EBook & Technology Services

Welcome! Below, you will find 5 free, eBook streaming services. You are welcome to read about them and explore them.

The two richest eBook databases, HooplaDigital and Cloud Library, can be accessed with your Parkland Library card!  Simply create an account with Cloud Library or HooplaDigital using your library card number to get started. See below for more details.

Currently, you can search out catalog for thousands of eBooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music, recordings, and comics provided by HooplaDigital!
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HooplaDigital
HooplaDigital allows you to loan audio-books, eBooks, music, movies, television shows, and comics.  You can download the HooplaDigital app on your mobile device, tablet, or computer.

To set up an account, click "Get Started" on the HooplaDigital homepage.  You will need the following information:
  • Your library card number, which is found on the back of your library card
  • Your pin number, which is the last four digits of the phone number you used to set up your library card
Click the image to the left to learn more about and set up an account for HooplaDigital.
cloudLibrary by bibliothecaCloud Library
With Cloud Library by bibliotheca, you can browse, loan, and read eBooks using your Parkland Library card.  Download the app for your mobile device, tablet, or computer.  
To set up an account, you need the following information:
  • Your library card number, which is found on the back of your library card
  • Your pin number, which is the last four digits of the phone number you used to set up your library card.
Click the image or the title above to learn more about Cloud Library.
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Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg is free service that offers over 54,000 eBooks that can be accessed on mobile devices, tablets, and computers.  No registration is necessary.
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Open Library
This site is a massive catalog that displays all books offered in libraries throughout the world. By setting up a free account, you may access thousands of eBooks. Please note, however, that not all books listed in the site’s catalog is an accessible book.
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Lit2Go
Offered by the Educational Technology Clearinghouse of the University of South Florida, Lit2Go provides free access to eBooks and to audiobooks. The audiobooks may be downloaded as an MP3.