EBOOKS & AUDIOBOOKS

Free Choices For Ebooks With Your Library Card!
Below is further information on ebook platforms available to Eureka Public Library District card holders. You will need to know your library card number and PIN.  If you do not know your PIN, please send an email with your name and phone number to directorepld@gmail.com.

Looking for additional children's online resources? Click the button below!

Children's Online Resources

• Libby/ADML
• Axis360/eRead Illinois
• Freading
• BiblioBoard

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Alliance Digital Media Library offers both ebooks and audiobooks through the Libby by Overdrive app.

• Books can be downloaded to an ereader, tablet, smartphone, or computer.
• You can download up to 5 items per library card at a time.
• Download the free Libby By Overdrive app from your app store or through the links below.
• Follow the prompts (selecting Eureka Public Library District, entering your library card number [D66---] and PIN). Start exploring!
• For brief video tutorial on how to use Libby, visit https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/9709.html.
• If you have a Windows computer or laptop, visit https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/9995.html.
• If you have a Mac, visit https://help.overdrive.com/en-us/9994.html.

Download the Libby app for your device:

eRead Illinois is a state-wide resource available for eBooks and audiobooks through the Axis360 app.

• Books can be downloaded to an ereader, tablet, smartphone, or computer.
• You can download up to 5 items per library card at a time.
• Download the free Axis360 app from your app store or through the links below.
• Follow the prompts (selecting Eureka Public Library District, entering your library card number [D66---] and PIN). Start exploring!
• For assistance on how to navigate Axis360, visit https://ereadillinois.com/readers/help/axis-360-help.
• If you have a Kindle device, visit the following link for additional information https://bakerandtaylor.force.com/axis360/s/topic/0TO340000008zEaGAI/android-kindle-fire?tabset-9dacc=2.
• If you would like to read, listen or download ebooks on your home computer, click below for instructions:

Home Computer instructions:

Download the Axis360 app for your device:

Freading offers a variety of downloadable eBooks.

• Books can be downloaded to an ereader, tablet, smartphone, or computer.
• Patrons can check out up to 3 books per week.
• Download the free Freading app from your app store or through the links below.
• Enter Eureka Public Library District, your library card number [D66---] and PIN. Start exploring!
• ​If you would like to download ebooks to your home computer, click below for instructions.

HOme Computer instructions

Download the Freading app for your device:

​​Our library system, RAILS, has partnered with BiblioLabs to bring Eureka Public Library District patrons a digital library of free ebooks and educational resources on the BiblioBoard platform. 

• There is no limit on simultaneous use; items can be read by 1 or 100 patrons at the same time. This means no hold queues and no waiting for titles!
• Download the free Biblioboard app from your app store or through the links below.
• Biblioboard collections include Popup Picks (hand-picked books from expert librarian curators), Indie Illinois (books from independently published Illinois authors), and Recovering the Classics (public-domain classics from world literature). They offer a wide array of curatorial collections for readers and researchers from state, national, and international libraries, museums, organizations, and more.

Download the Biblioboard app for your device:

When the library is open, staff provides ebook tech help by appointment. Call us at 309-467-2922 to set up an appointment with a staff member. Bring your fully charged device and all of your device passwords to the appointment.