Digital Books

Downloadable Audiobooks 

OverDrive

Jacksonville Public Library is proud to announce the arrival of Downloadable Audio Books for your enjoyment. Now with a valid library card you can browse and search hundreds of great titles and download them to your computer, transfer them to a portable device, or burn onto a CD for your listening pleasure anywhere, anytime. Try it, it's easy!

Electronic Text (eBooks)

Email Book Preview

Join our Online Book Clubs and start reading books in your email. Each day we'll send you a 5-minute portion of a book. By the end of the week, you'll have read 2-3 chapters. If you'd like to finish a book, stop by the library and pick up a copy. Every week we feature new books. Sign up today and start reading tomorrow.

NetLibrary eBook Checkout
(Remote Access Available)*

NetLibrary helps academic, public, corporate and special libraries create a richer, more productive learning environment for their patrons. Combines the time-honored traditions of the library system with electronic publishing and offers an easy-to-use information and retrieval system for accessing reference, scholarly, and professional books. Nearly 3,500 texts are available.

*NOTE: When using NetLibrary, click here for assistance.

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a volunteer effort to digitize, archive, and distribute cultural works. It is the largest collection of free electronic books (eBooks) in the world. Most texts are public domain items, such as Shakespeare, classic Greco-Roman texts, and more.