Reading for pleasure
Reading resources
Need something to read? The sites below have access to thousands of free ebooks and audiobooks!
Note for guardians: The College Library operates with age restrictions on what books can be borrowed by different age groups. The external links provided here are to general resources. Parents should be aware of this and exercise their own judgments in deciding whether the content is suitable for their own children.
Need some suggestions on what to read? Check out our librarian recommendations.
Public Library resources:
More Ebooks for Kids
Downloadable Magazines
Libby App: Sign in with your public library card information to access thousands of ebooks.
Don't have a library card yet? Sign up online for immediate access!
Audible has made a large collection of teens and children’s audiobooks free to listen to with the launch of Audible Stories. Stories will be free to stream on your desktop, laptop, tablet or phone without needing an Amazon account.
Offers every student 2 hours of free weekly reading in a limited library of high-quality educational books.
Contact librarydesk@stbcc.org if you want to sign up. If you already have a login, continue to sign in as normal.
A selection of excerpts and full text YA books available from Simon teen. Newer popular titles.
A user friendly site full of digital versions of books in the public domain. A wide variety of genres.
Free public domain audiobooks.
LibriVox audiobooks are free for anyone to listen to, on their computers, iPods or other mobile device, or to burn onto a CD.
Audiobooks for English language learners (and everyone else!)
A collection of some popular titles with side by side text and audio, with options for listening speed.
(To read, click through to the book "Index")
A free online library of digitized children's books in 59 languages from various countries. A lot of fairy tales!
Thousands of downloadable ebooks and audiobooks from the public domain. Site also includes free online courses, textbooks, language lessons, movies and more.
Full text and audio recordings of poems for children, teens, and adults. Includes material from the Young People's Poet Laureate.
Author Readalouds
For younger siblings! The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s award-winning children’s literacy website streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
As well as some really useful sections on how to read aloud to children and reluctant readers, the teen section has lots of useful information on the best new reads, authors, writing book reviews and a great book finder tool.