play

Boundless App (eBooks & audiobooks for kids

NOTE: As of December 8, Boundless will no longer be available. Our largest collections of kids’ eBooks and eAudiobooks are now on Libby and Hoopla. Because items checked out or on hold in Boundless won’t transfer, we suggest placing new holds and checkouts in Libby and Hoopla instead. We’re also working with local schools to make our eBook collections available to students.
iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

Brainfuse App (academic tools & resources for K-12 students)

Submit questions to Brainfuse tutors, take class notes, track your homework assignments, access your flashcards, and more.
iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

Creativebug App (creative instructor-led projects)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

FamilySearch Apps (genealogy)

iOS and Android: FamilySearch Apps page

Flipster App (digital magazines)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

Hoopla App (eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV & music)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

iVOX Books that Move App (digital pop-up books for kids)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

Kanopy App (Movies)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

Libby App (eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines)

Use to download eBooks and audiobooks from Digital Library of Illinois
iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

LinkedIn Learning App (online learning)

To log into the app, tap Sign in and then tap Sign in with your library card. When prompted to enter a Library ID, enter northbrookpubliclibrary (using all lowercase letters). Then enter your Northbrook Library card number and PIN and tap Continue.
iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

LOTE4Kids App (digital children's books in 70+ languages with English translations)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

Mango Languages App (online language learning)

iOS: App Store
​Andriod: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

Merck Manual App - Consumer Version (consumer health information)

iOS: App Store
​Andriod: Google Play

Merck Manual App - Professional Version (technical health information)

iOS: App Store
​Andriod: Google Play

Merck Manual App - Veterinary Version (veterinary health information)

iOS: App Store
​Andriod: Google Play

Morningstar Investment Research Center (financial research)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

Naxos Music Library App (stream classical & jazz music)

To access the Naxos Music Library (NML) app, use code: NorthbrookNMLp2OKJ.
iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

New York Times Online App (NYT newspaper)

iOS: App Store
​Andriod: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

Northbrook Public Library App (eBooks, reservations, digital library card & more)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

Occupational Outlook Handbook (career guidance)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

PressReader App (digital newspapers & magazines)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play
Kindle: Amazon Appstore

Tumblebook Library App (books for kids from pre-k to grade 5)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play

WorldCat (search multiple libraries for materials)

iOS: App Store
Android: Google Play