Books & Reading

ABC Mouse Early Learning Academy is a comprehensive digital learning resource for children ages 2–8 with more than 9,000 learning activities and 850 lessons.

BookPage is a discovery tool for readers, highlighting the best new books across all genres. BookPage is editorially independent; only books we highly recommend are featured.

Provides concise yet comprehensive summaries of the best business books. With these summaries, professionals and students can keep up with the latest information in the business world and learn more effectively.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Academic content from 130 university presses and more than 475 academic publishers.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Includes general reference ebook titles in a variety of subjects and topics including social sciences, language and literature and science and technology. A substantial selection in the areas of self-help, health and fitness, games, crafts and hobbies, medical, cooking and religion. Also features recreation and leisure, geography, commerce, finance, the family, marriage, women, folklore, social and public welfare and home economics.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Hundreds of popular magazines and reference books for all ages covering subjects such as art, history, sports, music, biographies, primary source documents, photos, maps, and flags.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Reference books covering education, environment, employment, health and wellness, personal finance, social skills, history, law, nation and world, religion, and science.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Borrow digital 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. Choose from hundreds of thousands of titles, with more being added daily.

Borrow and read free ebooks, audiobooks and magazines from your library using your phone or tablet. It’s easy to get started ― all you need is a library card.

The most complete resource for library and information science studies. It offers journals and periodicals that help librarians and researchers keep pace with the latest trends in the rapidly evolving field.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

This robust full-text database provides the most relevant information on thousands of authors and their works across literary disciplines and timeframes. It gives students, teachers and librarians a complete foundation of literary reference works to meet their research needs.

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Find just the right book by subject, age, awards won, Lexile reading levels, Common Core standards, books made into movies, and much more. Read reviews, learn about the author and create your own reading wish list.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Contains information on over 260,000 fiction and readable nonfiction titles. Features lists of award-winning books, book discussion guides, Read-a-Like recommendations, complete series information, reader ratings, reviews and DIY reading wish lists.

Provides a historically rich collection of hundreds of thousands of classic and contemporary poems, as well as short stories, biographies and authoritative essays on such topics as poetic forms, movements and techniques — including contemporary content from the finest publishers.

This database is provided by the Michigan eLibrary (MeL).

Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired.

ReadMichigan.org is a statewide eBook collection consisting of eBooks published by local university presses about Michigan and the Great Lakes region.  The homegrown collection includes winners of the prestigious Michigan Notable Books award as well as other important books published by Michigan presses and authors. Residents and visitors to the state of Michigan can access these eBooks (with no wait lists or holds) at any time.