eMedia Links

cloudLibrary: Download popular eBooks and eAudiobooks for free to your phone or tablet. Download the cloudLibrary app now and get set up for a new quick and simple way to explore new titles.

cloudLibrary User Guide

cloudLibrary NewsStand is the digital magazine and newspaper service with an expanding catalogue that currently contains over 7,000 titles in more than 60 languages. All magazines and newspapers are available immediately for unlimited simultaneous use. NewsStand is available as an easy-to-use standalone app.

 Getting Started Guide

Enki is a shared open source eBook Network that allows California libraries to own and store eBooks for accessby library patrons. The eBooks available through Enki are primarily titles published by indie publishers. Through the Enki Library, patrons can checkout and download up to 20 eBooks at a time.

Kanopy is a video streaming solution offering access to more than 30,000 documentaries, movies, and educational videos from thousands of producers such as Criterion Collection, PBS, Great Courses, Kino Lorber and more. Titles are always available. There are no holds or waiting lists. Users are limited to 10 items/month. If the library's monthly quota is reached, users may have to wait until the next month to checkout.

A valid library card number and PIN will be needed to login. Once logged in with your card number, you will need to create a free account with Kanopy.

Kanopy Kids: Educational, Enriching, Entertaining. Kanopy’s dedication to thoughtful entertainment includes educational and engaging videos for children of all ages. Parents can trust that our catalog encourages social and emotional development, promotes respect for community diversity, and inspires creativity. Browse Kanopy Kids and discover the videos that spark children’s imagination.

Titles are always available. There are no holds or waiting lists. Users are limited to 10 items/month. If the library's monthly quota is reached, users may have to wait until the next month to checkout. A valid library card number and PIN will be needed to login. Once logged in with your card number, you will need to create a free account with Kanopy.

hoopla is a digital service with an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, ebooks and comics.

How to use hoopla on: iOS | Android | Your TV |Kindle

Como usar Hoopla (Guía en español)

A valid library card number and PIN/password will be needed to login the first time you use hoopla. Español  |  中文  |  한국어

The Palace Project is a collection of more than 11,000 openly licensed titles available in high-quality epub format. The collection includes classics, contemporary fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and textbooks, all reviewed by the DPLA Curation Corps of volunteer librarians.

The Palace Project app is available for Android or Apple devices.

Palace Project informational Flyer - click here

Wowbrary is a weekly emailed list of every new book, DVD, and audio book that the library has purchased. Signing up is easy! Click here to sign-up for the weekly email. Click here to see a sample.

This is a collection of links to websites that offer free downloads of eMedia.  You will not need your Library card to access these collections:

• enki California Digital Library - A collection of simultaneous use ebooks made available to all California residents, no library card needed. Califa and Bibliolabs have made the collection available during the COVID-19 closure.
• Virtual Library Comic Convention - Over 4,000 comics, graphic novels, and children’s materials are available  for free to all residents of California this summer.
• Open Library
• Rakuten Kobo Free eBooks
• Barnes & Noble Free Nook Books
• The international Children's Digital Library
• BookBub
• LibriVox (Public Domain Audiobooks)
• Open Culture
• Getty Publications' Virtual Library (Art Books) 
• Microsoft Learn
  
• Internet Archive
• Planet eBook (80+ Free Classics for Download)
• FeedBooks
• ManyBooks
• Open Bookshelf

The University of California Press e-books collection holds books published by UCP (and a select few printed by other academic presses) between 1982-2004. The general public currently has access to 770 non-fiction books through this initiative. The collection is dynamic, with new titles being added over time.

View the University of California Press Collection