Digital Library
Your Portage Lake District Library card gives you access to thousands of downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more!
Libby and the Great Lake Digital Library Collection
Download ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines to your computer or mobile device. Stream popular movies, documentaries and TV shows. Over 100,000 titles to choose from!
Getting Started
- Go to gldl.overdrive.com or download the Libby app
- Find or search for Portage Lake District Library
- Enter your library card number and PIN
- Borrow titles and start reading
Adding Partner Libraries
- Once in the Libby app, select the three lines at the bottom of the screen
- Select “Add Library”
- Search the name of a partner library and select it
- Select “Sign In With My Card”
- Select our library from the list of options
- Sign in with your library card number and PIN
- Repeat the steps until you’ve added all partner libraries
List of Partner Libraries
- Download Destination
- Genessee District Library
- Lakeland Digital Library
- Metro Net Library Consortium
- Mideastern Michigan Library Cooperative
- Midwest Collaborative for Library Services
- St. Clair County Library System
- Suburban Library Cooperative
- Traverse Area District Library
- Up North Digital Collection
- White Pine Library Cooperative
- Woodlands Downloadable Library
MeL
The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) is a statewide service of the Library of Michigan, an agency of the Michigan Department of Education that offers a wide range of resources and services.
Accessing MeL’s eResources
- Go to mel.org
- Select eResources located in the white banner near the top
- Scroll down to where it says “Go to eResource by Letter”
- Select ALL or the first letter of the resource you are looking for
- Select the resource in the list of options
Notable MeL Resources: Full List of eResources
- Auto Repair Source: Repair information and schedules, diagrams, parts and labor estimates, service alerts, and recalls. Covers thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
- eBook (Full Ebsco Collection): 200,000 plus titles available digitally.
- Home Improvement Source: Includes maintenance, remodeling, electrical work, plumbing, wood projects, outdoor improvements, decorating, home & garden, etc. Includes more than 130 reference books.
- Learning Express Library: Includes a resume builder you can save, edit, and print. Over 700 courses, practice tests, tutorials, eBooks, and flashcards. Practice tests include ACT, SAT, PSAT and TOEFL, as well as trade certification, civil service, math and reading tests, and U.S. citizenship.
- MyHeritage: Family history/genealogy resource including more than 6 billion historical records from the United States, Europe, Latin America, and other regions.
BARD Access
If you are interested in audio books because you are unable to read like you used to due to a visual, physical, or reading disability, you are eligible for a free service through the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled to download audiobooks using the BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) mobile app. Call Great Lakes Talking Books at 906-228-7697, ext. 0 to apply over the phone. Eligibility includes folks who require Large Print.