Ebooks & More

Take your library books with you on the go.

Download eBooks and audiobooks with Wisconsin’s Digital Library. To download on your smartphone or tablet, do a search in your app store for Libby or follow this link. Libby is the app that you can use on multiple devices to access digital content from the library. Log in with your library card and PIN to get started. You can get help with Libby here.

You can also out complete digital editions of popular magazines - and keep them as long as you want, now as a part of Libby/Wisconsin's Digital Library.

Either perform a search for a favorite title or choose "Collections" and arrow down to find magazines. Under "Collections", Magazines, you may browse by category. Checkouts can be for either 7, 14, or 21 days. 

Digital movies, music and more – instantly available – 24/7 – free with your library card!

We are excited to announce hoopla digital a new digital media service provided to you, our patron, through which you may access and enjoy nearly half a million titles, from six different formats: Movies, TV, Music Albums, eAudiobooks , eBooks, and Comics/Graphic Novels. All in one location, from your computer, tablet or Smartphone!

With hoopla, there are no hold lists, no extra apps or accounts needed or special steps to use it. It just works!

To register for and enjoy hoopla digital for free with your library card, please download the hoopla digital app from your Apple or Google Play store on your mobile device. If you are using a computer, you may visit https://www.hoopladigital.com/my/hoopla.

Due to rising costs, hoopla checkouts have been limited to 2 checkouts per month per library card. This resource is available to patrons whose home library includes one of the following: Brown Deer, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Milwaukee, Oak Creek, Shorewood, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, West Allis and Whitefish Bay.

About these changes to Hoopla:
Why the change in checkouts for Hoopla this year?

It's not commonly known, but Hoopla is a "pay-per-use" model. The average cost currently is $2.40 for each item checked out. The difficulty with a pay-per-use model is that the more popular the service becomes, the more expensive it is to maintain.

The Milwaukee County Federated Library System had previously paid for Hoopla. However, due to the significant increase in usage over the past couple of years, the system transferred the costs to individual libraries to determine whether to continue using this platform. Whitefish Bay, along with a number of other libraries in the system, will continue to offer Hoopla to their residents.

The future of Hoopla beyond 2025 is unclear, but we’re happy we could make it work for next year.

Having difficulties with Libby or Hoopla? Schedule a Book-a-Librarian appointment with one of our friendly and helpful staff. We’ll have you downloading books, magazines and audiobooks in no time. To make an appointment, email Scott (s.lenski@wfblibrary.org) or call 414-964-4380.