NoveList provides reading recommendations for fiction and nonfiction materials for adults, teens, tweens (ages 9-12) and children (ages 0-8). Also includes Feature Articles, Book Discussion Guides, and BookTalks.
Journals and dissertations covering nursing, allied health, and alternative and complementary medicine.
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Open Education North Carolina Collection contains free, open textbooks that have been curated for the most frequently taught courses across North Carolina's 2 and 4-year colleges and universities.
Open Education North Carolina Collection contains free, open textbooks that have been curated for the most frequently taught courses across North Carolina's 2 and 4-year colleges and universities. Faculty can adopt these Open Education Resources to save their students money and lower the overall cost of higher education.
There are four curated collections available: STEM, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business. Open the curated collection you are interested in to view textbooks available. You can search resources by keywords or use the filters on the left side of the page. Click on a title to display the description and view the textbook. Textbooks can be viewed online without an account. If you would like to highlight passages or add notes about the textbooks, you will need to create a free account. Information on creating an account is here.
Information and help for Open Education North Carolina can be found here.
Open Library is a free database of millions of digital books. You can view online or download to PDF, plain text, DAISY, ePub, DjVu, MOBi, and "Send to Kindle".
Libby by OverDrive Magazines is a collection digital magazines offered by the library that can be read in the Libby app. Magazines can be downloaded to your computer, tablet, (including Kindle), or mobile device for offline reading. Mobile and tablet customers, download the Libby app for iOS and Android.
Getting Started
All you need to get started is your Charlotte Mecklenburg Library card number or ONE Access account number.
Access the Collection
Click the "Access Now" button below
Borrowing
Digital magazine checkouts are unlimited.
When possible 3 years of back issues are avaiable for magazines.
The default lending period for magazines is two weeks. The settings menu will let you customize your lending period to 7 days, 14 days, or 21 days.
Return magazines when you are finished or they will be automatically returned when they are due so you never accumulate late fees!
Need additional help with the Libby/OverDrive site? Check here for troubleshooting or contact your local Library.
Libby by OverDrive: Kids Collection offers e-books, digital audiobooks, and streaming videos. The Kids Collection includes picture books, youth fiction, youth nonfiction, and more.
Kids can browse, sample, place holds and borrow titles appropriate for their age range and reading level. No adult content will appear in the search results. Libby by OverDrive titles can be accessed from a desktop using OverDrive Read or Listen. Mobile and tablet customers, download the Libby app for iOS and Android.
Getting Started
All you need to get started is your Charlotte Mecklenburg Library card number or ONE Access account number.
Access the Collection
Click the "Access Now" button.
Borrowing
You can have a maximum of 20 items checked to you out at any given time. For example, if three items are returned, you can check out three more to get back to 20. This limit is not effected by the day of the month.
The default lending period for ebooks and audiobooks is two weeks. The settings menu will let you customize your lending period to 7 days, 14 days, or 21 days.
If items are check out, place a hold. Customers are allowed 10 holds on their account at any given time. You will be contacted by email when your item is available to check out. You'll see an option to renew a title on your Loans page three days before it expires, as long as there are no holds. If the title has holds, you can request it again.
Return items when you are finished or they will be automatically returned when they are due so you never accumulate late fees!
Tips
Not all devices are compatible with Libby by OverDrive. Check the list of compatible devices.
Using Libby by OverDrive on your Kindle e-Reader? This tutorial will get you started.
Need additional help with the Libby by OverDrive site? Check here for troubleshooting or contact your local Library.
La sala de lectura electrónica OverDrive: Colección infantil ofrece libros electrónicos, audiolibros digitales y videos en tiempo real. La colección infantil incluye libros ilustrados, ficción juvenil, libros de conocimiento y más. Los niños pueden navegar y pedir prestados títulos apropiados para su de edad y nivel de lectura. Ningún contenido para adultos aparecerá en los resultados de búsqueda. Se puede acceder a los artículos de OverDrive desde una computadora. Los usuarios de móviles y tabletas pueden descargar la aplicación Libby para iOS y Android.
No todos los dispositivos son compatibles con OverDrive. Consulte la lista de los dispositivos compatibles.
Todo lo que necesita para comenzar es su número de tarjeta de la Biblioteca de Charlotte Mecklenburg o su número de cuenta ONE Access. Puede retirar hasta 20 artículos con un período máximo de préstamo de 21 días.
¿Necesita ayuda con OverDrive? Consulte aquí para obtener ayuda o comuníquese con su biblioteca local.
