No card, no problem!
Access hundreds of thousands of digital books, online courses, and magazines from the comfort of home. These resources are available 24 hours a day from any internet-connected devices.
The Alachua County Library District is partnering with our eBook vendor to provide access to digital books and audiobooks to Alachua County residents who do not have library cards.
Community members can visit www.aclib.us/OverDrive and enter their mobile phone number to register for OverDrive.
After registering, users can download the appropriate app to their smartphones or tablet to access more than 77,000 titles on 132 different topics, including children and teen books. Visit www.aclib.us/ebook-help for instruction to download the Libby and OverDrive apps to read or listen to books on tablets and phones.
Access to these resources will continue through June 30. After that date, participants will be invited to register for a regular library card.
Library District branches are closed through Sunday, March 29 and scheduled to reopen on Monday, March 30. All programs are suspended through April 30. For the latest information from the Library District, please visit www.aclib.us/coronavirus.
Patrons can access our digital resources from anywhere 24 hours a day at www.aclib.us/mobile.
Kids
What's New?
Children Can Learn a Language at the Library with Transparent and KidSpeak™
Posted by: CameronB
You’ve heard it before and it’s worth hearing again: the best time to start learning a new language is as early as possible.
Children's author Minh Lê coming to Gainesville
Posted by: RachelC
Learn a language with Transparent and KidSpeak
Children can learn a language with both KidSpeak and elementary courses from Transparent. Learn more from our blog!
Reading aloud to your child
When's the best time to start reading to your child?
As early as possible! Babies love the closeness and the sound of your voice. You are also demonstrating to your child that reading is an essential part of life. Check out some of our favorite books to share with your baby.
- American Sign Language books for babies
- Books with faces
- Books with playful language
- Books with high color contrast
- Books to manipulate
- Books with common objects
- Books to introduce concepts
- Books with daily routines
- Diverse books for babies
- Books with nursery rhymes
- Stories to share with babies
Teens
What's new?
Arthurian Twist with Frank Miller Art
Posted by: JessicaM
I love King Arthur Tales! I especially love when they focus on some of the magical characters that surround the legend. The book I read in February is from the perspective of Nimue, and features the artwork of Frank Miller.
Spring Teen Art ShowPosted by: SamanthaN
The Spring Teen Art Show is here! Teens ages 16-19 can submit artwork March 30-April 10.
Movies
hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service offered by your local public library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. We have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere.
eMusic
Connect now and download 5 free songs from our Freegal Music service with your library card number.
Freegal Music gives you access to over 15 million songs from more than 25,000 labels including the Sony Music catalog.
- Download 5 new songs every week
- Keep the songs forever on your computer
- Download count resets Monday at 12:01 AM
- No software is required to download to a computer
- Freegal Music apps are available for Apple and Android devices
- Find out more on the Freegal Music FAQs page
eMagazines
Connect now and access our popular eMagazine collection online, provided by our Flipster digital newsstand.
- About 20 exclusive titles (Time, People, Ebony, etc.)
- Same articles as in print versions
- Some titles contain links and other interactive features
- Full-text searching
- Works on any computer or device with a browser and Internet access
- Apps are available for iPads and Android tablets (v. 4.2 & up) for off-line reading
Connect now and access even more eMagazines through our RBdigital newsstand.
- About 100 titles
- Same articles as in print versions
- Some titles contain links, animations, videos and other interactive features
- Full-text searching
- Unlimited checkouts and no due dates
- Works on any computer or device with a browser and Internet access
- To borrow from our RBdigital Collection, you will need to create an account using an email and password. You check out magazines using your online account.
- For offline reading, you can use the RBdigital app to download a magazine. Download the app and login in using the same account you created online. You cannot check out titles through the app.
