Books and Literature
Access thousands of comics, graphic books, graphic novels, and manga in eBook or eAudiobook format. Read on internet browsers or on mobile devices that support the Libby or Hoopla Apps. Content available for all age groups.
Digital comics and graphic novels are available through either through Libby, or through Hoopla, each with a different selection of titles.
FREE open access e-content by independent creators from across the State of Illinois. Explore both fiction and nonfiction titles, local history content, community collections, and much more.
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Access Salem Press eBooks, including titles from Grey House publishing, and The Reference Shelf series. Covers topics such as literature, history, science, plus health and career statistics. Series include, Critical Insights, Masterplots, Decades, Milestones, This is Who We Are, Value of a Dollar and more.