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Getting eBooks and audiobooks elsewhere
Getting eBooks and audiobooks elsewhere
We don't have access to the Commonwealth eBook Collection for the 2025-26 school year, but hope to have that restored in 26-27.
In the meantime, here are some of great, free options:
Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library
Anyone that lives or works in Massachusetts has free access to the Boston Public Library, which offers an EXTENSIVE list of eBooks and audio books. Go here to register for your "eCard".
Extensive free "classic" novels
Extensive free "classic" novels
Project Gutenberg offers free access to eBook versions (and a very limited number of audiobooks) of classic novels.
Free audiobooks
Free audiobooks
LibriVox has an extensive collection of free audiobooks (mostly classics and books by new authors) read by volunteers.
Banned books galore!
Banned books galore!
Want to read banned eBooks and listen to banned audiobooks? The Brooklyn Public Library has a program for you. It's not as quick to sign up for as the Boston program, but it's there for you...
Electronic newspapers & magazines
Electronic newspapers & magazines
We get FREE access to a wealth of high-quality newspapers and magazines through the Boston Public Library, which is free to all Massachusetts residents and employees of Massachusetts schools! Sign up for a BPL eCard here.
Go here to check out the selection, which includes the following and many more!
Boston Globe
NY Times
USA Today
The Economist
Rolling Stone
New York Magazine
Newsweek
The Guardian
Many National and International Newspapers & Magazines in varied languages
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