# Prince George's County Library

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1042090779](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1042090779)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1042090779`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Prince George's County Memorial Library System
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (23 ratings)
- **Version:** 2026.07.02
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-02
- **First published:** 2015-10-10
- **Size:** 46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/prince-georges-county-library/id1042090779)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://communico.co/privacy-policy](http://communico.co/privacy-policy)

## Description

The PGCMLS (Prince George's County Memorial Library System) app is your portal to the library's services from your mobile devices. Check your account, search the catalog, use your digital library card, renew items, check out ebooks from OverDrive and get the latest recommended reads suggestions.

Summary and detailed descriptions are at your fingertips, plus reviews and lists of similar items.

All our events are shown in the app and you can filter by location, age and event type.

Want to check whether we have a book you've just seen in a café? You can scan the book's barcode and we'll check whether any branches have it. And if not you can request we purchase it.

Our location finder shows you the nearest branch to where you are. You can see opening hours at a glance and get directions to any of our 19 library branches.

Access digital content - ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, magazines and more with quick links to apps from Overdrive, Freegal, Hoopla, Zinio, Freading, and OneClick digital. For OverDrive you can check out and read or listen all from within the app.

## Rankings

- #259,836 — Overall

## Review summary

Users like catalog search, digital reading, and cross-library features, but report recurring problems with login integration, holds/reservations, and UI stability. Repeated issues include needing to enter a 14-digit card number, holds not working, and frequent bugs or freezes. Some praise digital content access and geolocation features when functioning.

### Pros

- Mobile-friendly catalog search and ability to place reservations from the app.
- Virtual library card and cross-system features (inter-library holds, book drops) for using the library network.
- Geolocation to find available books and calendar integration to add events.
- Access to digital content and reading on the go with a library card.

### Cons

- Login and authentication issues, including requiring the card number and poor integration with website logins.
- Hold/reservation functionality is broken or unavailable in the app.
- Poor, outdated, and sometimes confusing user interface and navigation.
- Stability problems and bugs, including freezing and unreliable scanning.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1042090779)