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Libby, by OverDrive: Borrow e-books and e-audiobooks from Brunswick County LIbrary's collection to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby by OverDrive app. You can even send your borrowed e-books to your Kindle e-reader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started for new users.
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NC Kids Digital Library and NC Kids Level Up offers e-books, audiobooks, streaming videos, and Read-Alongs. NC Kids collection focuses on PreK – 4th grade materials, while the Level Up collection focuses on 4th-8th grade materials. These collections were designed for youth ages pre-K through middle grades and includes picture books, youth fiction, youth non-fiction, and more. Titles are accessed via the Libby app.
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Hoopla provides downloadable e-audiobooks and e-books on a variety of topics, including language learning, history, biography, classic literature, and more. An app is available. This collection is provided by the State of North Carolina, not BCL. Users will need to make a personal account to use this resource.
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Star-News Collection - 1994 to current  Explore Wilmington history through local news, events, and people with the Star-News Collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles, and content only published online. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.
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Brunswick Beacon via NewsBank Search full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and more from current and archived issues. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. To view further coverage of this title (1985-1994), see the DigitalNC collection.
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State Port Pilot collection The State Port Pilot issues from 1935-1976 and 1992-1999. Newspapers were scanned from issues held by the Southport Historical Society and Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library. To view further coverage of this title (1977-1991), see the UNCW collectionState Port Pilot logo
America's News via NewsBank  Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people, and events from newspapers across the U.S. including many local North Carolina newspapers. Available remotely 24/7 on any device. Includes Wilmington Star-News, The Brunswick BeaconThe Myrtle Beach Sun News, and more. 
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Full articles from The New York TimesThe Washington PostThe AtlanticThe New YorkerThe Economist, and The Wall Street Journal are available for free with your library card. Access each newspaper and search for articles.
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Consumer Reports - Free access to this popular collection of product reviews and recommendations for cars, appliances, electronics, personal finance, and health information.
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Digital NC offers digital copies of newspapers, yearbooks, and more. Explore original materials from 317 libraries, museums, and archives across North Carolina. Local newspapers available include historic issues of the Southport Herald, The Southport Leader, State Port Pilot, and The Brunswick Beacon. 
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The HomeGrown Ebooks Collection contains e-books from a variety of North Carolina publishers. Includes popular and scholarly nonfiction, novels by well-known NC authors, and award-winning short fiction and poetry. Read on your computer or other device; there is no app needed for this resource.
HomeGrown Ebooks Collection
NoveList Plus Find book recommendations based on your favorite books, authors, genres, and more. Read-alikes are suggested by librarians, not AI, in this database! NoveList Plus