Digital and Downloadable Collections

Do you want to listen to a book?

• Digital Audiobooks (Books to listen to on computers and/or portable devices.)

Do you want to read a digital book?

• eBooks (Books to read online or on eReaders)

Do you want to download music?

• Music (Popular music tracks to download and keep, streaming classical music to listen to on your computer, or sheet music to download – all free and legal)

Digital Audiobooks!

eMedia Library from OverDrive – See their site for:

• Help & QuickStart Guides
• Compatible Devices (Includes iPods!)
• Download the OverDrive Console – Includes instructions for Android, iPhones, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile devices.

Notes: Titles are checked out for two weeks. You may place holds on checked out items. You will be notified by email when they are available for download. Selected titles may be burned to CD.

NetLibrary – See their site for:

• FAQs
• Quick Start Guide
• Compatible Devices

Note: NetLibrary titles are available to you for three weeks and may be renewed.

Check Out a Playaway from the Library.

Playaways 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 your search.

eBooks!

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

NetLibrary books are not transferable to portable devices like eReaders.

Have an eBook Reader? Your device must be able to read Adobe EPUB or Adobe PDF files (sorry, no Kindles, no iPads) to download titles from eMedia Library.

• Help with NetLibrary eBooks
• Help with eMedia Library eBooks
• Compatible eReaders

Music!

• Freegal Music Downloads
  Access to hundreds of thousands of songs from Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists. Find all genres of music, including popular, children’s music, classical, and jazz. St. Charles Library cardholders may download three DRM-free songs per week.
• Naxos Music Library
  Streaming music that includes over 85,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
• Naxos Sheet Music Library
  Find 45,000 classical sheet music titles, powered by the largest online digital sheet music store, FreeHandMusic.com. Download and print. Some titles may be transposed online.

Just for Kids!

NetLibrary and eMedia Library have books for children and young adults. In addition, we have collections designed specifically for kids from Scholastic and TumbleBooks.

Reference Books Online

Gale Virtual Reference Library and Oxford Reference Online give you access to hundreds of reference books online.

See additional online Reference Books.

General Tips and FAQs

Turn off any and all pop-up blocking software 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 electronic resource to the search.  Results will include both digital audiobooks for listening and digital books for reading.

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