online services offered at waterford public library
Books & Streaming
Share Catalog
SHARE Anywhere is the newest way to access your library anytime, anywhere.
Libby By Overdrive
Libby offers access to Wisconsin’s Digital Library with an app, libbyapp.com, or at overdrive.com. Instantly check out available materials and place holds on materials currently in use.
- eBooks
- eAudiobooks
WI Digital Library
Discover the next generation experience: Wisconsin Digital Library. Enjoy ebooks and audiobooks on your computer, phone, tablet or iPad. Easy to use, no late fees and available 24/7.
Catalog & Interlibrary Loan
WISCAT
Discover books, music, movies, magazines and more in Wisconsin libraries.
The WISCAT platform contributes to the nearly 15 million interlibrary loan (ILL) transactions performed annually at libraries across Wisconsin.
Contact your library for assistance.
NoveList
Fiction recommendation resource with read-alikes, discussion guides, reading lists, and more. For teens and adults.
NoveList K-8
NoveList K-8 offers children’s reading recommendations created by book experts, discussion guides, reading lists, and more. There are many ways to search for books, for example, by: keyword, author, reading level (Lexile), style, and mood.
Education & Research
Ancestry Library Edition
(only accessible inside the library building)
Access to Ancestry® Library Edition is limited to inside the library building only. ProQuest has partnered with ancestry.com to create Ancestry® Library Edition, one of the most important genealogical collections available today. It has unparalleled coverage of the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada, Europe, Australia and other areas of the world!
BadgerLink
From personal interest to educational research, BadgerLink provides Wisconsin residents with licensed trustworthy content not available from free search engines.
Consumer Reports
We subscribe so you don’t have to! Get access to over 10,000 unbiased and independent ratings and reviews on appliances, cars, home, and more! ***To use this product, you need to be inside Waterford Library. This is in-library access only***
Gale Courses
Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses that you can take entirely online. As a Waterford Public Library cardholder, you are entitled to these courses at no cost. Courses run for six weeks and new sessions begin every month. Please review the course requirements before enrolling.
LinkedIn Learning
Choose from thousands of online courses to learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts. Get started with your library card.
MasterClass
MasterClass is proud to partner with Waterford Public Library & PLLS to offer no-cost Annual Memberships to the entire MasterClass platform for one year (a $180 value). Use your mobile, desktop, or smart TV to access online classes taught by the best in arts & entertainment, writing, business, food, home & lifestyle, music, sports & gaming, and more.
Language Learning
Transparent Language Online
Mango Languages
Mango is a personalized, adaptive language-learning experience that provides the tools and guidance to expand your language skills wherever and however you learn best. In addition to over 70 languages:
We are thrilled to announce that American Sign Language (ASL) is available on Mango Languages! Magno with ASL Insider (PDF)
and Little Pim (for ages 0-5) modules. Little Pim (PDF)