Browse our digital collection of E-books, Audiobooks & Comics

January's Featured Resource: Libby.

Libby is a free app from OverDrive, available for Apple, Android and Windows devices. Libby makes it easy to borrow eBooks and eAudiobooks from your phone or tablet.

Find out more about Libby on our information page.

LAPL Catalog

Search for e-books and audiobooks through LAPL's catalog.

We offer free access to digital books, music, movies, courses and more! To access content from our world-class e-media providers:

Click on any provider below.

Enter your library card number and PIN (or create an account, if required).

Search their site to stream or download content!

More E-books, audiobooks and comics

The following resources link to external content.

BiblioBoard

BiblioBoard features books, articles, images, photographs, maps, pamphlets, and documents as well as streaming audio and video content on a wide variety of topics. All content is available on an unlimited multi-user basis with no checkouts or returns. You can access BiblioBoard content from the web or various mobile devices using your library card number. Download the free app using these links: Web, iPad, Nexus, Kindle Fire HD Just choose "Los Angeles Public Library" from the Library Credentials drop down, then enter your library card # and pin.

Comics Plus
Unlimited access to thousands of digital comics, graphic novels, and manga from a variety of library-friendly publishers.

Digitalia Public Library

Offering Spanish language e-books that can be read online or downloaded to devices, as well as language courses for Spanish, English, and "Quick Languages", a course in simple words and phrases in 12 languages. Also offers multimedia sections with art, music and PC instruction.

hoopla

hoopla is a digital media platform that gives access to digital entertainment content from either mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and/or via any browser. hoopla offers e-books, e-comics, full-length feature movies, episodic television programming, full musical albums and unabridged e-audiobooks.

This service is not available from catalog computers.

Libby (overdrive)

Libby is an innovative in-browser and mobile app from OverDrive designed to make borrowing and enjoying e-books, magazines, streaming services and audiobooks from the library easier than ever. Libby is available on your browser and for Android and iOS.

MakeMake

MakeMake es una plataforma de libros digitales, interactivos y animados que ofrece acceso a una colección de literatura infantil y juvenil única, proveniente de América Latina. En MakeMake encontrarás más de 300 cuentos ilustrados, historietas, novelas, mitos y leyendas para lectores desde los 3 años en adelante.

Travel eBook Collection--Libby

Over 100 always available Lonely Planet travel guides accessible via Libby.

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