Libby
eBooks and Digital Audiobooks
Overdrive is back as Libby! Libby provides access to thousands of free eBook and downloadable audiobook titles. Libby is available on your computer or you can download the Libby app. On Libby, you will need to use Digital Library of Illinois as your home library, or search for Glen Carbon. You can also use Libby on your Kindle paperwhite devices. You can even set up a free and personalized tutorial session with a librarian to help get you started (Book-a-Librarian).
HOOPLA
Digital Content
Browse through thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics, movies, music and more on Hoopla. This content can be used on any smart device or computer. You can check out up to 5 items each month. You can even set up a free and personalized tutorial session with a librarian to help get you started (Book-a-Librarian).
CLOUD LIBRARY
eBooks and Digital Audiobooks
The 3M Cloud Library provides access to thousands of free eBook and downloadable audiobook titles. 3M titles are integrated in the regular catalog. Choose the 3M icon while browsing to start the checkout process. Alternatively, you can download the 3https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/illinoisheartland/FeaturedM app to your phone or tablet. You can even set up a free and personalized tutorial session with a librarian to help get you started (Book-a-Librarian).
KANOPY
Digital Content
Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Kino Lorber, Music Box Films, Samuel Goldwyn, The Orchard, The Great Courses, PBS and thousands of independent filmmakers. This content can be used on any smart device or computer. You can also use it with Chromecast and Roku devices to watch on a TV. You can check out up to 5 items each month. You can even set up a free and personalized tutorial session with a librarian to help get you started (Book-a-Librarian).
Tumblebooks
Digital Content
Tumblebooks is a great resource for young readers, with a curated collection of over 1100 titles that include interactive picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, audiobooks, and more. Recommended for grades K-6.
TeenBookCloud offers the next level of content for students in 7-12 grade, offering classics, graphic novels, audiobooks, and more.
Both resources offer dynamic content and educational resources for all grade levels. The content is available online on computers or on mobile devices through the library website.
BiblioBoard
BiblioBoard is a collection of ebooks that focuses on small publishers and independently published books, including items in the public domain. There are no holds and no waiting time for this collection, which is open to anyone in Illinois.
eReaders for Checkout
Still on the fence about ebooks?
Your Library offers various eReaders for checkout. Test drive one of the following: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HDX, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle Paperwhite, and Nook Tablet HD. We will even help you get comfortable with the technology before you leave, showing you the ins-and-outs of the device and helping you navigate our eBook services as needed.
Some of the devices even come preloaded with Best Sellers. Why wait in line for that hot new book when you can simply check out a Kindle? Click the link below for a list of our devices and the titles currently available on them.
