eBooks

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)
• Getting Started with Libby (video training)
• Libby for Experienced Users (video training)
• You can download these titles on your Kindle. Learn more about getting started. 

 Download the Libby App

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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
• You can download these titles on your Kindle. Learn more about getting started. 

Download the hoopla App

 

 

Comics Plus

Comics Plus is a subscription service that hosts over 22,000 comic books, graphic novels, and manga that can be accessed digitally using your IPPL library card. There are no check-out limits, holds, or wait times. 

Getting started guide.

Download the App

 

 

   

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

Download the Tumblebooks App

 

 

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 It Girl by Ruth Ware
• The Hotel Nantucket by Elin Hilderbrand
• Sparring Partners by John Grisham
• The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
• Meant to Be by Emily Giffin
• Escape by James Patterson
• The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
• Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner