eBooks & Streaming

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

Please note, access to BookFlix will end on August 30. Please explore our new database, Tumblebooks, opens a new window!

Explore the Children’s Collection of Comics Plus, including graphic novels, comics and manga for ages 4-10.

Thousands of digital comics, manga, graphic novels, and picture books, free with your Tacoma Public Library card. Find new and back issues from some of the most exciting indie publishers, including Boom!, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, Image, Oni, and more!

Browse the collection anytime, anywhere. You can take them on-the-go with your mobile device and download for offline reading. No holds, no wait lists, and no borrowing limits!

Access children's, teen, and adult graphic novels, comics and manga.

Thousands of digital comics, manga, graphic novels, and picture books, free with your Tacoma Public Library card. Find new and back issues from some of the most exciting indie publishers, including Boom!, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, Image, Oni, and more!

Browse the collection anytime, anywhere. You can take them on-the-go with your mobile device and download for offline reading. No holds, no wait lists, and no borrowing limits!

Discover the Teen Collection of Comics Plus, including graphic novels, comics and manga for ages 11-14. 

Thousands of digital comics, manga, graphic novels, and picture books, free with your Tacoma Public Library card. Find new and back issues from some of the most exciting indie publishers, including Boom!, Dark Horse, Dynamite, Fantagraphics, Image, Oni, and more!

Browse the collection anytime, anywhere. You can take them on-the-go with your mobile device and download for offline reading. No holds, no wait lists, and no borrowing limits!

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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Learn software and technology skills through LinkedIn Learning's video library of engaging, top-quality courses. 

For app users, please note that our library ID is tacomalibrary (with a lowercase 't'). LinkedIn cannot move the activity (watch history, bookmarks, playlists, etc.) associated with your old library card to your new card.

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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.

We have transitioned from TrueFlix to TumbleBooks.

With TumbleBooks, you can explore stories, read-alongs, graphic novels, and more for free with your Library card. Includes access to lesson plans and quizzes for teachers.

Read story books, read-alongs, graphic novels and more for free with your Library card. Includes access to lesson plans and quizzes for teachers.

Access TumbleBooks on Windows, Mac, Chromebook and most tablets and smartphones or download the TumbleBooks app on iOS. When logging in through the app, you'll need to select "school" account."
Username: tacomapl
Password: libra