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Search for a book, renew books you have checked out, and more.The Pottsville Free Public Library makes many databases available to our patrons from their home computers. When prompted for a password, type in your Pottsville Library card number, located above the barcode. Have questions or problems? Contact us via email or call the library at (570) 622-8880. For updates, follow our Teen Advisory Board Facebook or Pottsville Library Facebook pages.
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Search for a book, renew books you have checked out, and more.
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Library's new EBook collection is here!
Downloadable books for adults, teens and children, readable on your
computer or mobile device. Search for the Pottsville Library, add
"pfpl" to your library card number and choose a PIN, and you are ready
to go! Talk to library staff for assistance, or you can use these PDF
instructions to get started on your own:
Getting Started
with the Desktop or Mobile Apps.
Read
Now computer/laptop instructions.
Check
Out and Return a book in the mobile apps.
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Select "Library Card Number" then type in your card number to sign in
and use these reference books. Subjects include literature, lives and
events in world history, science, and health. (Note that these are not downloadable ebooks; you must maintain
an
Internet connection with this site in order to use the material.)
Infobase Ebooks
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Use your library card to access these reference books from home!
Subjects
include U.S. and world history, science experiments, geography, and
health. (Note that these are not downloadable ebooks; you must maintain
an
Internet connection with this site in order to use the material.)
Britannica
Ebooks --
Subjects include ancient civilizations, US history, American Indians,
energy/fuels, scientists, social sciences, biotechnology, and the human
body/health. (Note that these are not downloadable ebooks; you must maintain
an
Internet connection with this site in order to use the material.)
Health Reference
Series -- Use your Pottsville Library card number
to log in and use a variety of health-related titles.
Free Library of Philadelphia
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on "Get a Library Card" to register as an Access Pennsylvania user and
get a library card for the Free Library online. They will mail out your
new
library card, and then you can download ebooks from Philadelphia.
Free Ebooks -- Sources for free ebooks for everyone, as well as a list of Schuylkill County libraries that offer ebooks to their library cardholders. Additional sources for free and for-purchase ebooks are also listed from the Library's Subject Guide page.
Statewide Virtual
Reference Service --
Librarians
available 24 hours a day to answer your questions.
POWER Library --
Many different resources for everyone from elementary school students
to adults.
Subject Guide to the
Internet -- Collection
of good sites identified
by Pottsville's reference librarians.
Genealogy and local history materials -- detailed list of what's in our collection and what services we provide.
Representatives for Pottsville and Schuylkill County -- Contact information for our elected officials, from the Pottsville City Council to the United States President.
This page last updated June 8, 2019.