Library Apps

WashCoLib has a new mobile app!

Using our new app, you can search the catalog, manage your library account, find locations and hours, keep up with library events, scan barcodes to find books at the library, enable push notifications for account alerts, download eBooks, and more.

Our old app will deactivate as of March 21, 2020.

Get it now!

  1. Install "Washington County Library" from your device’s app store.
  2. Tap “My Account” to enter your library card number and PIN.
  3. Add card numbers to manage multiple accounts through a single sign-in.
  4. Explore!
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cloudLibrary

Ebooks and Audiobooks
cloudLibrary

  • Check out up to 10 ebooks or audiobooks at a time
  • Place up to 10 titles on hold at a time. An email notification is sent when the item is available
  • Items check out for 3 weeks and can be renewed through the app.

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Fire, MacOS, Windows, Nook

Get it now!

  1. Install the cloudLibrary app from your device's app store.
  2. Follow the prompts to find Washington County Library and add your library card.
  3. Browse and check out your ebook or audiobook.

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Browse or search cloudLibrary titles

RBdigital

Audiobooks and Emagazines
RBdigital

  • Check out up to 10 audiobooks at a time
  • Place up to 10 audiobook titles on hold at a time. An email notification is sent when the item is available
  • Audiobooks check out for 3 weeks and can be renewed through the app.
  • Unlimited access to over 200 popular magazines
  • Check out and keep magazine issues for as long as you want. No due dates. 

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Fire, MacOS, Windows

Get it now!

  1. Install the RBdigital app from your device's app store.
  2. Create an account at our RBdigital page.
  3. Browse or search for magazines and audiobooks to check out. 

More info
Tutorial
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Browse or search RBdigital titles

Libby

Ebooks
Libby

  • Check out up to 10 ebooks at a time
  • Place up to 10 titles on hold at a time. An email notification is sent when the item is available
  • Items check out for up to three weeks and can be renewed through the app. (Default checkout is two weeks.)

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Windows

Get it now!

  1. Install the Libby app from your device's app store.
  2. Follow the prompts to find Washington County Library and add your library card.
  3. Browse and check out your ebook.
  4. Read your ebook with Libby, or send it to your Kindle.

More info
Tutorial
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Browse or search Libby/Overdrive titles

Overdrive

Ebooks
OverDrive

  • Check out up to 10 ebooks at a time
  • Place up to 10 titles on hold at a time. An email notification is sent when the item is available.
  • Items check out for up to three weeks and can be renewed through the app. (Default checkout is two weeks.)

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Kindle, Fire, Windows

Get it now!

  1. Install the OverDrive app from your device's app store.
  2. Follow the prompts to find Washington County Library and add your library card.
  3. Browse and check out your ebook.
  4. Read your ebook with OverDrive, or send it to your Kindle.

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Browse or search Libby/Overdrive titles

Lynda.com

Online Learning
Lynda.com

Learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, AppleTV, Roku, Windows, MacOS

Get it now!

  1. Install the Lynda.com app from your device's app store.  
  2. Select "Already a Member," then tap on the Organization tab.
  3. Type "www.co.washington.mn.us" under Web Portal and tap the Log in button.
  4. Enter your library card number and PIN.

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Downloading apps

Lynda.com Online

BiblioBoard

Local Ebook Collections 
Biblioboard

  • Unlimited access to thousands of titles from Minnesota’s independent publishers, including literature and nonfiction.
  • Check out and keep ebooks for as long as you want. No due dates.

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android, Fire, Windows, MacOS

Get it now!

  1. Install the Biblioboard app from your device's app store.  
  2. Create an account to read titles offline.
  3. Browse and check out your ebook.

More info
Help guide

ReferenceUSA

Business Research
Reference USA

Research companies and executives, find addresses and phone numbers, and search for jobs, or new business opportunities.

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch

Get it now!

  1. Install the Reference USA app from your device's app store.
  2. Enter your library card number.
  3. Select MELSA for your library. 

More info
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Learning Center
FAQ

Reference USA Online

Transparent Language

Language Learning
Transparent Language

Radically better language learning, in one complete experience. 100+ languages (and growing!). From Afrikaans to Zulu, the number of languages available to learners is constantly growing. Listening, speaking, reading, and writing are the four pieces of the language puzzle. Put them all together through dozens of learning activities, including pronunciation practice and typing tasks.

Works with
iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android 

Get it now!

  1. Create a user account on Transparent Language Online and log on.
  2. Choose a language.
  3. Click Go Mobile.
  4. Install the Transparent Language app from your device's app store.
  5. Enter the username and mobile password provided in the Transparent Language app authorization screen to authenticate. 

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Transparent Language Online

   

Check out, read, watch, research, and listen to ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and more using these free apps and your library card.