Free service allows on-line access to many popular publications
Roanoke County Public Library patrons can now access many of their favorite newsstand reads on their Internet-enabled device from the comfort of home with Zinio, a new library service made possible by a partnership with RBdigital.
Through Roanoke County Public Library’s website, Roanoke Valley Libraries cardholders will have unlimited and simultaneous access to complete digital magazines, which can easily be viewed on any Internet-enabled device inside or outside of the library. Zinio’s unique technology digitally recreates a magazine page for page, including full color pictures, intuitive navigation, key word article search, and interactive elements such as audio and video.
“We are delighted to add this free service to our online library,” says Library Director Diana Rosapepe. “All someone needs is a valid Roanoke Valley Libraries card, and they’re ready to check out the online magazine of their choice.”
The Zinio portal can be found on the library’s home page. There is no charge to use this service.
Thes following titles are currently available: Apple Magazine / Bloomberg Business / Car and Driver / Cosmopolitan / Country Living / Discover / Do It Yourself / Dwell / Eating Well / The Economist / Elle / ESPN The Magazine / Esquire / Every Day /Family Circle / The Family Handyman / Food Network Magazine / Forbes / Good Housekeeping / House Beautiful / Kiplinger’s Personal Finance / Macworld / Marie Claire / Martha Stewart Living / Men’s Fitness / Men’s Health / Mental Floss / Mother Earth News / National Geographic / National Geographic Traveler / Newsweek / O: The Oprah Magazine / PC Magazine / PCWorld / Popular Mechanics / Popular Science / Prevention / Reader’s Digest /Redbook / Rolling Stone / Runner’s World / Shape / Smithsonian / Star / Taste of Home / Us / Vegetarian Times / Weight Watchers / Woman’s Day / Women’s Health / Yoga Journal
Zinio is the world’s largest newsstand and is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York, London, Paris, Barcelona, and Taipei. For more information, visit www.zinio.com.
There are six libraries in Roanoke County: South County Library, Bent Mountain, Glenvar, Hollins, Mount Pleasant, and Vinton. For more information, call (540) 772-7507 or visit www.yourlibrary.us.
