Digital Collections

Digital Books, Movies, Music, Magazines, and More

• BookPage

  BookPage is a discovery tool for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres. A monthly publication supplied by RTDL and available online. Includes reviews of books recommended by BookPage editors.

• Consumer Reports

  Product reviews and ratings on cars, appliances, electronics, and more.
  
  

• Hoopla

  Hoopla allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.

• Kanopy

  Kanopy is a video streaming service that provides instant access to thousands of critically acclaimed movies, documentaries, and kids favorites. We partner with studios like A24, The Criterion Collection, PBS, and more to bring your library access to thoughtful entertainment. Kanopy is accessible via mobile and tablet apps for iPhone and Android. You can also access Kanopy on your Desktop, and SmartTV apps like Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick.
  
  

• Libby, by OverDrive

  With a Redford Library card, Redford residents can borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed ebooks to your Kindle e-reader (U.S. only)! It’s free and easy to get started - to learn more about the Libby app, click here.
  
  

• Mango Languages

  Mango Languages dives you into bite-sized language adventures with native speakers, cultural context, and a touch of AI magic. Master 70+ languages, from Spanish to Navajo, and perfect your accent with voice comparison. Explore the world, one language at a time!
  
  

• ProQuest Historical Newspapers

  Dive into Michigan's history with ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Michigan Collection, a subscription database offering digitized newspapers from 1910 to the present day. This database includes: Battle Creek Enquirer 1918–Present, Detroit Free Press 1923–Present, Lansing State Journal 1911–Present, and Times Herald (Port Huron) 1910–Present.

• The New York Times

  The original, quality journalism of The New York Times helps you make sense of this moment. With a Redford library card, you can access The New York Times in the library, at home, or on the go! Access the database here.

• Value Line

  Value Line provides investment research on companies, industries, markets and economies. The Library's subscription includes coverage of 1,700 stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey Plus and 1,800 in the The Small and Mid-Cap edition.