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Learn About the Digital Resources Available from PWPL
Most Popular Digital Resources
Hoopla: An on-demand platform of over 950,000 titles including audiobooks, eBooks, comics, music, movies, and TV shows for children and adults. Content can be streamed using the hoopla app on your computer, television, or mobile device.
Kanopy: An on-demand film streaming service, available to Peter White Public Library cardholders. This app features over 30,000 films with a focus on thoughtful content for both children and adults. Download the app and use your email and library card to get started.
Libby: Check out ebooks, audiobooks and magazines directly to your smartphone or tablet. Our collection of Libby by Overdrive accessible titles is called Great Lakes Digital Libraries in addition to this collection you also have the ability to add 10 partner library collections. Instructions on this process are available here: Libby Partner Libraries - Adding Instructions. Libby provides a streamlined experience for the user who downloads library materials from the Great Lakes Digital Library on mobile devices. You can install Libby from Google Play or the Apple App Store at no cost.
Partner collections as of September 2025: Download Destination • Genesee District Library • Great Lakes Digital Libraries • Lakeland Digital Library • Metro Net Library Consortium • Mideastern Michigan Library Consortium • Midwest Collaborative for Library Services • Southwest Michigan Digital Library • St. Clair County Library • Suburban Library Cooperative • Traverse Area District Library • Up North Digital Library • White Pine Library Cooperative (Fuel Your Mind) • Woodlands Downloadable Library Instructions for adding Partner Libraries.
Other Digital Resources
Polk Directories: This collection includes all extant city and county directories for Marquette from 1873 to 2005. Various local publishers issued the first four directories, published from 1873 to 1891. Since 1894, R. L. Polk & Company has published directories for Marquette County.
LIFE Magazine eArchive: The LIFE eArchive is a searchable database featuring an extensive collection of the magazine, from its very first issue in November 1936 through December 2000.
Magill’s Literary Annuals: Resource for students of literature and readers interested in learning more about a particular work or author.
Mango Languages: Mango provides a learning platform for 71 languages and cultures. Create your own free account to track your progress or log-in as a guest to explore the possibilities.
MeL: The Michigan eLibrary is a 24/7 online library for Michigan residents.
- MeL Databases allow you instant access to full-text articles from tens of thousands of magazines and newspapers. Databases are available for kids and adults with general and specialized topics, such as car repair and practice tests.
- MeLCat allows you to borrow books, audiobooks, music, movies, and other materials and have them delivered to your participating library.
- MeL Michigan contains photographs, diaries, oral histories, local records, and historical Michigan data.
- MeL Gateways include specialized resources such as those in health, business, and areas for kids and teens.
Merck Manuals and Merck Veterinary Manual: One of the world’s most widely used medical and veterinary information sources.
Marquette Mining Journal newspapers (digitized archive): This digital collection includes the Marquette Mining Journal from November 1868 to February 1989.
NYT: Enjoy complimentary access to the New York Times.com courtesy of Peter White Public Library and the NYTimes.com Program for Public Libraries. When logged into one of our computers or accessing our wifi with your own device, go to NYTimes.com/register. When not in the library, use the offsite link. (Due to copyright issues, NYT articles published between 1923-1980 are not available using this program.)
Novelist Plus: provides a database to help search for what you want to read next. Now part of the MeL database suite, enjoy even more features.
Sanborn Maps: Sanborn Maps provides digital access to 1793 large-scale maps of 339 Michigan towns and cities including Lansing, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, and nine maps of the City of Marquette as it grew between 1884 and 1946.
TIME Magazine: A source of news, analysis, and cultural insights, keeping you informed on global events and trends since 1923. The most current issues are available here. View the TIME Magazine Vault for older editions dating back to 1923.
Value Line: This platform offers access to content found in the Investment Survey + 1,700, Small & Mid Cap stocks.
Weiss Financial Ratings: This website gives you powerful new tools to learn more about protecting your finances, invest wisely, grow your wealth, and learn more about your finances.
Peter White Public Library YouTube Page: See all of PWPL's content, recorded programs, LIVE streams and podcasts.
Contact a reference librarian at 906-226-4312 or 906-226-4311 or by email at refdesk@pwpl.info to learn more.