E-Books & Audio Books
Open eBooks Chromebook App
Download this app on your student Chromebook, iPad or cell phone for instant access to thousands of free eBooks. Click here for how to install it on your Chromebook. If you're a 7th or 8th grader, and you've forgotten your login code, please email Miss Kolling at kkolling@jeffersonesd.org. 6th graders, I will be showing you how to install this app with your English teachers soon.
Daly City Public Library
Get a Card Online
Apply for a card and start downloading OverDrive ebooks and audiobooks right away.
Contact us at library@dalycity.org to upgrade your card for full access to our eLibrary.
eLibrary
Visit our eLibrary page to get started with eBooks, eMagazines, streaming video, and much more.
Curbside Pickup and Home Delivery
Library patrons can request items for curbside pickup and home delivery.
Curbside pick-up service times are Tuesdays 10-1 pm, Wednesdays 3-6 pm, and Fridays 1-4 pm.
Requesting Items
Search our catalog to find and place holds on items.
Curbside Pickup Appointments
Book an appointment for curbside pickup after you have been notified that the items are ready.
The Serramonte Main Library at 40 Wembley Drive is the only location providing curbside pickup in Daly City. All Daly City holds will be routed to the Serramonte Main Library for pickup.
Home Delivery
If you have received notification that your items are ready and would like them mailed to you, email library@dalycity.org with your library card number and confirmation of your mailing address.
Returns
Items can be returned in the bookdrops of our four branches at any time. You may also return items during your curbside pickup appointment. Returned items are quarantined for 96 hours so returns will not be immediately reflected on your account.
Contact Us
Call 650-991-8023 (Monday through Friday from 10:00AM to 4:00PM)
Email library@dalycity.org
Free Ebook & Website Resources (K-8) School’s Out… Or Is It?
Internet Archive has FREE E-books, music and more.
Sign up for a free virtual library card! https://archive.org/details/books . The Internet Archive’s Book Collection and Open Library feature thousands of reads. Some books can be freely read and downloaded, others can be borrowed and read in the site’s online book reader –
An engaging collection of resources that brings books to life.
California Resident — Welcome to TeachingBooks
You can set up your own account with your email address and have the kids and parents also use our district id.
There are a ton of resources about the books they are reading, author readings, etc.
FREE access to Capstone Library Interactive Books!
Student Access Instructions
PebbleGo (English & Spanish):
Visit www.pebblego.com and click "Sign In"
Username: engaged
Password: learning
PebbleGo Next:
Visit www.pebblegonext.com and click "Log In"
Username: engaged
Password: learning
Capstone Interactive eBooks:
Visit www.mycapstonelibrary.com and click "Log In"
Username: continue
Password: reading
A variety of e-books and e-audio books ranging from K-Adult. Teen Book Cloud is great for middle schoolers!
FREE access to our JLG Digital online reading platform!
Junior Library Guild: Free ebooks, author talks etc.
Username: JLGELEM Password: JLGFREE
Username: JLGMID Password: JLGFREE
Username: JLGHI Password: JLGFREE
Reading At Home
Free access to scholastic magazines! These magazines have highly engaging, relevant articles. Enjoy!
Go to A Mighty Girl
The world's largest collection of books, toys and movies for smart, confident, and courageous girls.
Username: keepreading
Password: sebco
Student ID#: 1
American Library Association (ALA) recommended lists:
commonsensemedia.org recommended media lists
NewsELA: nonfiction and current events
My MCPL (MidContinent Public Library) series database: juvenile series and sequels
Tumblebooks (via DCPL) - please have your Daly City Public library card
StarWalk Kids Media (via DCPL) - please have your Daly City Public library card
Book Finders
If you know some books that you have enjoyed reading, these sites can help you find more books that you may also like.
The Book Explorer http://www.thebookexplorer.com/
"Share your own reading collection to receive personalized book recommendations."
What Should I Read Next? http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/search
"Enter a book you like and the site will analyse our database of real readers' favourite books (over 65,000 and growing) to suggest what you could read next."
Books that Guys Read http://www.guysread.com/books/
“These are the books that guys have said they like. We’ve gathered and grouped them to make them easier to find.”
Google Sets http://labs.google.com/sets
Enter a few titles of books that you like.
Next, press Large Set or Small Set and we'll try to predict other books that are similar..
The Book Seer http://bookseer.com/
"Amazon’s recommendation engine"
Lit Map http://www.literature-map.com/
What else do readers of your favorite authors read? The closer two writers are on the map, the more likely someone will like both of them. Click on a name to travel along.
Read, Kiddo, Read! http://www.readkiddoread.com/great-advanced-reads
Books for Middle School readers.