Ela Area Public Library
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- E-Journal Portal
- Homework Help
- Ask a Librarian
- Useful Websites
- Digital Books/Videos
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- Remote Printing (Help)
Library Websites
Digital Books & Videos
The Library offers access to both digital books and videos. Access the following collections twenty-four hours a day using any computer connected to the Internet.
Books for Children
- Scholastic Bookflix - video storybooks to help children with reading and learning.
- TumbleBook Library - animated, talking picture books for children.
Books (and Videos) for All Ages
- North Suburban Digital Consortium - downloadable videos, audiobooks, ebooks. Includes fiction and nonfiction.
Reference and Computer Books
- Gale Virtual Reference Library - keyword searchable encyclopedias and reference ebooks.
- Safari Books Online - recent
and high demand computer and technology ebooks.
Watch, Read, and Learn - Scholastic BookFlix is a new online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. The engaging way to link fact and fiction, BookFlix reinforces early reading skills and introduces children to a world of knowledge and exploration.
Online collection of animated, talking picture books for children created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which children can read, or have read to them. Books are viewable through your computer monitor.
What do you need?
Visit the TumbleBook Library
Help page for the
latest system requirements and further resources for online assistance. You must
have the free
Flash plug-in installed on your computer to view TumbleBooks.
North Suburban Digital Consortium
Download and enjoy audiobooks or ebooks on your computer, transfer to a portable device (iPod, MP3 player, or PDA), or burn them to a CD. The collection includes new fiction and non-fiction audiobooks and ebooks for all ages.
- Our digital audiobooks
iPod!
Most of our 2500 digital audiobooks will now synch with your iPod®, iPhone®, iPod touch®, and iPod nano®. Enjoy our ever-growing collection of bestselling fiction, mystery, romance, nonfiction, children’s, and young adult titles. Click here for more information.
What do you need?
All you need is a valid Ela Library card and the following free software for the type of digital book that you wish to borrow.
AudioBooks
- Software requirements for MP3 players
- Overdrive Media Console
- Windows Media Player (version 10 or above)
- Software requirements for iPod users
- Overdrive Media Console (version 3.2 or later)
- iTunes (version 7.6.2.9 or later)
- QuickTime (version 7.4.5 or later)
- Adobe PDF eBooks - Adobe Digital Editions
- Mobipocket eBooks - requires Mobipocket Reader
- Videos - requires Overdrive Media Console and Windows Media Player (version 10 or above recommended
Additional Information
Just getting started? Check out the Download Digital Media Guided Tour.
To access online help, which is an excellent resource for basic help and
troubleshooting, visit
Digital Catalog Help at digitalbooks.eapl.org.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Keyword searchable encyclopedias and reference books related to the arts, biographies, business, education, environment, general reference, history, information and publishing, law, literature, medicine, multicultural studies, nation and world, religion, science, and social science. These titles are online versions of the same Gale print reference resources found in many library reference collections.
What do you need?
All of the included titles are keyword searchable and viewable on your computer screen.
Access hundreds of computer, IT and other recent and high demand technology titles from O’Reilly Media, The Pearson Technology Group and other key publishers.
What do you need?
Check with librarian for username and password to access within the Library. Remote users only need their Ela Library card barcode number.
You can search for and view on your computer screen the actual pages from the titles you select. Please remember to log out when you're done.