eBooks & Digital Audiobooks Info

Download eBooks and digital audiobooks for free from the Maryland Digital eLibrary Consortium with your library card—login first to see extra titles!

New to eBooks and digital audiobooks?  Take a look at the quick start guide, or take a tour!

Before purchasing a device, take a look at devices that are compatible with the library’s downloadable collection.

Visit the Information Desk at your branch and checkout an eReader to use inside the library for 2 hours. All three branches have a Kindle, a Kindle Fire, an iPad, and a NOOK Color. Lexington Park and Charlotte Hall also have a NOOK Touch and Charlotte Hall has a Kobo Reader and Pandigital Novel. eReaders received through a state grant.

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