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OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks

Through OverDrive, you can check out popular eBook, eAudiobook and streaming video titles with your library card and enjoy them for up to a three-week lending period. Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period, so there are no late fees.

There are hundreds of titles to choose from! Click more information and download one of the guides to get started with your specific device.

Tutorials: JCPL Academy (video)

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OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks for Kids

Explore OverDrive's exclusive collection for younger readers!
Through OverDrive, you can check out popular eBook, eAudiobook and streaming video titles with your library card or digital access card and enjoy them for up to a three week lending period. Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period, so there are no late fees.

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OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks for Teens

Explore OverDrive's exclusive collection just for teen readers.
Through OverDrive, you can check out popular eBook, eAudiobook and streaming video titles with your library card or digital access card and enjoy them for up to a two week lending period. Titles automatically expire at the end of the lending period, so there are no late fees.

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Gutenberg.org

Download over 50,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPhone, Kindle, Sony Reader or other portable device. Choose between ePub, Mobipocket, HTML and simple text formats.

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LibriVox

LibriVox volunteers (you can be a volunteer) record chapters of books in the public domain, and then release the audio files back onto the net for free. Most of the texts come from Project Gutenberg, and are hosted by the Internet Archive.

LibriVox recordings are Public Domain in the USA.

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JCPL Academy - Niche Academy

With the new JCPL Academy, powered by Niche Academy, you will find ready-to-use online tutorials for e-resources such as Overdrive, Goodreads, Learning Express Library, Rosetta Stone, Ancestry and more.

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Storyline Online

'Storyline Online' features professional actors reading notable children's books and extending supplemental activities for each book co-developed by an early literacy specialist. Content is available online 24/7 free of charge. Since 1993, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation has been committed to championing children's literacy.

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