Digital and Downloadable Collections

• Digital Audiobooks - Books to listen to on computers and/or portable devices.

• eBooks - Books to read online or on eReaders.

• Music - Popular music tracks to download and keep, streaming classical music, or sheet music to download – all free and legal.

• Just for Kids!

• Reference Books Online

Digital Audiobooks!

eMedia Library from OverDrive – See their site for:

• Help & QuickStart Guides
• Compatible Devices (Includes iPods!)
• Download the OverDrive Console – Includes instructions for Android, iPhones, Blackberry, and Windows Mobile devices.
• How To Download to iPad®/iPhone® or Android Mobile Devices

Visit our Download Station

Bring in your iPod or MP3 player and use our Download Station in the Technology Center. No need to set up your home computer, and we'll be here to help. Don't forget your cable! (Sorry, no iPhones or iPods synced to Mac computers.)

Check Out a Playaway from the Library.

Playaways come with the book already on them, ready to listen. See all the Playaway titles, or the Youth Playaways.

eBooks!

eMedia:

• Help with eMedia Library eBooks
• Compatible eReaders
• Help with Adobe™
• How do I download Library ebooks to an eReader (Sony, Nook, Novel, etc.)?
• How Do I download Library eBooks to a Kindle?
• How To Download to iPad®/iPhone® or Android Mobile Devices

NetLibrary: The St. Charles Public Library offers nearly 20,000 technical and nonfiction titles via NetLibrary.

Music!

• Freegal Music Downloads
  St. Charles Library cardholders may download three DRM-free songs per week.
• Naxos Music Library
  Streaming music that includes over 85,000 tracks, including Classical music, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
• Naxos Sheet Music Library
  Find 45,000 classical sheet music titles. Some titles may be transposed online.

Just for Kids!

eMedia Library includes books for children and young adults. In addition, we have collections designed specifically for kids from Scholastic and TumbleBooks.

Reference Books Online

Gale Virtual Reference Library and Oxford Reference Online give you access to hundreds of reference books online.

See additional online Reference Books.

General Tips and FAQs

You’ll need your St. Charles Public Library card and PIN to access digital services.

The best way to find titles available for immediate download for your device is to do an Advanced Search at eMediaLibrary. Choose your format, fill in as much or little of the form as you wish, and click the box: “Only show titles with copies available.”  

You may have 5 titles checked out and 5 titles on hold simultaneously. Titles check out for 7 or 14 days (your choice), and ebooks may be returned early.  Early return procedures vary by device. Ask Us!

Titles are returned automatically to the Library, no need to worry about due dates or fines.

There are about 30,000 public domain eBook titles always available for download. You do not need to return these items and they don’t count against the checkout limit. Look for the Always Available icon at eMediaLibrary.

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