Books, ebooks, and audiobooks

Ebooks

Ebooks are available from a few places:  Gale Virtual Reference Library, Digital Library NJ, and Project Gutenberg.  Gale Virtual Reference Library and Digital Library NJ can be accessed from home with your Rutherford library card!  Project Gutenberg is also available from home- it’s a free website that’s open to everyone, and it doesn’t require a login.

 

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 Digital Library NJ
Digital Library NJ

 

Powered by Overdrive and provided by BCCLS, Digital Library NJ allows users to search and download current, popular fiction and non-fiction titles in both print and audio formats.  Perfect for reading either on your computer or on your E-reader, or listening on your Mp3 player!

 

From within the Rutherford Library or from home- click the logo

 

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library

Gale ebooks are electronic versions of high-quality reference books which are presented in a database. They may be viewed and searched online. This particular collection includes nearly 400 non-fiction reference books from the publisher Gale.  These ebooks are for reference and research, not for reading on an ereader.

Sample titles in this huge collection include:

American Inaugurals
American Men and Women of Science, 23rd ed.
Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed.
Encyclopedia of India
Encyclopedia of the American Constitution
Encyclopedia of Small Business, 2nd ed.
Endangered Species
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
History of the American Cinema
New Catholic Encyclopedia, 2nd ed.
…and more

 

From within the Rutherford library- click on the logo.

From home- click the logo and enter your Rutherford library card number when prompted.

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 Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a free website that provides downloadable ebooks for your computer, E-reader, iPad, and more.  These books are free because their copyright has expired.  Love classic literature? You’ll love Project Gutenberg.

From within the Rutherford library or from home- click the logo- this is a free website available to anyone!