Cantook Libraries eBooks
Cantook Libraries is the home of the Read Alberta Collection and the Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection.
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Libby by OverDrive Audiobooks Comics & Graphic Novels eBooks Newspapers & Magazines
Borrow fiction and non-fiction titles that are part of our OverDrive collection using Libby by OverDrive. Enjoy free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and more with your library card and an internet connection. This collection includes popular fiction, non-fiction, technical, kids and teen titles.
Borrow up to 15 titles at a time and place holds on up to 15 titles at a time. Magazine titles have no waitlists and no holds, and they do not count toward your checkout limits.
Try the Libby by OverDrive Lucky Day collection offering express 7-day loans of popular titles!
Watch the Libby tutorial or read EPL's Libby by OverDrive FAQs to learn more about this resource.
O’Reilly for Public Libraries Audiobooks eBooks Movies & TV
This resource includes 45,000+ eBook titles and more than 3,500 videos on essential technology and business. It includes technology eBooks, videos and streaming audiobooks from the current year and previous two years, and business eBooks, videos and streaming audiobooks from the current year and previous three years. Each year, new content is added and the oldest year of material is removed to present you with a rich and growing foundation of timely information on business and technology topics. The platform is easy to use. You just click and start reading! No downloads or checkouts are required.
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AV2 World Languages eBooks
AV2 World Languages is a language learning platform for kids with 2,250 eBooks presented in 18 languages. Each book features an easy-to-read interface illustrated by beautiful photos and a read-along audio feature. The reading level is designed for Pre-K to grade 3 and the eBooks cover science topics, animals, concept books and more.
Languages included are English, French, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Swahili, Ukrainian, and Urdu.
Cantook Libraries eBooks
Cantook Libraries is the home of the Read Alberta Collection and the Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection.
Early World of Learning eBooks Movies & TV
Brought to you by World Book, a wealth of resources to help preschoolers and children in the early grades grasp critical early childhood themes.
Watch the World Book tutorial to learn more about this resource.
Freading eBooks
Includes titles from most genres and lots of reality reads. There are over 170,000 titles always available for you - No waiting, no holds required!
(Download or Read in App)
Please Note: Freading has changed its sign-on method so you no longer need an Adobe Digital Editions account to use the app! If you are using the Freading website or mobile app for the first time since this sign-on method change, you will be asked to create a new account with an email address, password, your library card and your PIN. Once that information has been entered, you will be able to enjoy Freading books seamlessly without having to sign-up separately with Adobe.
These new Freading credentials will now be your Adobe Digital Editions ID and password to download eBooks on your computer for Freading and other eBook platforms.
Service Note: As of May 2023, customers with an Android device running the Android 13 operating system and above may encounter issues when trying to use the Freading app. The vendor is aware of this issue and is working to resolve it. This note will be updated once the issue is resolved.
Watch the Freading tutorial or refer to Freading's FAQs to learn more about this resource.
hoopla Audiobooks Comics & Graphic Novels eBooks Movies & TV Music
Movies, television, music, books, comic books and audiobooks! Borrow and stream up to 5 items per month.
- Movies & TV: 3 day loan
- Music: 7 day loan
- Audiobooks: 21 day loan
- Graphic Novels & eBooks: 21 day loan
- Comic Books: 21 day loan
All titles are available all the time. No holds and no waiting — you want it, you get it! Please note, mobile users will need to access hoopla via the hoopla app, not on a mobile browser. Note that some items do not support streaming through desktop browsers.
Watch the hoopla tutorial to learn more about this resource.
Libby by OverDrive Audiobooks Comics & Graphic Novels eBooks Newspapers & Magazines
Borrow fiction and non-fiction titles that are part of our OverDrive collection using Libby by OverDrive. Enjoy free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and more with your library card and an internet connection. This collection includes popular fiction, non-fiction, technical, kids and teen titles.
Borrow up to 15 titles at a time and place holds on up to 15 titles at a time. Magazine titles have no waitlists and no holds, and they do not count toward your checkout limits.
Try the Libby by OverDrive Lucky Day collection offering express 7-day loans of popular titles!
Watch the Libby tutorial or read EPL's Libby by OverDrive FAQs to learn more about this resource.
O’Reilly for Public Libraries Audiobooks eBooks Movies & TV
This resource includes 45,000+ eBook titles and more than 3,500 videos on essential technology and business. It includes technology eBooks, videos and streaming audiobooks from the current year and previous two years, and business eBooks, videos and streaming audiobooks from the current year and previous three years. Each year, new content is added and the oldest year of material is removed to present you with a rich and growing foundation of timely information on business and technology topics. The platform is easy to use. You just click and start reading! No downloads or checkouts are required.
OverDrive Audiobooks eBooks Newspapers & Magazines
With OverDrive, you can borrow and enjoy free eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines and more! All you need to get started is an Internet connection and your library card. This collection includes popular fiction, non-fiction, technical, kids and teen titles.
Borrow up to 15 titles at a time and place holds on up to 15 titles at a time. Magazine titles have no waitlists and no holds, and they do not count toward your OverDrive checkout limits. The Libby by OverDrive app makes downloading OverDrive eBooks, magazines and eAudiobooks to your smartphone or tablet easier than ever. Learn more about OverDrive and Libby by OverDrive by reading EPL's OverDrive FAQs.
Looking for a specific collection?
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- Check out OverDrive Kids for our extensive collection of children’s titles
- Access great titles for teens through OverDrive Teens
- Looking for a popular title available now? Try the OverDrive Lucky Day collection offering express 7-day loans!
- With OverDrive Magazines, you can enjoy full colour and full text access to top magazines like Newsweek, The New Yorker, Elle, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Hello! and The Hockey News. Find titles in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, German, French and more.
Palace Project App, The Audiobooks eBooks
The Palace Project offers free access with your library card to eAudiobooks and eBooks on compatible devices through The Palace Project App for iOS or Android. With the ability to combine multiple library collections into one interface, this collection presents select Audible eAudiobook titles as well as Libby by OverDrive eBooks and eAudiobooks.
Borrow up to 15 titles at a time and place holds on up to 30 titles at a time across both Audible titles and Libby by OverDrive titles.
Read all about The Palace Project App.
Learn more about The Palace Project app's features and common troubleshooting in EPL's The Palace Project FAQs.
Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection eBooks
The Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection brings together over 200 titles from publishers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This significant addition to the Alberta eBooks repository increases access to stories by Indigenous authors and writings about Indigenous culture, serving as the first of its kind in Canada.
Read Alberta Collection eBooks Newspapers & Magazines
The Read Alberta Collection gives you instant access to more than 2,000 eBook titles and 42 eMagazine titles from Alberta publishers. The collection features a variety of genres including literary fiction, graphic novels, poetry, self-help and young adult. Titles can be read on all devices including desktop, tablets and eReaders. Internationally published titles in French are also available in this resource.
TumbleBooks eBooks
This site has audiobooks, games, non-English books and more. These help to develop early literacy skills, and have everything from storybooks to non-fiction titles about important social issues.
Watch the TumbleBooks tutorial to learn more about this resource.