How do you know if a Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal is good or too good to be true? Do your research beforehand by accessing our Consumer Reports database for free with your WPL library card! You can read articles and topical sections (such as their The Ultimate Guide to Black Friday Deals and Sales), check out product reviews, and find out about recalls on a variety of products. Just go to mywpl.org - Resources - Online Databases and click on Home where Consumer Reports is listed. Enter your WPL library card number and password on the following page and you are in!
We also have print issues of Consumer Reports available from our Newspapers & Magazines Department. Ask our library staff if you need assistance locating a current issue or a back issue. Of course, you can also put print copies of Consumer Reports on hold for yourself to pick up at the main library or one of the branches.
- First go to account login at mywpl.org. Enter your library card number and password. This will bring you to the online catalog.
- Enter "Consumer Reports" in the search bar and select "title" in the format drop down menu. Click "search."
- Click on the "Place Hold" button. You can then choose a specific issue of the magazine by clicking "Specific Volume," and selecting the specific volume from the drop-down menu.
- Select which issue you want, choose how you want the library to notify you when it's ready for pick up, and which library you want to pick up the magazine. Click "place hold."
