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Residents who live in Washington, Jefferson, or Sugar Creek townships qualify for a free Thorntown Public Library card. Resident cardholders will have full access to the Evergreen Indiana Consortium, the Indiana Digital Library (Overdrive downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, and video), and Hoopla (downloadable ebooks, audiobooks, movies, TV shows, and music).

Nonresident Thorntown Public Library cards are available for $130.68. Nonresident cardholders will have full access to the Evergreen Indiana Consortium, the Indiana Digital Library (OverDrive), and Hoopla for one year. Please call the library for other options.

Students of the Western Boone Community School Corporation are eligible for a free Student card at Thorntown Public Library. Student cardholders will have access to Thorntown Public Library materials, the Indiana Digital Library (OverDrive), and Hoopla.

Any nonresident who has a valid public library card in Indiana and also has a valid PLAC (Public Library Access Card) is entitled to a Nonresident Thorntown Public Library card.

To preregister for a library card, visit Evergreen here. To complete the registration, you will need to visit the library with the required ID within one week of making the request. If you have any further questions about library card types and requirements, please call the library!

A patron must present his/her Evergreen library card at the time of check out. The card must be in good standing (fines below $10) to check out materials. Patrons may borrow up to a combination of 100 materials which may include a maximum of 10 DVDs.

Only one wireless HotSpot is available to checkout per single household. Holds may not be placed if one is already checked out. Once the hotspot has been returned, a hold may be placed by one patron in the household.

Renewals may be made online via the OPAC, on the phone or in person. Most materials may be renewed up to one time. Books and audiobooks may be renewed twice. If a material has a hold request, it may not be renewed.

The Thorntown Public Library is pleased to be fine free! Patrons will not accrue fines for overdue materials checked out at our library. Materials that are 28 days overdue will incur a lost charge and processing fee.

Overdue notices are sent as a courtesy from the Evergreen Indiana libraries. Failure to receive notices does not exempt patrons from the responsibility for payment. The receipt provided at the time of check out serves as the official notice of when materials are due.

This conference is for public, academic and corporate partner libraries of OverDrive and users of Libby, the library reading app. Whether you are responsible for your library collection development, front-line support, electronic resources, marketing, training, or administrative decisions, everyone can benefit from the programming and networking at Digipalooza.

A few years ago, I came across The Free Library of Philadelphia, which lets any PA resident apply for a free library card online and use it to access their digital collections on Overdrive and similar ebook libraries.

CO residents can get a card through the Denver Public Library and gain access to Overdrive and most other e-reading databases (Kanopy is only available to Denver residents, though). Click here to register for an e-card.

Kansas has something called the Kansas Library eCard, which gives you access to its full online collection. However, you have to apply for this card at your local library. Check out their FAQs here for help with that.

As far as I can tell, all Kentucky libraries have residency requirements (as in, you must live in that area to get a card). You can try entering your zip code here to find one that has Overdrive, or check out their list of partner libraries here.

The Missoula Public Library is open to ALL residents of Montana, and they have a pretty simple online application process. It may not look like it, but they do have an online collection. They call it the Montana Library to Go. I checked the link and it does take you to Overdrive.

Visit the Free Library of Philadelphia and sign up here. It took me five minutes. Use their Digital Media section to find all of their online resources and libraries. They have a pretty stellar Overdrive collection!

The Houston Public Library offers free library cards to all Texas residents. Find application details here. Once you have your card, check out their robust selection of eBook offerings (including Overdrive, Hoopla, and Kanopy) here.

While you need an internet connection to log in, browse, and check out books, once you download them you can read them offline. I recommend downloading them through Amazon (see above for how to do it).

California has a ton of different options for library cards. If you live anywhere in the state you can get a free card in MOST areas. Every time we visit a different county, we get a card there. So I have about 15 library cards.

I was able to get an LA library card a few days ago and they did confirm that it was open to any CA resident (I live in the Bay Area). I was also able to get one at the Calabasas library, they had the same rule. We did have to apply in person with photo ID and some proof of address.

All Ohio residents can get a library card at any public library in the state of Ohio. I personally have one at all of the major systems in the state because there are multiple digital collections as well as having access to different online databases.

NJ residents can check with the neighboring counties that they live close to. In Atlantic county, we can get a card from Camden County. This is great as Camden has Hoopla and Kanopy where as Atlantic county has Libby and Freegal.

Massachusetts has 8 library consortiums plus Commonwealth Catalog, and if you have one library card you can use that one library card to access the eBook catalog of all 8 consortiums. I have two library cards, a BPL eCard, and one for my local library. The Boston Public Library uses both Libby and Hoopla digital, and some individual libraries use both Libby and Hoopla as well.

In New York State, the Brooklyn Public Library and the Queens Public Library also offer free library cards to anyone who lives, works, or pays taxes in New York State just like the New York Public Library. They have different collections. Queens offers Hoopla.

Glad I seen your comment. I knew about the $50 charge from a research years ago. I just went to the website to look for a title. Signed up and received a library card number instantly. There was no charge. I was notified I can pick up a physical card at the branch I chose. I already downloaded my first eaudiobook.

Thank you for compiling this wonderful list. I noticed you recommend buying Kindle Fires but not regular Kindles. I get eye strain easily and find that the epaper (regular) Kindle is much gentler on my eyes. I know others who have the same experience.

There is an actual law that allows all CA residents to get library cards from any CA library. But many require you to come in to pick up the card, so they are not all available to complete the application online.

The Carnegie Libraries of Pittsburgh (43 libraries) offer a free library card online to PA residents which is good for online and other resources, using your Access PA card from your home library. Out of state is $30 every 2 years.

OverDrive is a leading distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, and other digital content. The company hosts nearly two million premium titles from publishers such as Random House, HarperCollins, Harlequin, and Macmillan. OverDrive's online distribution services are used by more than 28,000 libraries, schools, and colleges worldwide.

MCLS Digital Libraries is a shared, growing collection of digital materials including downloadable eBooks and audiobooks. All content is available to patrons of our 24 participating libraries at mlc.overdrive.com as well as a growing number of reciprocal lending libraries across Michigan. Registered card holders may browse, borrow, and download OverDrive content including eBooks, Audiobooks, and magazines. As of December 2023, the MCLS Digital Libraries collection holds more than 180,000 titles

In OverDrive Marketplace (login required), participating libraries can view helpful statistics and reports, obtain training and marketing materials, and perform tasks like managing patrons' holds and sending requests to OverDrive's support desk.

Participants in our MCLS Digital Libraries group meet in person twice a year to stay up-to-date on eBook trends and set collection development priorities. Meetings are held in April and August in MCLS' Lansing office.

Staff at our 24 OverDrive member organizations stay in touch and exchange tips and tricks via the MCLS Digital Libraries electronic mailing list. Contact eLicensing and Collection Resources at serv...@mcls.org for list signup.

Overdrive for Michigan Academics (OMiA) is a collaborative effort of Michigan academic libraries, launched in February 2022. This shared collection consists of digital materials, including eBooks and audiobooks. Materials are available to patrons of participating institutions, both remotely and in the library. New members are welcome and interested academic libraries are encouraged to request a quote from MCLS at serv...@mcls.org.

OverDrive for Academics is a shared, growing collection of digital materials including downloadable eBooks and audiobooks. All content is available to patrons of participating libraries at

Download eBooks and eAudiobooks to your computer or mobile device through OverDrive and the Libby App. OverDrive works with a variety of devices including PCs and Macs, iPads, iPhones, Android phones, Kindles, and more. For a complete list of OverDrive-compatible devices, click here. You must have a valid Warren Public Library Card to use OverDrive.