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OverDrive (Libby App)

https://fortvancouver.overdrive.com
Borrow eBooks and audiobooks to read on the device of your choice. Check out up to ten titles at a time for up to 21 days.

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Get started reading on:

• iOS, Android or Windows 10: Download the Libby app below.
• Kindle: Try one of these options.
• Other eReaders: Follow instructions for using Adobe Digital Editions.
• Windows 7 or Mac computer: Follow OverDrive’s instructions.
• Windows 8 computer: Follow OverDrive’s instructions.
• Chromebooks: You have a couple of options.

Need more help? Check out accessibility options. Try Libby Help, see our Tech Help FAQs or Contact us.

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RBdigital

https://fortvancouverwa.rbdigital.com/
Changes coming September 29—RBdigital was recently acquired by OverDrive, and the eAudio content currently available to you through RBDigital will be moved to the library's OverDrive service on September 29, 2020, when RBdigital will be discontinued.
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Read these FAQs for more information.

Browse the RBdigital catalog of downloadable eAudio. Check out up to seven (7) titles at a time for 21 days. Here's how:

Register for an RBdigital account with an email and password.

Download and install the appropriate app for your device.

Use the app or visit the site to borrow and enjoy!

Watch a tutorial video or read FAQs for more information.

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TumbleBooks

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/auto_login.asp
Peruse animated, talking picture books, early chapter books, puzzles, and resources for kids and families in TumbleBooks. Includes a limited number of books in French, Spanish, and other languages.

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TeenBookCloud

http://www.tumblebookcloud.com/autologin.aspx
Stream eBooks, graphic novels, videos, and audiobooks of high interest to tweens and teens, as well as classics and some teacher-assigned titles. You'll need an internet connection only—no downloading!

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Gale eBooks

https://access.fvrl.org/login
Search full-text reference eBooks on a variety of topics or read entire travel guidebooks without leaving your computer.
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(Formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library)
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World Book eBooks

https://access.fvrl.org/login
Access highly illustrated eBooks for kids in many curriculum areas. Always available to read in your browser—no holds or waiting! Subjects include biography, crafts, cultures, dinosaurs, environment, health, history, mythology, nature, space, and technology.
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Odilo

https://fvrl.odilo.us/opac/
Use your library card to borrow eBooks in Spanish, Russian and Chinese. Read in your browser on PC, Mac®, tablets or mobile devices.
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Borrow up to seven (7) titles at a time for 21 days, with one renewal allowed per title.
Odilo is available only to FVRL cardholders who are also district residents or paying non-residents.
Get started today!
Browse or search for a title you'd like to read. (More about searching.)
Choose "Borrow" to check out the book. (More about borrowing and streaming.)
Log in with your library card number and PIN.
Choose "Display in Browser." We recommend reading in your browser. The app is not yet fully functioning.
Printable instructions in English, Spanish, Russian and Chinese (PDF)

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Hoopla

https://www.hoopladigital.com/login
Check out up to 20 films, TV episodes, music albums, or eComics from Hoopla monthly and enjoy them on your computer, phone, tablet, or TV.
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Hoopla is available only to FVRL cardholders who are also district residents or paying non-residents.
Materials are available in over 70 languages.
View movies and TV shows* for three (3) days following checkout.
Stream music albums for up to seven (7) days following checkout.
Download and view eComics, eBooks and sheet music for 21 days following checkout.
Start an online book club.
Get started today!
Create an account with the email and password of your choice.
Download the appropriate app for your device, or use it in your web browser. (For FAQs, see Hoopla Support.)
Borrow and enjoy!
*You may need the Widevine plugin to view videos in your browser. If you are using Firefox, you may wish to use Google Chrome instead, as it doesn't require the plugin.
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Web Resources

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/
Choose from over 53,000 free EPUB or Kindle titles; download them or read them online. This is a great source of classic titles that are no longer under U.S. Copyright. You can add them to your DropBox, Google Drive or OneDrive if you have one and enjoy at your leisure.
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You can also choose to download or transfer titles to your mobile device, following these instructions.

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bookboon.com

https://bookboon.com/
Download free, non-fiction eBooks on a wide range of topics, including accounting, engineering, language learning, and more.

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Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature

https://ufdc.ufl.edu/juv
Read from a library of over 6000 digitized historical children's books, available online from the University of Florida Digital Collections.

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Read from a library of over 6000 digitized historical children's books, available online from the University of Florida Digital Collections. This collection includes British and American children's books and magazines from the mid 1800s on by such authors as Lewis Carroll, Louisa May Alcott, Horatio Alger, and many more.

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