For the foreseeable future, patrons will need to both enter and exit the library’s parking lot from the east. The west half of the lot will be blocked off for construction.
A Drive-Up Lane has been added to the southeast corner of the building. Patrons using the Drive-Up Lane must put items on hold in advance. Signage marks the lane and provides instruction.
Learn more about the library's expansion and renovation project at bit.ly/bplexpand.
With more than 100 fully digital titles, AV2 World Languages offers eBooks covering a vast amount of educational content. Titles are available in 12 languages with options for audio readings in the selected language.
These children's fiction and nonfiction pairings are designed to strengthen early literacy skills while exposing young learners to real world concepts. With colorful animation, rich audio, and interactive games, BookFlix is a perfect tool to engage and support beginning readers. Online tutorials are available.
Browse and download best-selling eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines in the Digital Library of Illinois collection. Check out full-color, full-page issues of thousands of magazines. Use your computer, tablet, or mobile device to enjoy these titles. Set up an account and sign in with your Bloomington Library card. If you have questions, stop by the Adult Services Desk, call us at 309.828.6091, or email at reference@bloomingtonlibrary.org.
Search from hundreds of titles that can be read online as eBooks from EBSCO gives you complete text and graphics of well-known reference books such as the "Idiot" guides. These items check out for a period of 1-3 weeks. Online tutorials are available.
Instantly borrow eAudiobooks, eBooks, comics, graphic novels, movies, TV shows, and music. Patrons can check out up to 10 Hoopla titles per month. All titles are always available; you never have to place a hold. Hoopla can be accessed on multiple devices including smart phones, tablets, Roku, FireTV, AndroidTV, Chromecast, AppleTV, and more. Online tutorials are available.
Access nearly 7,000 eBooks with information about computer science, business, technology, and programming through Information technology Collection (eBook Central). Books can be read in a browser or downloaded to be read offline.
Access this collection of free eBooks for Illinois residents published by Illinois authors. Titles are always available, and there are no limits on checkouts. With Inkie.org Library, formerly known as Biblioboard, there's no waiting, just reading! NO LIBRARY CARD NEEDED!
Stream thousands of films, documentaries, and television shows with Kanopy. Included are selections from The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, film festival winners, independent directors, and more. Patrons can check out up to 10 Kanopy titles each month though The Great Courses do not count against the 10-item limit. All titles are always available; you never have to place a hold. Kanopy can now also be accessed through Libby. Online tutorials are available.
Meet Libby, a fresh and easy way to borrow and read from your library. Libby gives library patrons access to read and listen to books, and read full-page magazines, on smartphone, tablets, and other devices through the Libby app. Libby is the app that gives patrons access to the material found in the Digital Library of Illinois. Visit, Try Libby, to find helpful information on how to download the app, or click View from Anywhere below to be directed to the Digital Library of Illinois.
Emphasizing the latest STEM thinking and Next Generation Science Standards, ScienceFlix is transforming the way students access science topics, acquire scientific knowledge, and build an abiding interest in science, technology, and engineering.
The TumbleBook Library contains a collection of animated, talking picture books, as well as TumblePuzzles, TumbleQuizzes, and TumbleResources for teachers. TumbleBooks are created from existing picture books which TumbleBooks licenses from children's book publishers and converts to the TumbleBook format. Online tutorials are available.