Books & Literature

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Description:

This website is a starting place to fulfill the information needs of Arizona citizens and provides access to unique historical and contemporary resources.

Biblioteca TumbleBook
Description:

ciber-libros para ciber-niños

Library Card Required?:
Yes
Books & Authors
Description:

Books & Authors brings ease, authority and fun to the question of “what do I read next?” It is the reader’s go-to site for everything: book suggestions from experts, titles, biographies and more. Readers can use Books & Authors to enhance the experience of the book they are reading; dig deeper into its themes and origins; or learn how the author’s life and times contributed to the work.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
cloudLibrary eBooks
Description:

Download an app, sign in with your library card number and password, and check out our eBooks.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
EbscoHost eAudioBooks
Description:

Ebscohost eAudiobooks provides access to digital audio versions of books. Access is available 24 hours a days, seven days a week.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
EbscoHost eBooks
Description:

Ebscohost ebooks provides access to digital versions of books. Access is available 24 hours a days, seven days a week.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
Greater Phoenix Digital Library
Description:

Greater Phoenix Digital Library is a web-based, digital media service that allows library patrons to download popular digital audio books, eBooks, music, and video from the library’s web site.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
Library of Congress
Description:

Information and digital collections in American history, culture, government and more.

Literature Resource Center
Description:

Full-text articles from scholarly journals and literary magazines are combined with critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, biographies, and more to provide a wealth of information on authors, their works, and literary movements.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
NoveList
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Description:

NoveList is a Readers’ Advisory database that provides author read-alikes, reviews, discussion guides and more on thousands of fiction titles.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
Open Library (use this link inside the library)
Library Card Required?:
Yes
Open Library (use this link outside the library)
Library Card Required?:
Yes
Tumblebooks
Website:
Description:

TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.

Library Card Required?:
Yes
Worldcat
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Description:

WorldCat contains bibliographic records of books and other materials in OCLC from member libraries worldwide.

Fantastic Fiction
Description:

Search and browse bibliographies of over 50,000 bestselling fiction authors, with the latest books and series information for free.

iVox
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Description:

We now offer iVOX books, a free downloadable app that is part e-book, part audiobook and part virtual popup. Kids follow along with the story while interacting with 3D characters and scenes. All you need is an Apple or Android device, your library card number, and PIN! It’s that easy, and so much fun!

Library Card Required?:
Yes
Literature Map
Description:

Type in an author, and get a customized map showing other authors that readers of that author like to read. It’s a tourist map for literature.