eBooks & More

Read & Listen to Free Digital Content

Access thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines for FREE with your Placer County Library card, as well as 72-hour pass for the New York Times.

We have several services that offer eBooks: Libby, Hoopla, Palace Project, and TumbleBooks. Libby and Hoopla offer audiobooks and digital magazines too.

Our most popular service is Libby with thousands of free eBooks and audiobooks available.

Check out the following services listed on this page:

LIBBY HOOPLA LIBRARY TO GO NEW YORK TIMES THE PALACE PROJECT TUMBLEBOOK LIBRARY

Libby

Borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks to read on your computer, phone, or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed eBooks and eMagazines to your Kindle! Borrow up to 10 items for 7, 14, or 21 days. Checkouts automatically expire at the end of the lending period – no returns necessary.

How does it work?

If you’re on an iOS or Android device, download the Libby, by OverDrive app.
If you’re on a Kindle Fire, learn how to install the Libby app here.
- Once the app is installed, find our library: Placer County Library, then browse our collection, find an eBook, and borrow it using your library card and PIN.
If you’re on a computer, visit the Libby website.
If the book you want is checked out, simply “Place Hold” and you’ll get notified when it’s ready for borrow. Have up to 8 items on hold at one time.
Detailed instructions and help can be found on Libby Help.
Looking for Library to Go OverDrive website? Find it here.

GO TO LIBBY LIBBY HELP

Hoopla Digital Books, Audiobooks and more

Easily borrow free comics, eBooks, eMagazines, audiobooks, music, and movies on Hoopla!

Borrow up to 6 items per month on Hoopla: video is available for 3 days, music albums for 7 days, and audiobooks, eBooks, and comics for 21 days. Titles automatically expire at the end of their lending period.

How does it work?

If you’re on iOS, Android, or Kindle Fire devices, download the Hoopla digital app. If you’re on a computer, visit the Hoopla website.
You’ll need to create a Hoopla Digital account and enter your library card number, PIN, and email address. Data rates may apply – we suggest using Wi-Fi when downloading.

Detailed instructions and help can be found on the Hoopla help page.

HOOPLA WEBSITE HOOPLA HELP

Library to Go (through Overdrive)

Placer County and the NorthNet Library Consortium offer thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, manga, and graphic novels, titles in Spanish, travel guides, and more through Overdrive. We also have reciprocal lending with Peninsula and MARINet Library consortia, which means that Placer County Library patrons have access to not one, but three digital collections through Library to Go!

These collections are also available on mobile devices through Libby, and have the same borrowing limits as Libby.

How does it work?

Visit the Library to Go website.
Enter your library card number and PIN.
Just getting started? Visit Getting Started With OverDrive.

LIBRARY TO GO WEBSITE OVERDRIVE HELP

New York Times (at home)

Provided through the California State Library, this features direct access to nytimes.com from 1851 to right now, including:

All regular newspaper content (articles, editorials, etc.).
All multimedia, including video, photography, VR features, and all new multimedia to come.
Spanish and Mandarin Chinese versions of nytimes.com.
Personalized access, including e-mail newsletters such as California Today, mobile apps for phones and tablets, with customizable news feeds, and article recommendations based on topics you most commonly read about.
The Crosswords app is not included. However, crosswords from the past week, as well as a handful from the archive, are available in the Crosswords section.
The Cooking app is not included, but patrons can access recipes via the Food section on nytimes.com.

How does it work?

Visit the New York Times Website.
Click Redeem and Create an Account.
Access is only for 72 hours each time you redeem the code, but you can redeem the code and log in on your account multiple times.

Palace Project (App only)

Enjoy thousands of free e-books, audiobooks, and more from the Placer County Library’s new eReading app, The Palace Project. The app provides library cardholders access to the entire Placer County Library electronic collection and a wide selection of digital materials from the California State Library.

How does it work?

Download the app for iOS or Android for free.
Once downloaded and launched click on the "Find Your Library" button.
Search for the "Placer County Library" at the top of the screen. This will connect you to Placer County Library's available resources through the Palace Project.
Find the eBook or eAudiobook you would like to check out.
Press the "Get" button on the page of the item you would like to check out.
You will be asked to input your library card number and PIN.

PALACE PROJECT APP TO DOWNLOAD PALACE PROJECT FAQ

Tumble Book Library

The Tumble Book Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music, and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. Each story comes with puzzles and games geared to ensure reading comprehension.

Read-Along Books: Now older students or more accomplished readers can read the collection of read-along chapter books. Read-along titles feature narration, sentence highlighting, and automatic page turning.

Language Learning: The TumbleBook Library features a growing selection of books in Spanish and French.
The language drop down menu allows users to view the entire website in Spanish or French. Instructions, new, and descriptions of books are all in Spanish or French. Helpful for ESL, Bilingual, and French and Spanish programs.

TUMBLEBOOK WEBSITE TUMBLEBOOK HELP

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How many titles can I check out?

You can borrow up to 10 downloadable titles (across OverDrive and Libby combined), and place up to 8 holds at a time. You may choose your default lending periods under your account settings, from 7 days to 14 or 21 days. Checkouts automatically expire at the end of the loan period. No need to return (although returning early may be appreciated by another patron waiting for that title!)
You can borrow up to 6 titles per month on Hoopla.
For Tumble Book Library, there is no limit, and all selections are always available. Selections are never downloaded, so you can return to them and stream them at any time, as long as you have Internet access.

I got a replacement library card. How can I move my holds and checkouts from my old card to my new one in Libby?

Please Contact Us for assistance merging your accounts and for support keeping your holds in place.

eBooks & More

Read & Listen to Free Digital Content

What Do You Need?

Libby

How does it work?

Hoopla Digital Books, Audiobooks and more

How does it work?

Library to Go (through Overdrive)

How does it work?

New York Times (at home)

How does it work?

Palace Project (App only)

How does it work?

Tumble Book Library

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How many titles can I check out?

I got a replacement library card. How can I move my holds and checkouts from my old card to my new one in Libby?

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