eBooks and Digital Collections

The MD Digital eLibrary site provides access to thousands of eBooks, digital audiobooks, and magazines in several different formats. The Libby app has some great features that make borrowing, using, and returning digital books and magazines even easier.

Kanopy is a video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment. Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos that inspire, enrich and entertain. The movies are ad-free and can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phone, tablets and online.

Flipster is a digital magazine service that offers several popular magazines that cover a variety of topics and interests. Current and back issues are available. There is no borrowing limit for the number of titles you can have out at one time, but some issues do have expiration dates. These dates vary between 2-7 days depending on the title. Once a download has expired, you can check it out again. You can also download the Flipster app from your device's app store and start reading your favorite magazines today!

RomanceBookCloud contains an always available collection of over 1,700 romance eBooks.

AudioBookCloud provides access to 1,400 audiobooks that are always available. Titles range from classic literature, to science fiction, to contemporary blockbusters.

More than a mobile reading application, RBdigital Magazines provides access to the digital editions of the magazines you love, delivering the exact same material you get in print, plus exclusive features like video, audio and live links, on your iPad, iPhone, desktop and laptop. Get started with the new RBdigital App | RBdigital Magazine FAQs

Borrow video, music and audiobooks for free with your library card! hoopla offers thousands of movies, television shows, music albums and audiobooks for adults and children from major Hollywood studios, bestselling authors and artists. Start streaming immediately or temporarily download a title for viewing later. Up to 6 titles per month with your Carroll County Public Library card! The number of Hoopla items you can download per month has been temporarily increased from 6 to 12 while we are closed. Hoopla help and FAQs

Tumblebook Library includes animated, talking picture books that have been created from existing picture books from well-known publishers and authors. Also included are read alongs, nonfiction books, picture books in different languages, puzzles and games.

TumbleMath features a variety of books at different reading levels, and math skill levels. The books come in a variety of formats: the popular TumbleBook format with animation, narration, and highlighted text, or non-animated books with audio narration.

Teen BookCloud contains over 400 eBooks, graphic novels, enhanced novels, classic literature, National Geographic video content, educator resources, and audiobooks. Core Curriculum titles such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Great Gatsby and Hamlet are included in the Read-Along collection, which provides full-length, professional narration.

Need Help?

Visit the support websites for OverDrive, Hoopla, Kanopy, or RBdigital.

For personalized assistance, contact one of our librarians.