¿Tiene un dispositivo móvil? Actualmente hay dos maneras para usar OverDrive.
Libby es una nueva aplicación desarrollada por OverDrive, diseñada para que su experiencia de lectura sea más rápida y fácil. Obtenga más información sobre Libby y encuentre ayuda aquí.
The Libby by OverDrive: Teen Collection site filters the Library's Libby by OverDrive collection to show only Teen content, which gets teens to the titles they want faster!
Browsing can be done by subject, format or genre, and the advanced search feature allows filtering by availability, language, date added, and much more. Click on the "Main Collection" icon to return to the full Libby by OverDrive collection of digital materials. Libby by OverDrive titles can be accessed from a desktop computer using OverDrive Read or Listen. Mobile and tablet customers, download the Libby app for iOS and Android.
Getting Started
All you need to get started is your Charlotte Mecklenburg Library card number or ONE Access account number.
Access the Collection
Click the "Access Now" button
Borrowing
You can have a maximum of 20 items checked to you out at any given time. For example, if three items are returned, you can check out three more to get back to 20. This limit is not effected by the day of the month.
The default lending period for ebooks and audiobooks is two weeks. The settings menu will let you customize your lending period to 7 days, 14 days, or 21 days.
If items are check out, place a hold. Customers are allowed 10 holds on their account at any given time. You will be contacted by email when your item is available to check out. You'll see an option to renew a title on your Loans page three days before it expires, as long as there are no holds. If the title has holds, you can request it again.
Return items when you are finished or they will be automatically returned when they are due so you never accumulate late fees!
Tips
Not all devices are compatible with Libby by OverDrive. Check the list of compatible devices.
Using Libby by OverDrive on your Kindle e-Reader? This tutorial will get you started.
Need additional help with the Libby by OverDrive site? Check here for troubleshooting or contact your local Library.
La sala de lectura electrónica OverDrive: Colección juvenil filtra la colección de OverDrive de la biblioteca para mostrar solo contenido para jóvenes. ¡Esto significa que los adolescentes obtienen los artículos que desean más rápido! La navegación se puede realizar por tema, formato o género, y la función de búsqueda avanzada permite filtrar por disponibilidad, idioma, fecha de adición y mucho más. Haga clic en el ícono "Colección principal" para volver a la colección completa de materiales digitales de OverDrive. Se puede acceder a los artículos de OverDrive desde una computadora. Los usuarios de móviles y tabletas pueden descargar la aplicación Libby para iOS y Android.
No todos los dispositivos son compatibles con OverDrive. Consulte la lista de los dispositivos compatibles.
Todo lo que necesita para comenzar es su número de tarjeta de la Biblioteca de Charlotte Mecklenburg o su número de cuenta ONE Access. Puede retirar hasta 20 artículos con un período máximo de préstamo de 21 días.
¿Necesita ayuda con OverDrive? Consulte aquí para obtener ayuda o comuníquese con su biblioteca local.
¿Tiene un dispositivo móvil? Actualmente hay dos maneras para usar OverDrive.
Libby es una nueva aplicación desarrollada por OverDrive, diseñada para que su experiencia de lectura sea más rápida y fácil. Obtenga más información sobre Libby y encuentre ayuda aquí.
PebbleGo Science, the go-to science resource for K-3 research and literacy.
In PebbleGo Science you will discover physical, life, and earth & space sciences, along with engineering, technology, and their applications. With nearly 250 (and growing) articles connected to Next Generation Science Standards from weather and shapes to plants, simple machines, technology and more, you will never run out of new things to spark curiosity about how and why things work, and you'll always have a go-to science resource you can rely on. Special features: activities & critical thinking questions and two videos for most articles. Also available in Spanish.
PebbleGo, el recurso de referencia para la investigación y alfabetización de grados K-3.
En PebbleGo Ciencias descubrirá las ciencias físicas, de la vida y de la tierra y el espacio, junto con ingeniería, tecnología y sus aplicaciones. Con casi 250 (y crecientes) artículos relacionados con los Estándares de Ciencias de la Próxima Generación, desde el clima y las formas hasta las plantas, máquinas simples, tecnología y más, siempre encontrará algo para despertar su curiosidad sobre cómo y por qué funcionan las cosas, y tendrá un recurso científico al que puede recurrir. Las características especiales incluyen: actividades y preguntas de pensamiento crítico y dos videos para apoyar la mayoría de los artículos. También está disponible en español.