Inter-Library
Loan (Marina)
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Use Marina
to search & request books and other materials
not owned by Harford County Public Library from
other Maryland libraries. You will be notified by
email or telephone to pick up your material at the
Harford County Public Library branch you select.
You can also return the materials to any HCPL branch. |
Inter-Library Loan
Out of State Libraries |
You can request materials from
out-of state libraries. Complete an ILL form and
email it to HCPL
ILL Services Department. |
| Search Engines |
Here's where you can try a number
of different search engines and web directories. |
Maryland
AskUsNow!
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Online
24 hour/7 day a week information service provided
by librarians from all over the state of Maryland.
Similar to chat, but includes selected web pages
sent directly to your desktop. E-mail transcript
provided at the end of the session.
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Online
24/7 service is now offered in Spanish!
¡Recepción a nuestro nuevo servicio!
Pregunte por favor ayuda si usted la necesita. |
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E-mail Information
Service and Help. All questions go to an HCPL librarian
and will be answered within 2 business days (and
often sooner). |
eBooks |
As part of , a collection
of downloadable eBooks are now available to our
customers for home use. These eBooks are not downloadable
to a library computer. |
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Learning Express is now offering
Ebooks to assist our customers with Test Preparation
for all ages. Create a free account and login to
find the Ebook link. |
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Live Homework Help powered by
Tutor.com is available from 2 pm until Midnight
serving grades 4 - 12 every day. |
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Online Book Clubs in cooperation
with DearReader.com is a wonderful opportunity to
receive short excerpts from popular books... you
can choose the genre or type of books you like to
read and then sit back and enjoy a smorgasbord of
reading each weekday. It's easy and it's fun. Sign
up today. |
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My Next Good Book is an online
service that allows readers to discover new titles,
talk about books, network with online friends to
see what they are readings and to recommend titles. |
Overdrive Audio Books |
If you like to
listen to audio books but have "moved up" to an
MP3 player or just like to listen to your computer,
then this is the service for you. These books
are downloadable to your home computer and then,
can be trasferred to a number of portable devices.
Each month, titles are added, so keep checking
back.
HCPL is now offering downloadable audio books.
As part of Maryland's Digital Library Consortium,
a collection of downloadable eBooks. as
well as eAudiobooks and movies are now available
to our customers for home use. These eBooks are
not downloadable to a library computer. Overdrive
(which is the company also providing eBooks) has
expanded their offerings to include many audio
titles. Search both websites to find the title
that is right for you.
Check
here for more information and FAQs about all downloadable
audio books. |
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Download movies from the web.
MyLibraryDV is a video-on-demand service featuring
everything from Hollywood favorites and classic
movies to British TV series to cooking shows to
popular do-it-yourself documentary-type programs. Click
on the link to download the software. This service
is for home use only.
List of downloadable videos. |
| Online Resources |
Resources include
both subscription databases that the library has
purchased for library card holders and walk-in customers
as well as web sites selected by our librarians.
Use our convenient search engine to search by topics
we have created. |
| Renew Materials |
It's simple to renew your materials.
Just sign on to My
Account with your library card number and PIN
(default is last 4 digits of your phone number),
click on "items out," then check the items you want
to renew and click on the Renew button. Note, only
one renewal per item. More
information about library card policies. |
| Sailor |
The that links Maryland residents to
information resources such as events, Maryland government,
schools, other public & academic libraries. |
| Email
Notification |
Would you like to be automatically
contacted by the library by e-mail for reserved
materials. You can now update your own e-mail address
online in My Account. Just click on My Profile. |
| Community Directory |
The Harford County Public Library
Community Directory has combined with the |
| About our Web
Site |
This is version 3.0
of the Harford County Public Library Web Site.
Please send your comments or suggestions to Web
Services.The web site includes information about
the library, our catalog,
online
resources, and various areas designed just
for
homework
for all ages, a KidZone,
TeenZone, Small
Business Center,
Readers Place, and SeniorZone.
For movies and talking book fans, there the AVZone and a special page for Foreign
Film fans. If you
need help finding something specific on our web
site, try our Site
Search or Site Map. |
