Quick Access
Check out our premier services offered to MYLink card holders for FREE! Most services require an account creation after verifying your library card number and PIN. Checkout limits vary by service, so make sure to check your accounts regularly.
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Houston Public Library and Harris County Public Library have linked their popular OverDrive digital collections. Check out available items in the libraries’ digital collections using the Libby app—whether you're a member of Harris County or Houston Public Library. Simply use your existing or new library card to borrow from either library system.
Movies
Borrow Blockbusters
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Download and watch movies on your favorite device with your MYLink card and hoopla. Borrow up to 15 items per month. Keep movies for 72 hours.
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Academy Award Winners
Create an account in Kanopy with your MYLink card number to watch the best movies, documentaries, foreign films, and educational videos. Use up to 20 tickets per month.
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Borrow & read ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more online for free!
Music
Need New Tunes?
Music is the universal language that evokes emotion, tells stories, and brings people together. It spans countless genres and cultures, offering endless ways to express creativity and identity.
Create an account with your MYLink card to borrow up to 15 items per month. Keep music for 7 days.
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eBooks & eAudiobooks
TRUE CRIME
Read or listen in your browser or download the Boundless app. Find eBooks and eAudiobooks from many genres including YA, Travel, Language Studies, Sci-Fi and many more.
MANGA
Borrow manga and comics of many genres for all ages with your library card and Library Pass Comics Plus. Read in your browser or get the app.
FOR KIDS
Search for Houston Public Library and sign in with your MYLink card number and PIN to get curated selections for kids in the Libby app.
FOR TEENS
Sign in with your library card number to start borrowing from Libby now. Check out up to 15 items at one time and keep for 14 days.
Newspapers & Magazines
Newsstand
Newspapers
Your MYLink card gets you access to historical and current newspapers from Texas and all around the world. Start reading the Houston Chronicle, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and more.
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Magazines
Read magazines in your browser on subjects like fashion, entertainment, technology, health, travel, and much more. Sign in to PressReader with your library card number and PIN and search for Houston Public Library to get started.
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