Apps
The HCPL App: HCPL on the Go
Manage all your library business from your personal mobile device. Our HCPL App is available FREE for both iOS and Android devices.
Features
- Self Check Out: Check out your books from the library from your phone!
- Search: Find and browse items in our catalog, such as new items or popular fiction
- Online Collections: Directly access our online catalogs of magazines, movies and research articles.
- Find Events at your local branch: See location, hours and events at any HCPL branch library.
- Ask a Librarian 24/7 directly from your phone
- Manage your Account: Pay fines, Reserve and manage your checkouts from the convenience of our powerful app
Frequently Asked Qustions
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- Tap menu icon in the top right of the screen (three horizontal bars)
- Tap Sign In
- Type in your library card number or use your phone’s camera to scan the barcode on your card
- Enter your PIN (Personal Identification Number). [Forget your PIN?]
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The HCPL on the Go App is available for both Apple and Android devices. The app is free to download in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
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If you have successfully logged into the HCPL on the Go app previously and have not signed out, your library card number and PIN will be stored in the app. If you have signed out of the app and do not remember your PIN,, you can call or visit any HCPL location, or reset your PIN online
More information about resetting your PIN including step-by-step instructions
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- Open the HCPL on the Go app
- Tap menu icon in the top right of the screen (three bars)
- Tap Linked Accounts
- Tap +Add in the upper right of the screen
- Scan the library card barcode or manually type in the card number using the keypad on the phone
- Enter your child’s PIN.
NOTE: You can link your app with multiple family members’ library cards.
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Yes. You need an HCPL library card to use nearly all of the app’s most useful features like searching the catalog, placing holds, and self-checkout
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Yes. The app is free and available for download in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Libby App from Overdrive
Access thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics & magazines all from the Libby app with your library card, iKnow card, or Instant Digital Card. Includes over 5,000 titles in languages from around the world like Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Urdu, Vietnamese, and more.
For Teens! Access thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics & magazines all from the Libby app with your library card, iKnow card or Instant Digital Card.
For Kids! Access thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks& more all from the Libby app with your library card, iKnow card or Instant Digital Card.
Summer Reading and Maker Central
Beanstack for Summer Reading! Log your reading and activities for Summer Reading Program.
Beanstack for Makers! Claim badges you earned and book appointments to use 3D Printers, Laser Cutters and all of our maker machines
Best of all, one account works for both Summer Reading and Maker!
Movies
Our video streaming service featuring quality, thoughtful entertainment, including movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films, and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. Kanopy is ad-free and can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phone, tablet and computer.
Newspapers & Magazines
The magazines you know and love, available digitally.
TIP: When logging in on the Flipster app choose "Harris Co Public Library" rather than your local branch to make sure your library card number is recognized.
Tutorials: Flipster for Desktop Computers, Flipster for Mobile Devices
Get unlimited access to the world's top newspapers and magazines as soon as they're available on shelves.
How-To Guides and How-To Videos to get you started.
Streaming Music
Freegal® Music offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, and over 40,000 music videos. Unlimited streaming and three downloads per week.
- 15 million songs
- Over 40,000 music videos.
- Unlimited streaming
- Three downloads per week.
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HCPL's Library ID is hcpl.
Electronic books for children in English, Spanish & French
- Books - 1,400+ titles
- Language Learning - 120+ items
- Read Along - 90+ titles
- Graphic Novels - 60+ titles
- Spanish Materials available