Downloadable and Online eBooks

The Whittier Public Library offers free downloadable eBooks, downloadable audiobooks, and online books.

Sharing Screen Time With Your Child

Here are some simple things to help provide the “full read-aloud benefit” from a digital picture book for your toddler or preschooler:

• Choose digital books in a format that is as simple as possible. If your goal is to read to your child, use books without all the extra bells and whistles. Search for classic picture books in a digital format.
• Turn off the narration. Especially during the first few times with a new digital book, read the book in your own voice, pause, ask questions and fully engage in the wonderful parent-child conversation that makes the read-aloud experience so rich for young children. Just as with traditional books, children will learn to “read” them independently. Encourage them to do this without the narration and to tell the story as they remember it by looking at the pictures.
• Use the manual instead of auto setting. This allows you and your child to move through the book at a comfortable pace and to turn back a page or two whenever your child wants to.

The convenience and novelty of e-readers for young children can provide entertainment and access to a huge collection of books.

It’s crucial to remember, however, that it’s an adult who can help make this experience more complete by adding a warm lap and lots of conversation.

ComicsPlus

With LibraryPass’ ComicsPlus, you have access to more than 20,000 digital comics, graphic novels, and manga—including popular titles like Avatar: The Last Airbender, Big Nate, Bone, Plants vs. Zombies, My Little Pony, Stranger Things, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and hundreds more.

Every title is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for offline reading—no waiting on holds lists, no wasting data! All you need is a valid library card from Summit free Public Library to access them.

It is also available by downloading the LibraryPass app from the Google Play Store, or the App Store.

cloudLibrary

Browse our cloudLibrary collection!   Use the cloudLibrary app to search for books by author, title, series, ISBN and publication date, or use the app’s browsing features to explore the digital shelves.

• Available 24/7 with automatic returns,
• No late fees
• Sync across multiple devices, and customize features.
• Borrow up to 10 items.
• eBooks automatically expire at the end of the 3-week lending period - no returns necessary and you'll never have to worry about overdue fines.

If you're using a mobile device you can download cloudLibrary from the App Store or Google Play.

If you're using a Windows PC,  Mac OS, Kindle or Nook you can get the app directly from www.yourcloudlibrary.com 

For more in-depth instructions visit the cloudLIbrary how-to-video page. For answers to common questions visit cloudLibrary's FAQ Page, or contact the Whittier Public Library at 562-567-9900.

Overdrive for Kids

Browse our Overdrive collection! With your library card you can download to PC, Mac, and many mobile devices. Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety of devices, including Kindle, iPod, Sony Reader, and many others.

• Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period.
• There are no late fees!
• Borrow up to 5 items.
• eBooks automatically expire at the end of the 3-week lending period - no returns necessary and you'll never have to worry about overdue fines.

TumbleBooks Online

For children grades K-6, offering animated talking picture books, chapter books, videos, non-fiction titles, playlists, books in languages other than English such as French and Spanish, graphic novels and math stories, that can be read from your personal computer.

MakeMake

Libros digitales, interactivos y animados para niños 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.

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Teaching Books

Multimedia resources about K-12 books to support reading and library activities for all grades and content areas.