eBooks

eMediaLibrary

Our largest collection of eBooks for all ages, including instantly available Hot Picks.

hoopla

Always available collection of eBooks and comic books. Collections for all ages.

Tumblebooks

A collection of K-3 school eBooks. 

Kindle Paperwhite

Great for binge reading and vacations. Preloaded with 80+ titles.

Sign in to search IPPL exclusive 5,000 additional titles. Selections for all ages! Find the most popular titles with Hot Picks. These titles show when available, so check back often. Powered by Overdrive.

• Browse eMediaLibrary and check out with your IPPL card
• Borrow up to five titles (Temporarily increased to 10 titles due to the pandemic) for up to 21 days (7-day checkout for Hot Picks titles)
• Place up to five holds (Temporarily increased to 10 holds at a time due to the pandemic)
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Easily find eBooks by featured, popular, and categories. hoopla also has eBook comics and selections for the entire family to enjoy. 

• Browse hoopla and check out with your IPPL card
• Borrow up to seven titles per month.
• 21-day checkout
• Titles are always available—no waiting lists

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Tumblebooks is a core collection for K-3 schools. Discover over 550 titles which include animated talking picture books; books in English, French, and Spanish; read-along; non-fiction books; and National Geographic Videos.

• Narrates and animates popular picture and chapter books for kids
• Always available—no waiting lists
• Use Tumblebooks on your computer or download the app 

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Bibiloboard is another way to access a wide variety of ebooks for children and adults. Learn more here.

• Exclusive for Illinois libraries.
• No library card is needed.
• Access from your device or download the app.

Kindle Paperwhite

With over 80 preloaded titles, these Kindle Paperwhites are great for travelers, binge readers, and for those that just want to try out what it is like to read an eBook. These are 21-day checkout.

These are some recently added titles. Browse our complete list of titles and check availability

• The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
• A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
• The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
• We Were Never Here by Andrea Bartz
• The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
• Billy Summers by Stephen King
• Velvet was the Night by Silvia Moreno Garcia
• Complications by Danielle Steel
• The Noise by James Patterson
• We are the Brennans by Tracey Lange