Downloadable E-Books

OverDrive
OverDrive, the service that provides downloadable audiobooks, now provides downloadable eBooks. Books can be downloaded to computers then transferred to devices such as the Barnes & Noble nook and Sony Reader. Download requires installation of Adobe® Digital Editions. Kindle compatibility coming later this year.

eReader - NEW
The Library now has a Nook eBook reader available for patrons to borrow. Borrowers must be 18 years old and a Monroe resident, Library staff member, or member of Friends of the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library. Monroe and out-of-town residents can also use the Nook in the Library for one hour a day if it is available. Borrowers can read one of the books already downloaded on the Nook or have the Reference staff download one book of the patron's choice from OverDrive. The Nook is available at the Reference Desk on a first come, first serve basis and can be borrowed for a 14 day loan period with no renewals.The Nook must be returned in person to the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library Adult Reference desk. For more information, call the Reference Desk at 452-2850.

Electronic Book Collection

NetLibrary
NetLibrary eBooks are digital full-text versions of books such as reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction, and 3,400 publicly-accessible titles.

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Search the contents of more than 60 online reference books in arts, biography, business, education, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, multicultural and world studies, religion, science, and social science. These authoritative reference works are available 24/7 through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.