Online resources

cloudLibrary

Downloadable eBooks for readers of all ages.
Getting started? Find online help under "About" once you are in cloudLibrary.

Purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes. Additional funding from the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

Category: Books and authors, Downloads, eBooks

An online eBook collection for readers of all ages featuring content from independent Minnesota publishers and including some of Minnesota's best literature and nonfiction.
Getting started? Find the support link at the bottom of the page once you are in EBooks Minnesota.

Access provided by Minitex with funding from a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the Minnesota Department of Education.

Category: Books and authors, Downloads, eBooks

Freegal

Limit of 8 hours of streaming per day changed to 24 hours a day until September 30, 2020. Stream and download songs or download music videos from hundreds of musical genres and thousands of labels including Sony Music Entertainment. Files downloaded are yours to keep and transfer.

Getting started? Find the "Need Help?" link at the top right once you are in Freegal.

Subscription purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes.

Category: Downloads, Music

Indie Minnesota

Self-published eBooks from Minnesota authors.

Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

Category: Books and authors, Downloads, eBooks

MNspin

Albums from Minnesota musicians curated by local experts. Full songs and albums are available to stream and download.

Subscription purchased with funding from the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.

Category: Arts and culture, Downloads, Music

OverDrive Digital Library

Downloadable eBooks and audiobooks and streaming videos for all ages.
Getting started? Find the help link at the top right once you are in OverDrive.

Purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes. Additional funding from the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

Category: Books and authors, Downloads, eBooks

RBdigital

RBdigital audiobooks moving to OverDrive on December 3

Please note:

Current holds in RBdigital will not transfer over to the new platform.
Items checked out at the time of the change will still be available through the end of their checkout period.

Downloadable audiobooks for children, teens, and adults.

Getting started? Find the help link at the top right once you are in RBdigital.

Category: Books and authors, Downloads

RBdigital Magazines

Online magazines which can be read in your web browser or downloaded via app. No limit to how many you can check out and they may be kept indefinitely.
Getting started? Find the help link at the bottom right once you are in RBdigital Magazines.

Purchased with funding from Hennepin County property taxes. Additional funding from the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA), with funding from state and federal tax revenues.

Category: Books and authors, Downloads