Access our collection of digital resources for free with your Shorewood-Troy Public Library card. Learn a new language, get financial advice, or uncover your family history with the highly rated selection below.
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Mango Languages
We now offer the only personalized, adaptive language-learning experience that provides the tools and guidance you need to expand your language skills wherever and however you learn best.
Mango features we love:
- Real-world conversations that won’t leave you lost in translation
- Voice comparison for matching your pronunciation with native-speaker audio
- Listening and reading activities for reinforcing learned material and building new skills
- Personalized Review System that adapts to your individual learning pathway
- Culture Notes for unique insights into different cultures
- Mango Movies for learning through engaging, authentic content
- Little Pim videos designed for early learners ages 0-6
Download the free app from the App Store or Play Store or follow the link below to get started. To use Mango for free, create an account and enter your STPL library card number.
Weiss Financial Ratings
It’s never too early (or late) to start your financial planning. Take advantage of these important financial planning tools—free with your STPL library card. Weiss Financial Ratings can help you create a budget (and stick to it), manage debt, pay off your student loans, save for your child’s education, or select the best Medicare supplement insurance. Wherever you are in your financial journey, Weiss Financial Ratings is here to help.
Weiss features we love:
- Independent, unbiased financial strength ratings of banks, credit unions, and insurance companies
- Conservative buy-hold-sell ratings of thousands of stocks, mutual funds, and exchange traded funds
- Create your own personal account to create a watchlist, get upgrade/downgrade notifications, and log in from anywhere
- Medicare supplement insurance – which plan to choose, how much it will cost, and compare rates and plan benefits
- Turn on Kids Mode to only display content recommended for kids 12 and younger
Consumer Reports
Make better purchasing decisions with Consumer Reports. Through this non-profit organization, over 8,500 products are tested and honestly reviewed by people like you so that we all can buy, rent, and live better. All STPL cardholders can access this resource for free with your card number!
Consumer Reports features we love:
- Get unbiased reviews you can trust on products you’re in the market for
- Compare products and models easily to make smarter purchasing decisions
- Lower your car insurance or find lower car repair pricing with the Buyer Guide
- Stay up-to-date with health information, medications, insurance, and equipment ratings
- Always find the highest quality products at the best price
Genealogy
Do you know your family history? Uncover historical records through Ancestry Library Edition and Family Search in Library Version made available to you for free with your STPL library card.
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry Library Edition is the premier genealogy database for tracking your family’s history. Access the world’s largest collection of online family history records for free with your STPL card.
Family Search in Library Version
Family Search In Library Version gives you the ability to find your family, discover yourself, and bring to life your family’s history by exploring the lives of those that came before you. Search records, photos, catalogs and books at STPL! This database needs to be accessed via the Library’s computers or Wi-Fi.
