hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service offered by your local public library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV!

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Enjoy critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more.

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Award-winning streaming video content serving millions of students and educators. Our acclaimed cloud-based digital video delivery service allows users to view streaming videos from top products anytime, anywhere.

Access thousands of e-books using your Hickory Public Library card. 

TumbleBook Library - K-6 children's ebooks

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NC Kids Digital Library offers e-books and audiobooks for youth ages pre-K through 4th grade.

NC Kids Level Up offers e-books and audiobooks for youth ages 4th through 8th grade.

The leading solution for motivating people to read, Beanstack is a platform unlike any other. From reading challenges to fundraisers, we are the #1 choice for thousands of libraries and schools around the world.

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More than 5,800 locally published ebook and audiobook titles with unlimited, simultaneous access, which means no holds, no checkout limits, and no wait lists. 

Access past issues of Hickory Daily Record. Full-text articles 2008-current. Text and images 2018-current.

Online access to current and past newspapers from across the United States.

Full-text articles 1985-current, Text and images 2018-current.

Full-text articles 2008-current, Text and images 2018-current.

New York Times - Full-text articles 1980-present through the ProQuest database

Wall Street Journal - Full-text articles 1984-present through the ProQuest database

Washington Post - Full-text articles 1987-present through the ProQuest database

The characteristics of the original Masterplots that appealed to individuals and libraries in the early 1950's continue to make the multivolume reference works published by Salem Press popular with librarians and library patrons today.

Gale™ takes literature, history and culture to the next level with the largest, most extensive compilation of literary commentary available: Literature Criticism Online.

Use our DMV practice tests and over 300 questions to achieve success at the NC DMV, including learner’s permit and driver’s license tests that look and feel exactly like the real thing.

Hickory Public Library provides students access to educational materials, programs, and resources.

Provides a fun, effective, and engaging experience for learners of all levels looking to build their listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a foreign language.  

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NuWav is an online resource to help you create professional quality legal documents.

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NC LIVE provides content, products, services, professional development and technical support to North Carolina’s libraries.

For almost 20 years, the GCFLearnFree.org program has helped millions around the world learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century.

Your resume is a brief snapshot of your career credentials for a specific job. It is your marketing tool presenting key facts about your professional experience, educational background, and skills in a consolidated format.

A global provider of independent investment insights with a variety of products and solutions that serve a wide range of market participants, including individual and institutional investors in public and private capital markets; financial advisors and wealth managers; alliances and redistributors; asset managers; retirement plan providers, advisors and sponsors; and issuers of fixed-income securities.