Curious about which electronic devices access which electronic resources from the Library? Here’s the good news:

current devices + current operating systems + and current browsers or apps = a wide arrange of content for you (with your current Phoenix Public Library card, of course).

We always recommend using the latest version of any browser to ensure you have the best possible user experience.

Up-to-date apps can be found:

Apple app store, Google Play store, Amazon Appstore

Up-to-date browsers often include:

Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari

Up-to-date smart TVs or apps often include:

Apple TV and Airplay, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Samsung Smart TV, Roku, Chromecast

Phoenix Public Library offers a variety of eResources. Here are a few of the most popular:

Greater Phoenix Digital Library/Libby

The Greater Phoenix Digital Library offers eBooks, eAudiobooks and online magazines. It is a wide-ranging collection of more than 245,000 titles that includes adult, teen and children's materials.

Best known for eBooks, eAudiobooks, and online magazines
Features Read/Listen/Watch now using the latest version of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari
Libby App

Android 7.1+
iOS 10+
Fire: compatible with Fire tablets from 2020 or later, plus some earlier models

Listen to Libby audiobooks

Google Home
Amazon Echo
Sonos Speakers
Apple CarPlay
Android Auto
Android Automotive

Read Libby eBooks on a Kobo eReader
GPDL is the only platform for use with e-ink Kindles such as the paperwhite
More information

hoopla

hoopla offers eBooks, eAudiobooks, streaming video and music, even graphic novels and TV shows.

Best known for eBooks, eAudiobooks, streaming video and streaming music
Titles on the Windows and MacOS platforms are only available for streaming. For downloading titles, use one of the mobile apps

Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 (hoopla will not work with Windows mobile devices)
desktop browsers: recent versions of Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Safari and Firefox on Windows and Mac.
MacOS 11+ and above

Available apps

hoopla app

Android 7.1 and above
iOS 15 or higher
FireOS 6.0 and above
Amazon Fire tablets
Android Auto

Using hooopla on your TV

Airplay on 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th gen devices
Apple TV devices on 4th and 5th gen devices
Android TV devices
Fire TV on Fire OS6+ devices (currently not Fire TV Cube)
Roku channel for devices running 7.8 and higher
Chromecast 1st and 2nd generation, including Chromecast Ultra and Smart TVs with Chromecast built-in support for Chromecast Audio coming soon
And more

More information

Freegal Music+

Download and stream music with Freegal. Access 18 million+ songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 93,000+ labels with 200,000 songs added monthly and music that originates in over 100 countries.

Use to download or stream songs or music videos each week
Available apps

Freegal Music+

Google Play Store
Apple App Store
Kindle Fire (3rd generation only)

What’s the difference between Streaming and Downloading on Freegal?

Downloading is capturing and keeping the file on a permanent basis.
Streaming is accessing the file on a temporary basis, while being connected to the internet

More information

Kanopy

The Kanopy collection offers a broad selection of more than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, independent films, TV series, foreign language, and training videos, including: the Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, the Frontline series, and international films.

You will need an Internet connection to watch films on Kanopy. The films cannot be downloaded to your device. They only stream through the Internet.

On a Windows computer, Mac, or Chromebook, you can use Kanopy in your web browser at kanopy.com [kanopy.com]. We recommend using the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.

Available apps

Kanopy

Android 7.1+
Apple iOS 11.0+
Amazon Fire Tablets with FireOS 6+

Using Kanopy on your TV: A Kanopy app is currently available for the TV devices below.

Apple TV with tvOS 12+
Fire TV with FireOS 6+
Android TV with Android 7.1+
Samsung Smart TV (Most models from 2019 or later with Tizen 5.0+. See this chart [developer.samsung.com] to find your Tizen version)
Roku with RokuOS 12.5+

If you do not have access to any of the above devices, you can also view Kanopy on your television by connecting your computer to your television via HDMI cable.

More information

You can find more information about any of these eResources