At Home Access
Our online resources can always be accessed from home with your library card and password. Some products authenticate against your library password, which can be created or reset from My PJFL above.
Get a Library Card
If You Have any Difficulties
or require assistance, please chat us or email us at adref@portjefflibrary.org.
Be sure to include the following:
- library barcode number (found on the back of your library card)
- product (overdrive, libby, hoopla, etc.)
- description of difficulty (include a screenshot of any error messages)
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Books & Audiobooks:
OverDrive
OverDrive uses your library account information.
Visit our Device Advice page, which has step by step guides for downloading ebooks.
Not sure what to read?
Check out our Book Lists page.
From the Children’s Department
Enjoy over 200 ebooks!
The TP is a collection of TumbleBooks (animated, talking picture books) with fiction, non-fiction and foreign language titles, Read-Alongs, Videos (from National Geographics), TumbleTV, which consists of pre-set playlists of a sequence of books, and Tumble Puzzles & Games.
From the Teen Center
Boredom Busters!
If you need some good binging materials these days, these resources are just the thing for you. Check out these resources to watch or do at the comfort of your own home.
Community Service
Teen PJFL cardholders can earn community service credit by reviewing young adult novels, submitting creative ideas, and making thank you cards for hospital workers.
Other Free Resources
http://bit.ly/suffolklibrariesathome
Read a Magazine
NO checkout periods or separate accounts need to be created.
Stream Movies
Stream movies 24/7 with your library card! While you may be familiar with Hoopla, Kanopy has a large catalog of award-winning independent films and documentaries. Browse the catalog before you create an account!
Take an online course through Universal Class
Learn on your time, connect with a real instructor, earn a certificate documenting CEUs and contact hours or watch the videos only. Learn anything, anywhere, anytime.
Don’t forget about our ONLINE Events
Learn a Lanuage
This platform has over 100 languages to learn and an average of 9,500 instructional phrases per language. A wonderful FREE library sponsored platform to help you get started.
Research your Family Tree
Ancestry is now available AT HOME through 12/30/21.
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