Welcome to Way Public Library’s Digital Content Portal. Here you can easily find, access, learn about and enjoy all of our digital content. Way has a broad array of digital content available, ranging from streaming movies, to downloadable audiobooks, to magazines, ebooks, and more!
All of Way Public Library's digital resources require a library card to use. We do, however, offer a special E-Card that is very quick and easy to get if you are only interested in digital materials. These special cards can not be used to check out physical materials at the library such as books, CDs, and Blu-Rays, but are instead designed specifically for quick and easy access to entertainment and information online. If you already have a normal Way Public Library card, you do not need an additional eCard.
Please scroll down to view an easy-to-use list of our online resources. You can also use the menu at the top of this page to view specific resources. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at 419-874-3135 extension 119.
Click here for instructions on finding the "Extras" tab in the Libby App...
1) Sign in to the Libby App with your Way Library Card. Swipe up until you can see the "Extras" section (shown in Image 1).
2) The highlighted boxes on the left can be tapped to select which collection you would like to borrow. Tap the "GET" button highlighted on the right.
3) Tap "Open!" on the next page to go to the checkout page for that collection (shown in Image 2).
4) Enjoy!
Libby by Overdrive: Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from your local library for free! Libby is the newer library reading app by OverDrive, with even more content available in the "Extras" section!
HOOPLA Digital: Enjoy a Netflix-like service where you can stream up to 8 titles a month with a single library card. Choose from movies, television shows, ebooks, comics, audiobooks, and music albums.
Ohio Digital Library: Check out ebooks, audiobooks, and movies to enjoy on your mobile device or computer. Choose from a wide selection of fiction, nonfiction, juvenile, and teen titles.
Indie Flix: Make it a movie night! Stream thousands of movies, documentaries, series, and shorts with IndieFlix. IndieFlix is now accessible in the Libby App. Find it in the "Extras" section, or visit this link on desktop or a laptop.
Kanopy: Stream free documentaries and educational films on-demand on your TV, mobile device, or computer. Topics include current affairs, science, performing arts, foreign languages, history, religion, and many more.
Kanopy is accessible through the "Extras" section in the Libby App! Or click here if you are on a desktop or laptop.
Qello Concerts: Missing live music? Now you can stream on-demand full-length concerts & music documentaries on your favorite devices. Qello is now accessible in the Libby App! Find it in the "Extras" section, or visit this link on desktop or a laptop.
ComicsPlus: powered by LibraryPass, is a digital platform offering thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga to readers. There is never a wait to read, all titles are unlimited access simultaneous use.
Flipster: Access leading digital magazines on your mobile device or computer. Read an unlimited number of magazines with no need to check out or return titles!
Chilton Library: Step-by-step help with automotive service and repair procedures, and labor estimating tool to help you confidently determine your next move.
Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center
Easily access a multitude of sources for hobbies and crafts with an easily searchable interface.
Home Improvement Reference Center
Plumbing, decorating, electrical, woodworking, remodeling and more! Get project based help with this resource.
Learning Express Library: Found at OhioMeansJobs.com. Access nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and ebooks to help with job searches, workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED® test prep, and more!
Mometrix Test Preparation : This online resource covers test preparation and practice tests for a broad range of topics including: Business, college admissions, graduate and professional school, K-12, Public Service and more.
Job and Career Resources
Looking for more job searching and employment assistance? Way Library has collected a wealth of resources that will help you with these tasks, and more!
The Great Courses: The Great Courses offers university-level courses for lifelong learners on just about anything and everything. The Great Courses are accessible in the Libby App! Find it in the "Extras" section, or visit this link on desktop or a laptop.
Northstar Digital Literacy: Northstar focuses on basic digital literacy skills - such as using a mouse, searching on the internet, and using email - as well as advanced skills, like using Google Docs and searching for jobs online.
Cypress Resume: an online resume builder that lets you create professional-quality resumes in quick and simple steps.
The Ohio Web Library is an evolving collection of thousands of online publications and research resources. The Ohio Web Library supports quality education, a skilled workforce, business growth, and lifelong learning in Ohio.
AtoZ Maps: Extensive maps covering areas by geographical region and other data (such as past empires, holy lands, and ecology).
AtoZ the USA: Vast information about the USA including maps, culture, climate, history, socio-economics and more.
AtoZ World Food: food database that contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories: appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages.
AtoZ Food America: recipes in all course categories (appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages) for six US regions, all 50 states, and 33 ethnic cuisines.
Global Road Warrior: Get deep content coverage in major topic areas of society and culture, travel, communications, business, trade, marketing, and security for 175 countries.
Oxford's Very Short Introductions offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, and more.
Value Line is an amazing investment research tool. This database covers 3,500 stocks across 100 industries and represents 90% of the market capitalization of all stocks traded in U.S. markets.
Ancestry Library: Powered by Ancestry.com, delivers billions of records in census data, vital records, directories, photos, and more from countries all over the world. This resource is only available within the library.
HeritageQuest is a source for finding out more about your family's history, the history of a local region, and genealogy research. It provides access to U.S. census records, books, periodicals, Revolutionary War service records, and Freedman's Bank depositor records.
The Ohio Memory Archive: In collaboration with the Ohio Historical Society, the Way Public Library is in the process of scanning and archiving its photograph collection. This digital archive can be accessed through our web page by library users.
Fold3 by Ancestry: Discover your family's military past by searching military records archives. Resources include pension files, death files, registers, cruise books, and more.
ProQuest's African American Heritage is a groundbreaking new digital resource exclusively devoted to African American family history research.
Local Newspaper Archive: Way Library recently digitized its microfilm collection of newspapers and other miscellaneous local history material. This microfilm collection can now be accessed online and electronically searched. This is a tremendous advancement over the microfilm, which lacked the searching capability of this new system.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Over 40,000 detailed maps of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962.
Newspapers.com : The Newspapers.com viewer is a powerful tool that lets you explore high-quality newspaper images in detail. When you find something that interests you, the viewer also allows you to easily clip, print, download, and share what you find.