Access our library’s audio book and e-book collection!
As a Russell Memorial cardholder, you have access to free access to ebooks and audiobooks from two services, using two different apps: LIBBY and THE PALACE PROJECT. (because libraries ARE palaces for the people……….!)
The Green Mountain Library Consortium provides access to a large collection for patrons of all ages. Ask the librarian to sign you up as an authorized user. Once you are authorized, you will use your full library card as your login (Example: 2v6td000000XXX). A librarian will inform you about the password you will use. Don’t worry, it’ll be easy to remember!
There are two applications you can use to access this collection via your computer, tablet or smartphone. The Palace Project is smart phone only, at this time.
If you have trouble with either app, please stop in at the library for help. Or, call or email us. Also see some tips and tricks for Overdrive and Libby here.
PALACE PROJECT
The Palace Project is also available for your free use via your tablet or smartphone. Currently, it is not accessible via your computer. Read more about it HERE.
PROJECT GUTENBERG
Project Gutenberg offers over 57,000 free eBooks for reading online or downloading to your device of choice. The collection includes ebooks in more than 25 languages! Here are their Top 100 most downloaded books and their Top 100 most downloaded authors to get you started.
INTERNET ARCHIVE
The Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books (including textbooks), movies, software, music, websites, and more. They offer both modern and historical books to borrow with a free account. f you’re looking for historical documents, this is absolutely the place to start. Even local history is available, like these documents from/about Middlebury College and the University of Vermont.
HATHITRUST
The HathiTrust Digital Library offers free access to over 18 million books, magazines, newspapers, sheet music, journals, and government documents in the public domain. Founded in 2008, they are a not-for-profit collaborative of academic and research libraries. The focus is on non-fiction, so you will not find novels here.
LIBRIVOX
LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection: LibriVox – founded in 2005 – is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts: poetry, short stories, whole books, even dramatic works, in many different languages. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain in the USA and available as free downloads on the internet.
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