Mobile Tools

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FCPL Mobile App

Library Anywhere app

This app gives you mobile-friendly access to:

  • Search our catalog
  • Place holds
  • View your checkouts, holds, and fines
  • Get branch locations, phone number, hours, and events

Use it on any mobile browser as a mobile website (www.libanywhere.com/m/469) or download it as a native app for Apple or Android devices. The native app includes a barcode scanning feature that It lets you scan the ISBN on a book and quickly see if FCPL owns the book.

Research Databases

Try these links instead of the ones on our normal Resource Guides.

AccessMyLibrary from Gale
When you are within 10 miles of an FCPL library, this app for Android and Apple devices will let you use some of our online research databases without logging in, including:

Biography in Context
Business and Company Resource Center
Testing and Education Reference Center
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Literature Resource Center

EBSCOhost mobile
This mobile page gives you checkboxes to choose to search one or more of the online collections we get through EBSCO. Individual database links are listed below.

History Reference Center

Masterfile Premier

Science Reference Center

Other Apps

Download these to your mobile device for improved access to our resources.

Freegal Music
Access to thousands of songs in the Sony Music catalog. Download up to 3 songs a week for free with your library card. Songs are in DRM-free MP3 format.
iOS app
Android app
Please note: In the iOS version, songs are saved in the app, not your iTunes Library. To add a song you download with the app to your iTunes Library, you must download it on a computer within 2 weeks of the original download. Learn more in the Freegal FAQs.

Mango languages
Downloadable app for iOS and Android devices.

OneClickdigital - downloadable audiobooks for adults, young adults, and children
iOS app

OverDrive media console
Provides access our eBook collection in the Maryland Digital eLibrary Consortium. For more about our eBooks collections, click here.