OverDrive Through the Public Library
OverDrive is a service libraries use to loan eBooks and eAudiobooks. Using your C/W MARS card from the Uxbridge Free Public Library, you can go to cwmars.overdrive.com or create an account in the Libby app to search for, check out, read, and download available books.
Don't have a card at the Uxbridge Free Public Library? That's okay; you will be prompted to create one when you go to cwmars.overdrive.com!
You can also sign up for a Boston Public Library eCard, which is free for all Massachusetts residents. Sign up for on at bpl.org/ecard, then go to bpl.overdrive.com to search their OverDrive catalog or set up Libby using your new eCard.
You can also sign up for a Boston Public Library eCard, which is free for all Massachusetts residents. Sign up for on at bpl.org/ecard, then go to bpl.overdrive.com to search their OverDrive catalog or set up Libby using your new eCard.
OverDrive has a lot of helpful resources online for getting started and setting up the Libby app on any device you might have.
The video below is a quick overview of the process of using a library card from either C/W MARS or BPL to check out eBooks and eAudio.
The video below is a quick overview of the process of using a library card from either C/W MARS or BPL to check out eBooks and eAudio.
Hoopla Through the Public Library
Hoopla is another library service for borrowing eBooks and eAudiobooks, as well as streaming a selection of music, TV, and movies. Use your C/W MARS library card to set up an account and borrow 10 items each month using these instructions from the Uxbridge Free Public Library.
If you don't have a C/W MARS card yet, the Boston Public Library also offers Hoopla to Massachusetts residents with a BPL eCard. Their instructions for setting up an account using a BPL eCard is here.
A few other free sources of eBooks and eAudio:
LibriVox offers public domain works as audiobooks, recorded by volunteer readers. The audio files can be downloaded and played in whatever player you prefer to use. They do not produce their own apps for listening; however, many apps have been created to search and play books from their catalog of audiobooks.
A few other free sources of eBooks and eAudio:
Public Domain Books and eBooks
Project Gutenberg offers public domain eBooks that can be downloaded in a variety of formats.LibriVox offers public domain works as audiobooks, recorded by volunteer readers. The audio files can be downloaded and played in whatever player you prefer to use. They do not produce their own apps for listening; however, many apps have been created to search and play books from their catalog of audiobooks.