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

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 5.0+
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 Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Safari
MacOS 11+

Available apps

hoopla app

Android 6.0 and above (changing to 8.1 in July 2023)
OS 13+ (changing to iOS 15 in July 2023)
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 1st, 2nd and 3rd gen devices (currently not Fire TV Cube)
Roku channel for devices running 7.6.3 and higher
Chromecast 1st and 2nd generation, including Chromecast Ultra and Smart TVs with Chromecast built-in
And more

More information

Freegal+

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+

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

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Kanopy

The Kanopy collection offers a broad selection of more than 30,000 feature films, documentaries, 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.

Web browsers using the latest version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge

Available apps

Kanopy

Android 5.0+
Apple iOS 9.0+
Amazon Fire Tablets with FireOS 5+

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

Apple TV with tvOS 10.2+
Fire TV with FireOS 5+
Android TV with Android 4.4+
Samsung Smart TV with Tizen 2.3+
Roku with RokuOS 7.7.0+
Telstra TV any model

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