Your library card will give you access to the Library’s catalog, including the e-content collections.

East Moline Library you may use the Overdrive app to access thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks through OMNI Libraries!

‍Steps to download eBooks and Audiobooks:
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1. Download Overdrive app onto your smart device.
2. Select Sign Up, and choose to Sign Up using a Library Card.
3. Enter “East Moline Library” in the search box and continue to select East Moline Library as your home library.
4. Enter your library card number, and the last four digits of your library card number for your PIN.
5. Once you’ve signed into Overdrive, select “Add Library” to select East Moline Library and then Online Media of Northern Illinois Libraries.
6. From there, you may search for and download eBooks and Audiobooks to your smart device.Please stop into the library or call the front desk if you need additional help!

Here are some links to websites that offer free eBooks for computer, Kindle, iPhone, Sony eReader, etc.

Biblioboard: e-books, images, scholarly articles, videos and more. Content is always available without waitlists. No login required!
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Project Gutenberg: Project Gutenberg is a collection of over 33,000 free eBooks and audio books made up of works that have fallen out of copyright.
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Feedbooks: Feedbooks offers thousands of public domain and commercial eBooks as well as new books from aspiring independent authors.
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Baen eBooks: Free eBooks offered by the popular science fiction/fantasy publisher Baen Publishers.
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Munseys: Offers a multitude of formats for download for several thousand eBooks.
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Internet Archive: A digital library of internet websites including eBooks.
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Open Library: A collection of free eBooks as well as an eBook lending site.

Loyal Books: Free MP3, iPod, and iTunes versions of public domain titles.
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Open Culture: Offers a selection of classics, non-fiction, and poetry in a variety of formats.
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Book Study Guides:Super Summary: In depth study guides written by teachers, professors, and literary scholars for a wide range of fiction and non-fiction titles.

We are excited to share a brand new resource that you can access for free at home with an East Moline library card or through our library's computers! Newsbank is a database of different newspapers that are current and are easy to access from anywhere. The link will take you directly to the Dispatch Argus search, but simply click on "New Search" at the top to search our other collections - including Heritage Hub to search obituaries and curated collections designed to help you research trending or specific topics.

Access the Dispatch-Argus, the Chicago Sun Times and many more through this free website. which can be accessed remotely 24/7 from any device so you can stay informed. Check Out Newsbank Here.