The Library suscribes to several e-book services and also recommends some available on the Web for free.
Credo Reference
Read general reference and subject-specific books spanning the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
NetLibrary E-books and Downloadable Audiobooks
Find Cliff’s Notes, business, computers, education, social sciences and much more.
Online Book Clubs (from Dear Reader)
Join the online book club to receive excerpts from a featured book in your daily e-mail. Subscribe to fiction, non-fiction, business, mystery and more. Check out the upcoming titles for each book club.
Google Book Search
Search inside full-text online books. Find books freely available full-text online or read snippets of books for purchase.
Online Books Page
Lists more than 25,000 free books on the Web.
Project Gutenberg
A collection of older literary works out of copyright.
The Library suscribes to several e-book services and also recommends some available on the Web for free.
Online Book Clubs (from Dear Reader)
Join the online book club to receive excerpts from a featured book in your daily e-mail. Subscribe to fiction, non-fiction, business, mystery and more.
Bartelby.com
Read classic works online.
Daily Lit
Read an easily digestible bite of out-of-copyright classics daily in your e-mail until you finish the book.
Feedbooks
Free books compatible with most platforms including the Kindle, iPhone and PDAs.
Google Book Search
Search inside full-text online books. Find books freely available full-text online or read snippets of books available for purchase.
The Literature Network
Many literary classics including 1,900 full books, over 3,000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors.
Online Books Page
Lists more than 25,000 free books on the Web.
Project Gutenberg
A collection of older literary works out of copyright.
Special topics
- Online Reference Shelf
- Online Magazines, Journals & Newspapers (full-text, by title)
- Downloadable Audiobooks
- Find a Good Book
More research tools
- All Databases A-Z
- Library catalog
- Can't find it? Request an item through Interlibrary Loan.
Questions about your research? Ask a librarian.
Librarians are available:
Mon-Thurs 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Fri 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone (913) 495-9100
For after hours questions, please use E-mail Reference.
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