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Digital and Downloadable Collections

The St. Charles Public Library has purchased text, audio, and video digital collections for our cardholders. You may link directly to the services below, or search for digital materials from the Library’s catalog.

Netlibrary

Digital Audiobooks!

eMedia Library from Overdriveaudiobooks eMedia Library from OverDrive – See their site for:

Notes: Titles are checked out for two weeks. You may place holds on items checked out to other patrons and will be notified by email when they are available for download. Selected titles may be burned to CD, or available as MP3 files.

NetLibraryaudiobooks NetLibrary – See their site for:

Notes: Thousands of titles are always available for download to your computer and transfer to a compatible listening device. NetLibrary titles are available to you for three weeks and may be renewed.

Playawayaudiobooks Check Out a Playaway from the Library.

There’s no need to download the audiobook, these devices come with the book already on them, ready to listen. See all the Playaway titles, or the Youth Playaways. You may also search the catalog by adding the word Playaway to an “Everything” search.

Playaway  Look for this symbol in the catalog.

Need help?Need more information?
See our Downloadable Audiobooks page for more download instructions.

Downloadable audiobook.

eBooks!

The St. Charles Public Library offers nearly 20,000 books to read on your computer, via. NetLibraryext link, and a smaller, but growing collection via eMedia Libraryext link.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) database gives you access to hundreds of reference books online. You can browse individual titles, or search for subjects across all of the titles in their database. GVRL does not require you to download anything to your computer or to set up an account. To get started, click hereext link.

General Tips and FAQs

Turn off any and all pop-up blocking softward while you’re downloading audio titles from NetLibrary.
You’ll need your St. Charles Public Library card and PIN to access digital services.

If you want to listen to NetLibrary books on your MP3 player, be sure to download the CD Quality file to your computer.

To find digital content in the Library catalog, add the phrase and electronic resource to the end of an “Everything” search.  Results will include both digital audiobooks for listening and digital books for reading.

Downloadable audiobook.Look for this symbol in the catalog.

Need help?For additional information and instructions see:

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