Books, Audiobooks, & Magazines

Libby

Library Downloadable Books

Libby digital collection allows access to eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines extending content beyond the physical walls of the library available anytime, anywhere.  Use the Libby App on your tablet, phone or any app capable device today! Download Libby today!

Hoopla

Hoopla Streaming Media

A digital streaming service providing patrons an enormous selection of digital movies and television shows, music, ebooks, e-audiobooks, and comics. Available through the app from a multitude of devices, including: iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV, FireTV, Roku. Find Hoopla instructions here.

Biblioboard

Biblioboard

A growing library of traditional content including, fiction, graphic novels, comics, children’s books, university press books and much more. 

Newspapers

Community History Archive – In library use only

See copies of digitized local newspapers in this fully searchable resource. The Times News 1954-1957; 1978-1981; 2021; the Alamance News 2021 and more coming soon!

Historic NC Digital Newspapers

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3.5 million pages of digitized content from over 1,000 historical NC county newspapers including the daily Burlington Times-News

Children’s Books, Audiobooks, & More

NCKids Digital Library

NC Kids Digital Library - downloadable books for kids and teens

For kids’ pre – K through 4th grade, NC Kids Digital Library. Over 3,700 eBooks, audiobooks, videos and Read – Alongs are now available to younger readers via 85 regional, county and municipal libraries in North Carolina through OverDrive’s digital reading platform. These materials are instantly available for every child, at home and everywhere.

ABC Mouse

ABC Mouse early learning academy

ABCmouse.com helps kids learn to read through phonics, and teaches lessons in math, social studies, art, music, and much more. For kids age 2 to 6 year olds at preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten levels.

Just for Kids Streaming Collection

Just for Kids: Films on Demand

The Just for Kids Streaming Collection gives children—and their parents—a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media platform they can freely explore and enjoy.

Streaming Movies, Music, & Television

Hoopla

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A digital streaming service providing patrons an enormous selection of digital movies and television shows, music, eBooks, e-audiobooks, and comics. Available through the app from a multitude of devices, including: iTunes, Google Play, Amazon, Chromecast, Apple TV, Android TV, FireTV, Roku. Find Hoopla instructions here.

Films On Demand

Films on Demand from NC LIve

Films On Demand is a database that provides access to over 20,000 educational films and documentaries.  The site provides materials for nearly every course and discipline.

Sites with Public Domain Titles

  • Google Books – Download full copies of out-of-copyright books from a variety of public domain titles(100’s of 1000’s of titles)
  • Internet Archive – A non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music.(over 2.5 million titles)
  • ManyBooks.net (29,000 titles)
  • Online Books Page (over 1 million titles)
  • Project Gutenberg – For on-line texts, Project Gutenberg is still on the cutting edge with over 10,000 classics, including international titles. (over 60,000 titles)
  • Open Library One web page for every book ever published (a collection of over 20 million records and growing)