Books & Reading

Academic content from 130 university presses and more than 475 academic publishers.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Includes general reference ebook titles in a variety of subjects and topics including social sciences, language and literature and science and technology. A substantial selection in the areas of self-help, health and fitness, games, crafts and hobbies, medical, cooking and religion. Also features recreation and leisure, geography, commerce, finance, the family, marriage, women, folklore, social and public welfare and home economics.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Gale eBooks is a database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These reference materials once were accessible only in the library, but now you can access them online from the library or remotely 24/7.

Borrow digital movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone — and even your TV. With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. Choose from hundreds of thousands of titles, with more being added daily.

hoopla tiene películas, música, programas de televisión, audiolibros, libros electrónicos y cómics, todo en formato digital.

Ejemplos:

• Libros populares
• Películas populares
• Música para niños
• Audiolibros para niños

iVox is an interactive storybook app for children ages 4-8. Designed for little hands and big imaginations, iVox brings favorite stories to life with 3D characters and scenes that children can explore. Confident readers can practice their skills in a new and fun way, while emerging readers will be helped along the way with engaging narration.

Borrow and read free ebooks, audiobooks and magazines from your library using your phone or tablet. It’s easy to get started ― all you need is a library card.

This robust full-text database provides the most relevant information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It gives students, teachers and librarians a complete foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Publication list

Don't know what to read? Start your journey here. Search by author, title, series, plots, or even books like the one you just finished. Browse lists of award winners, lists of genres, and lists based on age. Create and save lists of your own favorites. Find book discussion guides and more. In addition to fiction, includes suggestions for audiobooks and nonfiction.

Get the first few chapters of a book emailed to you weekly. Every day, Monday through Friday, you will receive in your email a five-minute selection from a book in your selected genre. By the end of the week, you'll have read two to three chapters, enough to know if you “just-have-to” finish the book. Choose from 12 different genres, with new books featured each week.

OverDrive ofrece libros electrónicos, audiolibros en audio y revistas.

La aplicación Libby es la manera más fácil de empezar a leer libros digitales y a escuchar audiolibros de la biblioteca.

Ejemplos:

• Libros y revistas para niños
• Libros y revistas para adultos

Provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques — including contemporary content from the finest publishers.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Search by book or series title or author to find the next book in a series. 

The What's Next Database is developed and maintained by Kent District Library.