Flipster gives you access to digital versions of the latest issues of popular magazines. Visit the Flipster website on your mobile device, click on your favourite magazine, and select ‘Open in App’ from the menu to start reading. Download the Flipster app to use on your mobile device.

Search the catalogue for all available emagazines

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Thousands of movies, TV shows, ebooks, and audiobooks, instantly available for streaming or temporary download on your mobile device or computer.

With hoopla, instantly access thousands of movies, TV shows, ebooks, and audiobooks.
Watch, listen, and read the newest blockbusters and bestsellers through hoopla’s easy-to-use app, and you’ll never need to worry about returning your borrowed titles on time.

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On-demand learning for in-demand skills.

Gale Presents: Udemy offers more than 12,000 high-quality, on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors across 75 categories for upskilling in the areas of business, technology, and design. You can also achieve personal success with courses on health and well-being, the arts, language learning, and more.

You can select the instructor and content that best addresses your needs and learning preferences and filter search results on course features, level, duration, topic, and ratings. Smart recommendations based on your previous in-app activities offer a personalized learning experience with suggested courses relevant to your interests. 

With an app for iOS and Android, you can download courses to watch offline, listen to courses with podcast-style audio, and watch courses using Chromecast or Apple TV.

Access to Udemy is free for Chinook Arch Regional Library patrons. You may be prompted to enter your access code when signing into Udemy - this will be your library card number.

*Content is powered by the Udemy for Business collection.

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Instantly checkout ebooks published in Alberta.

The Read Alberta eBooks collection has over 1,100 titles in a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction genres. Sign in with your library card barcode and PIN. Be sure to see how the site works by clicking Getting Started below. 

Included is the Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection, a selection of 230+ books written by Indigenous authors and published in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

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Find your next great read with NoveList's reading recommendations.

NoveList has been helping readers find their next favorite book for decades.

Search for your next read by genre, author, key themes, or NoveList's customizable appeal categories.
NoveList Plus includes nonfiction recommendations.

Use NoveList K-8 Plus to find reading recommendations for kids and teens.

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Access full-text pages from past issues of the Calgary Herald. Easily searchable by keyword and date.

The Calgary Herald Archive offers cover-to-cover searchable access to Alberta's largest and oldest daily newspaper from 1883-2010. 

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Learn how to use your library's online resources with quick and easy tutorials!

Niche Academy is the simpler way to learn online! Do you want to learn how to use your library’s online resources like OverDrive, hoopla, PressReader, and more? Check out Niche Academy’s quick and easy tutorials for straightforward steps and get started.

Read full issues of thousands of international newspapers and magazines, just as they appear in print.

PressReader features 6000+ publications - newspapers and magazines - from 100+ countries, in over 60 languages. Enjoy 50 Canadian newspapers, including the Lethbridge Herald, Calgary Herald, and National Post. Popular magazines include Canadian Living, Style at Home, The Hockey News, and Newsweek.

Please note: Access to The Globe and Mail is limited to customers using PressReader at a library branch, due to restrictions imposed by the publisher.

Sign in by selecting "Library or Group", searching for Chinook Arch Regional Library System, and entering your library card barcode and PIN on the PressReader app or at www.pressreader.com.

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Stream thousands of critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more.

Kanopy is a video-streaming platform with 30,000+ shows available anytime and anywhere — viewable via website, app, or on a smart TV. Set up an account here to receive 4 credits per month; one credit = one show.

Kanopy focuses on thoughtful content that inspires life-long learning for everyone, children and adults alike. 

Kanopy Kids offers educational and entertaining content for children that includes movies, TV shows, and animated storybooks.  Unlimited play in Kanopy Kids--no credits required!  To enter Kanopy Kids mode, either click here or sign into your Kanopy account and select “Kids” from the menu.

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Choose from thousands of ebooks and audiobooks to access on your mobile device or computer.

With the Libby app , or the OverDrive website, you can borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and more – anywhere, anytime. Check out Libby app or OverDrive website today to get started!

Check if your device is compatible with OverDrive or Libby

Having problems? Call 403-380-7311 to contact Lethbridge Public Library Information Services, or get in touch via our Libby Help Form.

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