Resources

PLEASE HAVE YOUR LIBRARY CARD READY IF USING THESE RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF THE LIBRARY

1. Overdrive – Download audio books, eBooks, movies, and music. You may have a maximum of 10 titles checked out from the Digital Library. Downloaded titles are checked out for up to 21 days and are automatically returned to the library. Your Overdrive account may be set up from home.
   • General instructions (from Overdrive)
   • Help from Overdrive
   • Kindles
     • Using Overdrive with Kindles – from the Platteville Public Library (PDF)
     • Public Library Books for Kindle (from Amazon)
     • Transferring Overdrive files to a Kindle via USB for Kindle owners without Wi-Fi (from Amazon)
   • Nooks & other e-readers
     • Using Overdrive with Nooks and other (non-Kindle) e-readers – from the Platteville Public Library (PDF)
     • Overdrive help for “No permission to copy document here” Nook error
   • Software you may need to use OverDrive
   • Devices that will work with OverDrive
   • Devices that will NOT work with OverDrive.
   • Project Gutenberg OverDrive books. These public domain books never expire and don’t count against your normal OverDrive limit of 10 titles.
2. Auto Repair Reference Center – Repair information for more than 37,000 vehicles from 1954 to present. Includes drawings and step-by-step photographs, technical service bulletins & recalls issued by the original equipment vehicle manufacturer, enhanced wiring diagrams for easy viewing and printing, specifications & maintenance schedules, Labor Time Guide & Estimator, Diagnostic information and much more.
3. Badgerlink – These databases are funded by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning.
4. Consumer Reports – Online access to Consumer Reports ratings. (If you are prompted for your Patron ID, please enter your the barcode number from the back of your SWLS library card.
5. EBSCO eBooks – Complete editions of ebooks on a variety of subjects in a format that you can use any time and from anywhere.
6. Learning Express Library – College prep, jobs, careers, computer skills, test preparation & more.
   • Learning Express Library Instuctions.
7. Mango Languages – Mango is an online language-learning system that can help you learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more.
8. Rountree Gallery Art Resources