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eResources - eBooks
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Biblioboard
Instantly available eBooks including titles from California indie authors, SJPL community members, and the Enki collection.
EBSCO eBooks
Read fiction, nonfiction, business, and academic titles on your computer or device. Checkout on the EBSCO site and use with an app.
Hoopla
Read eBooks and eComics, listen to eAudiobooks and music, watch movies and TV.
HyRead
Access Chinese language eBooks and eAudiobooks on topics including current events, science, technology, beauty, health, and many more.
LOTE4Kids
Kids can enjoy 1300+ picture books in over 45 languages along with English translations. New stories and languages are added regularly.
MakeMake
Spanish language interactive picture books, comics, novels, and poetry for children and teens. Also includes access to virtual events.
O'Reilly
Learn new technologies and research business trends. O'Reilly provides access to eBooks, videos, learning paths and case studies.
OverDrive
Recent bestsellers, popular fiction and nonfiction eBooks and eAudiobooks in English, Español, 中文, 한국어, русский.
Short Édition
Read short works of fiction from local and international writers, or submit your own to the Short Edition collection.