Digital media such as eBooks, eAudios, eVideos, ePapers and eMusic can be downloaded free of charge. These have been available at the Bad Homburg City Library since 2012. The library is a partner of OnleiheVerbundHessen.
You can download the media at any time. You can read, listen to and view them on private devices.
You can access them via the portal www.onleiheverbundhessen.de.
Or you can use the Onleihe app for Android and Apple devices.
How to use the eLibrary:
Select a medium.
Select the library under "Media account".
If a digital item is on loan, you can reserve it free of charge.
You will receive an e-mail when it is available.
You can borrow digital media for different lengths of time. eBooks and eAudios can be borrowed for three weeks. eVideos and eMusic can be borrowed for one week. Magazines can be borrowed for one day. Daily newspapers can be borrowed for one hour.
Advantages of the eLibrary:
You don'thave to return anything,
You do not pay any late fees,
You do notreceive a reminder.
After the loan period, you can no longer use the digital medium.
You will quickly find what you are looking for. This applies to school, study or leisure. The Brockhaus Encyclopedia gives you access to good knowledge. This knowledge is verified. It is not freely available.
This online archive has a lot of information. It is good and complete.
With your library card from the StadtBibliothek you can use these services here:
People database
Here you can find information about important people. These people are from business, culture, science and politics. The biographies briefly describe their influence and position. Backgrounds and achievements are also explained.
Kindlers Literatur Lexikon
This is a unique encyclopedia of works. It describes international literature in German.
Works from all literatures of the world are explained in articles.
Critical Dictionary of Contemporary German-Language Literature (KLG)
Here you will find many articles about German-language authors. These authors are from the 21st century. There are detailed biographies. There is also a list of works and a bibliography of secondary literature.
Critical Dictionary of Contemporary Foreign Language Literature (KLfG)
Here you will find articles on foreign-language writers. These authors are from the 20th and 21st centuries. They shape the literature of their language and cultural area. All original editions are listed in detailed bibliographies. All translations into German and the most important secondary literature are also listed.
The digital library will help you. You can find a lot of information with one search. This includes library catalogs and literature databases. You can quickly find out where a text is. You can get the text by document delivery, online or in a library.
The StadtBibliothek is part of the Rhein Main Library Network. Therefore this service is free of charge for you .
There are many learning videos on sofatutor. There are also many interactive exercises. There are also many printable worksheets. There are also learning games. There is also a vocabulary trainer. There is also a homework chat. Your child can learn while having fun. Your child can improve their grades.
RiffReporter is a group of freelance journalists from Bremen. Their aim is to provide good journalism. They want to support journalists who work freelance. The group offers an online magazine. The address is riffreporter.de.
You can register as a reader on the site. You use your login details as a library user. Then you can read the exciting articles on many topics.
tigerbooks has many stories for children. The stories are for children aged 3 to 12. A team of children's experts has selected the stories. The stories are in an app. There are many well-known characters in the app. For example Bibi & Tina, Conni, Janosch, the Olchis and Pettersson & Findus. The characters have great adventures.
You can use the app. You register in the app with our login details.
