Public Library Resources
Area Public Libraries
If you can't find what you need in our THS library, check out the resources from the Harris County, Houston and the Fort Bend County public libraries!
All three public library systems
offer free library cards
for ALL Texas residents.
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Reading Content: eBooks & Audiobooks
Libby gives you access to thousands of ebooks and audiobooks instantly available on the device in your hand! You can borrow them instantly, for free, by downloading the app and logging in with your Public library card number.
Free for you and brought to you by your Harris County Public Library and your Fort Bend Public Library!
TumbleBooks takes existing picture books, adding animation, sound, music and narration to produce an electronic picture book. You can read it, or have it read to you. The TumbleBook Library can be used through our library website. You can also use the Tumblebook App on computer, tablets or mobile phone at home through internet connection.
Free for you and brought to you by your Harris County Public Library and your Fort Bend Public Library!
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 58,000 free eBooks. You will find literature here for which U.S. copyright has expired.
No fee or registration! Project Gutenberg is not associated with any public library.
LibriVox sees itself as a library of audiobooks. LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain, and then LibriVox releases the audio files back onto the net for free.
All audio recordings found on the site are in the public domain, so you may use it for whatever purpose you wish.
No fee or registration! LibriVox is not associated with any public library.
Serial Content: Magazines/News/Comics
Flipster
Flipster lets you browse and borrow digital copies of magazines instantly by downloading the app and logging in with your Public library card number.
Your Harris Country Public Library and your Fort Bend Public Library memberships also give you access to the Flipster database.
Free and brought to you by your Harris County Public Library and your Fort Bend Public Library.
PressReader connects you to a huge database of the world's newspapers and magazines. Your Houston Public Library and Harris County Public Library memberships will gain you instant, free access to this serial content.
You can borrow them instantly, for free, by downloading the app and logging in with your Public library card number.
Free for you and brought to you by your Houston Public Library!
With Comics Plus you gain access to thousands of digital comic books are available with a click of your mouse or a tap of your finger.
You can borrow them instantly, for free, by downloading the app and logging in with your Public library card number.
Free for you and brought to you by your Houston Public Library!
Viewing and LISTENING Content: Music/videos
Kanopy allows users to stream film entertainment to your preferred device with no fees and no commercials by partnering with public libraries and universities. Log in with your library membership and enjoy our diverse catalog with new titles added every month.
Free for you and brought to you by your Harris County Public Library!
Hoopla is a digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV!
Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.
Free and brought to you by your Harris County Public Library, your Fort Bend Public Library, and your Houston Public Library!
Freegal is a free music service from your library. All you need is your library card number. Freegal offers access to about 15 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, and over 40,000 music videos. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 40,000 labels with music that originates in over 100 countries. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions.
Free for you and brought to you by your Houston Public Library!