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Five Library Resources You Can Use Anywhere

Here are five awesome library resources you can use from anywhere!

For any service that asks for a User ID or PIN, your User ID is your library card number (with no spaces) and your PIN is the last four digits of your phone number. If you have a Buncombe County or Asheville City school ID card, your ID is your card number and your PIN is the last four digits of your ID number.

Ebooks and Audio Books

Buncombe County libraries have thousands of ebooks and audio books on the North Carolina Digital Library you can download to any device. Get the free Libby app from your app store and you are ready to go. Digital materials automatically return themselves at the end of the loan period, so there are never any overdue fines.

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Magazines

They also have a large collection of recent popular magazines on the NCDL. Your User ID and PIN stay the same.

Online Streaming Video

For streaming video, you can use the North Carolina Digital Library, or Films on Demand on NC Live.

Tutorials and Courses

Get unlimited access to an online library of high-quality instructional videos taught by industry experts on the latest software tools and skills with LinkedIn Learning. Learn a whole course or just the section you need. Topics include Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Web design, Social Media, Business and Career Skills and much more.

Want to learn another language? Mango Languages is an online language-learning system teaching actual conversation skills for a wide variety of languages. Mango uses real-life situations and actual conversations to more effectively teach a new language.

Local History Buffs

If you love local history, our North Carolina Room at Pack Library has an extensive collection of materials available online that bring the past to life. The photograph collection documents over 200 years of Buncombe County history.

You can email the library for help with any of these resources at [email protected].

Want to access online resources but don’t have a library card? While library branches are closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we’re issuing and renewing library cards by email.

  1. Email [email protected] and ask for a library card. You need to be a Buncombe County resident to get a card.
  2. We’ll respond with instructions on how to email a copy or photo of your local ID.
  3. We’ll send you back a library card number and PIN that you can use for all digital resources. The physical card will be mailed to you at a later date.

The library system will issue new cards by email as long as library branches are closed to the public. They can also renew cards by email.

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