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Downloadable Audio & eBooks

The library makes ebooks and downloadable audiobooks available from these sources: OneClickdigital, OverDrive, Safari, Tumblebooks for Kids, and the Gale Virtual Reference Library. Access to these services from outside the library will require a library card and PIN.

Need help? Try our step-by-step PDF instructions.

For public websites that provide free access to electronic and audio books, see Internet Resources - eBooks.

Available for Download

The OverDrive/Northern California Digital Library collection

over 3000 audiobooks
over 2000 ebooks
100 songs
PC and Mac compatible
mobile device compatible: iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone 7
eReader compatible: Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, and more

Software requirement: Media Console
OverDrive is compatible with these computer, ebook, and mobile devices
For help getting started with OverDrive, try the OverDrive Help page
Assistance is available by emailing elibrary@santacruzpl.org

The OneClickdigital collection

3000 audiobooks for adults
1200 audiobooks for kids
1200 Spanish audiobooks available
compatble with PC/Mac, iPhone, all Android devices, and Kindle Fire

The OneClickdigital app is available via the iTunes App Store and from the Android Appstore at www.amazon.com. For a complete list of supported devices, see the Devices Help page.
For help getting started with OneClickdigital, try the OneClickdigital User Tutorial or the FAQ page. There are also tutorial videos available.
Assistance is available by emailing support@oneclickdigital.com.

Available Online

The American Physical Society is a non-profit organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its outstanding research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy and international activities. These journals are now available online from inside the Santa Cruz Public Library Branches only. For a full list of journals, hover over the APS Journals menu item on the journal highlights page.

Collection updated as of April 2012! Includes e-books on the following topics: General Reference, Education, History, Nation and the World, Religion, Science, and Social Science.

A collection of online organizational encyclopedias from Gale, including the Encyclopedia of Associations and the National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations. Use the search box to look for a particular organization. You can see what directories are available for search by clicking the "View Titles" link under "Directories available in this library."

Safari offers about 4,000 technology, digital media, and business books online. Books include titles published by Adobe Press, For Dummies, Microsoft Press, O’Reilly Press, Peachpit Press, Visual, and Que.

TumbleBook Library is an online collection of TumbleBooks--animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they'll love. TumbleBooks are created by taking existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. Also included are games and puzzles. TumbleBooks are created in flash animation. You will need the Flash plug-in for your browser and a computer set up for sound. If you find that you are unable to view the TumbleBooks at home, you may need to download the free plug-in for Flash animations.