eBooks

1) Is it compatible with my device?

Click "Yes" for instructions on setting up your device.

2) Visit the collection site, sign up and search

   cloudLibrary

3 week checkout period.

• Go to yourcloudlibrary.com or download the app
• Select Menlo Park Library and login with your library card
• Browse, borrow and read

Hoopla

Five instant loans each month. Borrow books and audiobooks 21 days, videos 72 hours, and music 7 days. Menlo Park residency and card # (29044...) required.

• Go to the Hoopla site or get the app.
• Sign up with your email address and create a password
• Enter your Menlo Park Library card

Overdrive and Libby - Popular eBooks, eAudiobooks and magazines.

3 week checkout period. Set up your device:

• See tutorial for a Kindle(PDF, 765KB)
• See Libby tutorial for an Apple / Android device or ChromeBook(PDF, 606KB)
• See tutorials for eBooks(PDF, 735KB) and eAudiobooks(PDF, 952KB) on a PC, Mac, non-Kindle black and white eReader, or MP3 player

OpenLibrary - Large collection of older, more obscure books.

2 week checkout for Lending Library eBooks; no limit on public domain

• Click Sign Up and create username/password to join eBook Lending Library, and get 200,000 books published in 20th century
• No login required for 1,000,000 eBooks in public domain (most published before the 20th century)

TumbleBooks

Over 1,100 animated storybooks, popular graphic novels, nonfiction books, and educational videos for grades K-6. Learning extensions, simultaneous use, and a My Assignments feature allow teachers to use the materials to enhance classroom studies. 

• Visit TumbleBookLibrary
• No checkout required—read in web browser