Explore Your Digital Branch
MPL Digital Branch is always open! Use library services remotely from wherever you are. Explore your full digital library—including eBooks, online resources, and more—that you can access from anywhere, any time using your Messenger Public Library card and PIN. Start here to explore.
Need a library card? We’ve added a way for you to get a temporary digital library card that will let you use our digital collections. The card will only give you access to our digital resources for 90 days, and then you will need to come in and apply for physical library card to continue to access the digital branch, place holds, and check out materials.
Digital Content
e-Books, e-Audiobooks, and more…
Messenger has a strong collection of eBooks and eAudiobooks that you can download to your computer or handheld device. To access these collections, search the library’s catalog or search the individual collections by using the links below. You can also use free downloadable apps provided by each platform for your handheld device to search for titles.
Boundless (formerly Axis 360) – eBooks and eAudiobooks
hoopla – eBooks, eAudiobooks, movies, music, comics and TV shows
Kanopy – movies and TV shows
Libby/Overdrive – eBooks and eAudiobooks
Databases
Your library has purchased several online subscription databases for Messenger cardholders to use either from home or within the library. If browsing from home, you will need to enter your Messenger Public Library card number and PIN to gain access to the databases. Your PIN number is the last four digits of your phone number. Click here to access these databases.
Catalog Connections
Did you know that you can use your Messenger Public Library card at other Illinois libraries as a reciprocal borrower? This list of area library catalogs is useful if you’re looking for an item that you need quickly.
I-Share: I-Share includes the resources of 71 Illinois libraries belonging to CARLI, the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois.
Waubonsee Community College Catalog: Sugar Grove Campus Todd Library online catalog
WorldCat: A global catalog of library materials. You can search for books, music, video, articles and much more at libraries near you.