Finding Your Next Great Read

  • Finding e-Books

    Need help locating free books to read online? Here are some great resources to try!

    E-Book Help from Alachua Public Library, gives a lot of good guidance and directions for getting e-books to work on your device.

    Destiny Discover at the OVMS / ACPS Library Catalog, browse through the many free e-books your own library has to offer! (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Destiny Library Automation.)

    Florida Electronic Library provided by ACPS, offers a wide range of non-fiction selections for free (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Florida Electronic Library > eBooks.)

    And make sure to scroll down on this page to check out the "Classics" section -- there are tons of free e-books in those links!

    Reading Aloud with Little Sister and/or Little Brother

    Want to give your little sibling(s) the gift of a read-aloud and show them how great it is to read a good story? Check these links out below! (There are also some great children's e-books listed in the "Classics" section above.)

    TumbleBooks, provided by ACPS, offers a huge array of children's e-books for free (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on TumbleBooks.)

    Florida Electronic Library provided by ACPS, offers a section of children's e-books for free (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Florida Electronic Library > eBooks > Children's Books.)

    Destiny Discover at the OVMS / ACPS Library Catalog, you will need to click on "Search Options" at the top of the page, choose Format > Audiobook/Recorded Sound, and then click the Search button. (Note, this might require you to sign in on myPortal first, then go to Section 4 for Media Center and click on Destiny Library Automation.)