Digital Library

Enki eBooks

Looking for a book title that you cannot locate from your local library or a big store book chain? Find and download books from smaller, independent publishers and self-published authors on Enki.

Learn how to use Enki eBooks here.

Hoopla Movies, Music, and Audio/eBooks

Hoopla is an online streaming service that provides Black Gold Cooperative Library System cardholders access to music, movies, and downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks, and comics. 

Learn how to use Hoopla here.

Libby (eBooks, Audiobooks, and Magazines)

Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and eMagazines (if your library subscribes) to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. It’s free and easy to get started for new users and a streamlined experience for current OverDrive app users. 

If you are reading on an older device or a Fire tablet, want to view streaming videos, or require the use of a screen reader, you can use the classic OverDrive app or read/listen/watch in a browser.

GETTING STARTED & FAQS

• Download the app!
• Introducing Libby video
• What devices are compatible with Libby?
• How is Libby different from the OverDrive app?
• How do I read on my Kindle?
• Visit Libby Help

New York Times Online

Enjoy FREE unlimited access to NYTimes.com within the library here.

Users will need to create an account with their personal email address and access NYTimes.com on the library’s computers or whole connected to the library’s wifi network.

To access NYTimes.com at home, follow this link for 72 hours of complimentary access.
Simply click REDEEM to apply complimentary access to your existing NYTimes.com account. 

Do you use this service? Please take a few minutes to tell us about your experience using this service. Your feedback helps us with future plans for our statewide New York Times subscription.

The statewide subscription to the New York Times for California public library users is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian. Questions about this service should be This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Palace Project

The Palace Project offers a collection of more than 11,000 openly licensed titles available in high-quality epub format. The collection includes classics, contemporary fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and textbooks.

The Palace Project app is available through Apple and Android app stores.