Access the BHS Library Catalog to search for books and browse themed collections.
Get ideas from past student & staff favorites.
ESL Bits: A collection of novels, novellas, and short stories in both print and audio. Originally designed for English Language Learners, this is a good resource for any student.
Audible Stories - A limited free service that allows you to stream a small collection that includes titles across six different languages. No account/sign-in required.
Project Gutenberg: This website has a large library of free books in PDF and Kindle formats. You can find many classic texts here (such as Pride & Prejudice, Frankenstein, etc.)
Access BHS eBooks on your phone, Kindle, Chromebook, etc. If you're having trouble downloading an e-book, read through these instructions. Your Destiny username is your school ID number and your password is your school computer login password.
ProQuest Ebook Central database. User name to access the database remotely is benicia and the password is Panthersrock1! Note: In order to download ebooks, you will need to create an account with your own username & password.
Benicia Public Library: Access a large collection of eBooks and audio books (download the Overdrive or Libby app to read/listen on your device). You will need to use a BPL/Solano library card OR your BUSD OneCard to access these books.
In order to log in to your BPL account, enter BEN followed by your student ID number, your month & date of your birthday (MMDD) and your last name. Example:
Library ID/EZ Username: BEN12345
Last Name or EZ Password: your last name
Phone (last four digits): month & date of your birthday -- 0203 for February 3rd