Reading Apps
(ebooks, audiobooks and e-magazines - 24hr everyday access)
Digital books (e-books & audio-books) may be borrowed 24hrs a day everyday, for Free!
These are digital books you read on a smart device (phone, tablet, chromebook, e-reader) in your browser (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Explorer, etc.) or on an app. Wifi is required for searching but once a book is downloaded you can read without wifi.
Where can I borrow them? Sora, Libby, Hoopla, and more!
How do I borrow an ebook or audiobook? Click here for instructional videos.
Use Sora for free anytime, including holidays and the summer; Login with your gnspes Username & Password and choose Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Use in your browser here OR on the Sora app
Search for a book in the Explore tab or browse the collections.
When you click borrow, your book will open so you can start reading or listening right away.
Libby is free with your Halifax Public Library Card or account. Get a free Library account barcode in minutes and start borrowing!
Read in your browser OR on the Libby app.
Hoopla - Free!
Hoopla is free with your Halifax Public Library Card Account number. Get a free Library account barcode in minutes and start borrowing!
Read in your browser OR on the Hoopla app.
Can't find your Public Library Card? or Need a Public Library Card?
Register online here for free, and start borrowing in minutes!
More free online books
Storybooks Canada is a free open educational resource that promotes literacy and language learning in homes, schools, and communities. Part of the Global Storybooks project, it makes 40 stories from the African Storybook available with text and audio in English, French, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of Canada. We are also developing Indigenous Storybooks and the Global Storybooks literacy portal.
