eBooks & Streaming

(PreK - 3) Fun pairs of classic video storybooks and nonfiction eBooks for kids and families.

Enjoy movies, TV shows, eBooks, comics, music albums, and audiobooks on Hoopla. Check out up to 5 items per month. eCard holders do not have access to hoopla.

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With Kanopy stream "thoughtful entertainment" including independent and popular films, documentaries, The Criterion Collection, The Great Courses, PBS and more to your preferred device, including Roku. Also includes great content for Kids! Each user will receive 30 tickets a month to use on Kanopy – some videos will cost 1 ticket while others will cost 5 tickets. Learn more about tickets.

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Tacoma Public Library's eBook, eAudiobook, and eMagazine all-in-one app called Libby, opens a new window, by OverDrive. Libby is a streamlined reading app experience and is available for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), and Kindle Tablets.

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For app users, please note that our library ID is tacomalibrary (with a lowercase 't'). 

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Popular eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines available on your computer, mobile device, or eReader.  Up to 20 checkouts and 20 holds. 

Libby is the only available app for OverDrive eMaterials.

(Grades 3-5) Combines award-winning True Books with a collection of related videos, images, and web links.