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June 16, 2020 by routeonefunlady

FREE Washington Post, NYT, Essence, Ranger Rick, The Atlantic + via PGCMLS

Hot off the presses: The Prince George’s County Memorial Public Library System just announced “the addition of free digital access to The Washington Post, The New York Times, and 27 popular magazines. These new resources are available through the Library’s online “News Suite” at pgcmls.info/news-suite. PGCMLS cardholders and Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) students can now access these major publications at home and on the go.” 👏👏👏
PGCMLS offers free digital magazine subscriptions

Just a sampling of the magazines now available for FREE to PGCMLS library card holders.

PGCMLS Offers FREE Digital NYT, Washington Post & Magazine Subscriptions

More from the press release:

“In addition to catching up on local, national, and international news with digital newspapers, customers can read about popular culture, food, home décor, history, science, health and wellness, and more through Flipster (EBSCO), which offers free digital access to 27 major magazines. The collection includes: American History, The Atlantic, Babybug, Better Homes & Gardens, Consumer Reports Buying Guide, Eating Well, Entertainment Weekly, Essence, Fine Gardening, Fine Homebuilding, Forbes, Fortune, Health, InStyle, Martha Stewart Living, Parents, People, People en Español, Ranger Rick, Scientific American, Shape, Southern Living, Real Simple, Time, Threads, Travel & Leisure, and Zoobooks.”

FREE Kids Digital Subscriptions

While perusing the list, came across these magazines that may be of interest to your young’ns: Ranger Rick, Babybug and Zoobooks.

Don’t Have a PGCMLS Library Card?

Don’t fret! Check out our fantabulous post on how to get your instant PGCMLS library card today! 🙂

How to Access New Resources from Home

Access to the newspapers and magazines require a PGCMLS library card. Don’t have a card? See above on how to get one!

The Washington Post

  • Visit pgcmls.info/news-suite and click on the Washington Post icon.
  • Enter your library card or LINK card number when prompted.
  • Follow instructions to create an account.
  • Re-login required every 7 days to keep access.
  • Users can also access content through the Washington Post’s mobile app using their account credentials (Android and iOS).

The New York Times

  • Visit pgcmls.info/news-suite and click on the New York Times icon.
  • Enter your library card or LINK card number when prompted.
  • Follow prompts to create an account.
  • Re-login required after 72 hours.
  • Users can also access content through the Times’ mobile app with their account credentials (Android and iOS).

Flipster (EBSCO)

  • Access is available online through pgcmls.info/news-suite or via Flipster’s iOS, Android, or Kindle Fire apps.
  • Find Prince George’s County Memorial Library System in the list of libraries.
  • Enter your library card or LINK card number.
  • Click the Flipster icon and browse the digital magazine collection.”

To read the full press release, visit here.

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Comments

  1. Eric McKenzie says

    June 17, 2020 at 6:24 pm

    This is fantastic news, thanks! (By the way, there are a couple of broken links in the “How to Access New Resources from Home” section.)

    Reply
    • routeonefunlady says

      June 18, 2020 at 11:30 am

      Gah! Thanks for the heads-up, Eric! Will check them out and fix!

      Reply

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