Read Online
Help your patrons find free ebook and audiobook options during the COVID-19 pandmic.
Free Ebooks and Audiobooks
Storytime Resources
Online Storytimes
Free ebook and audiobooks:
- Stories from Audible - Audible is providing free access to their children's audiobooks while schools are closed.
- Open Library - an open library catalog, with ebooks available to borrow.
- Book Boon - free textbooks. Business and soft skill books require a subscription.
- Project Gutenberg - free ebooks in the public domain.
- TeenBookCloud -30 day free trial available - an online database of eBooks and educator resources perfect for your middle school, high school, or public library
- TumbleBooks- librarires must email info@tumblebooks.com with subject line Free TumbleBooks in order to receive free links to all five of its databases.
- RomanceBookCloud - free trial of romance ebooks.
- Open Culture Audiobooks - links to 1000 free audiobooks.
- Open Culture eBooks - links to 800 free ebooks for iPad, Kindle, and other devices.
Storytime resources:
Many publishers and authors are adapting their policies to let educators use their books for virtual storytimes. Here are some that we've found:
Online storytimes:
Here are some online storytimes and author events you can share.