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Libby/Overdrive

Access free downloadable eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines (NEW) on supported tablets, smartphones, and e-readers. You can find our catalog over at ebccls.overdrive.com.

Great news for Kindle users

Overdrive supports all Kindle devices.

Checkout Information

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- Checkout Limits: Up to 5 items at once; magazines do not count towards limit

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- Loan Period: 2 weeks

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- Fines: There are NO fines for digital content

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- Renewals: If no one is waiting on the item, you can renew three days before it is due.

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- Holds: If a book isn't available, click "Place a Hold" and you'll be notified when it's available.

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- (NEW) Hold Redelivery: If you can't read a hold when it becomes available to you, but want to remain on the list, select the earliest date you want it delivered and you'll be given the first available copy then.

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- Early Returns: Books can be returned by using the "Check In" option located on the “My Books” page.

A digital collection of over 200,000 streaming and downloadable movies, TV shows, music, ebooks, comics, and audiobooks that you can access on your computer or download to a portable device. Set up your account and start browsing collections.

For your TV/Alexa

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Did you know Hoopla is available for Android TV, Roku, Fire TV, AppleTV and your Alexa?

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For Android TV, Apple TV, & Roku: On your device, go to the app/play/channel store and download the app/channel.

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For Fire TV: On your computer, go to the amazon appstore and search for "Hoopla." From the app, select your Fire TV device and click "deliver."

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For Alexa: Go to the amazon skills page and search for Hoopla. Enable the skill and when you want to play a Hoopla audiobook or music, say "Alexa, ask hoopla..."

Access over 26,000 independent, international, classic, or documentary films, from producers and distributors such as Great Courses, Criterion Collection, PBS, and more.​ Visit the Kanopy website and start watching today.

Films are streamed from Kanopy's servers.

We encourage using a wired or wireless internet connection.​​

Job, Careers, & Skills

3,000+ courses that include over 130,000 videos: business, design, web development, multimedia skills, software and more.​

Lynda.com

(RPL cardholder exclusive; Soon to be LinkedIn Learning)

Resource for:

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• Creating resumes

• Writing cover letters

• Interview techniques

• Career advice for first time and career changes​

Plus millions of job listings.

Detailed info on:

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• 14 million U.S. businesses and employers

• 89 million U.S. residents

• 855,000 U.S. health care providers

• Canadian businesses & residents

• Job postings by field, location, company, etc.

(formerly ReferenceUSA)

And Introducing...

RPL is proud to be an official testing center for Northstar, offering access to their high quality, nationwide certificate program for digital skills.

Our Location ID is: RRNR

Sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgewood Library

Looking to improve your digital skills or learn a new one but don't know where you need to improve? Northstar makes it easy with simple to follow assessments and practice modules to help in a variety of subjects such as Internet Basics, Microsoft Word, Information Literacy, Career Search Skills and more.

Note: Not all courses have Northstar practice modules at the moment, however there are links to vetted resources for each module here.​

Assessments do not require login but if you wish to save your scores and access practice modules, a free learner's account is necessary. To set one up, please contact erosner@ridgewoodlibrary.org.

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Want to earn an official Northstar certificate for a skill? Contact the library to set up a proctored assessment by calling 201-670-5600 x130 or emailing

Rosetta Stone

Provided by the State Library, learn and practice a new language (including English) with your library card through Rosetta Stone. Visit this link to access it.​

To access Newspaper Archive or Newspapers.com from home, send:

Your first and last name & Your BCCLS card number

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Email to  or a chat message (red box to the bottom right of the webpage)​

The Heritage Center collections contains a wealth of documents and photos that preserves the memories of local peoples, communities, institutions, and individuals.

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• Supports the creation of the heritage of the future.

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• Provides information, education, culture and inspiration to the patrons.

Click the image to access the Heritage CATalog

To access Ancestry Library Edition from home, send:

Your first and last name & Your Ridgewood card number

via

Email to  or a chat message (red box to the bottom right of the webpage)​

Ancestry Library Edition

Ancestry Library Edition offers access to 705 million US names, US census images, and the UK/Ireland collection.

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The searchable database includes records to assist in family research.

Temporarily accessible remotely by Ridgewood cardholders and GSBC members

FamilySearch.org provides genealogy resources in a searchable platform. RPL is an Affiliate Library which allows researchers to view additional records.

Affiliate Library Records Available at Ridgewood Public Library ONLY.

Aggregate of around 20 reference, literary, business, scholarly, and general databases, focusing on research and educational resources.

Partial list includes:

• Academic Search Premier & Consumer Reports (a sub-set of the former)

• GreenFILE (human impact on the environment) 

• Points of View Reference Center (contentious issues & sources discussing them)

• Primary Search Reference eBook Collection

• Legal Information Reference Center

• OpenDissertations (historical & current doctoral dissertations and thesis)

American and World History textbooks & reference materials

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(Remote available only to RPL cardholders only)

Other Reference Databases

Two databases: One focused on biographical materials. One focused on literary works and figures.