In addition to online resources from Johnson County Library, the State Library of Kansas also provides a variety of digital resources. Many can be accessed with a Johnson County Library card, but some require or work best with a Kansas Library eCard. Kansas residents and other eligible individuals can visit any of our branches to register or renew your Kansas Library eCard »
Explore the online resources below or visit the State Library's overview of resources for Kansans for the most complete and current list of digital offerings in its collection. Depending on the resource, use your Kansas Library eCard to login directly or first login to the State Library's eCard website to access resources organized by audience age and by topic.
Digital Books
Most digital books can be accessed on the websites linked below or on corresponding mobile apps, if available.
CloudLibrary
Digital books, available as eBooks and audiobooks. Content for all ages, from popular authors, large publishers and bestsellers. Users can place holds, checkouts are for 21 days with renewal option if no holds and a limit of 10 titles at time.
Comics Plus
Full catalog, juvenile to adult tiles in comics, graphic novels and manga. Titles are always available, checkouts are for 7 days. Explore collections geared toward children (ages three to 14), elementary (Pre-K to 5th grade), middle school (3rd to 8th grade) and high school (6th to 12th grade).
Freading
Access 200,000-plus titles from leading publishers of a vast selection of genres and languages. All titles are always available, checkouts are for 14 days and a limit of 5 titles per week with unused checkouts carrying over for up to four weeks.
Kansas History Books
A selection of eBooks focused on Kansas history from Arcadia Publishing. Titles are always available.
Vooks
An exciting reading experience to enjoy storybooks with unique animation, sound and narration. Includes classic and award-winning titles. Titles are always available with no limits. Access through website browser.
Databases
Counseling and Psychotherapy Transcripts: Volume 1 and Volume 2
Searchable collection containing real transcripts of counseling and therapy sessions and first-person narratives illuminating the experience of mental illness and treatment, as well as reference works to contextualize the primary material.
Counseling and Therapy in Video
Curated, discipline-focused, primary-source collections, websites, and streaming media for learning and research.
Nursing and Mental Health in Video
Training resources for medical professionals to understand, assess and manage mental health issues that often present themselves alongside physical conditions.
Nursing Education in Video: Second Edition and Third Edition
Up-to-date collection of demonstration and training videos designed to help students improve their clinical skills.
Psychological & Behavioral Sciences Collection
Comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 400 journals.
Psychological Experiments Online Guide
Multimedia collection on the most important psychological experiments of the 20th and 21st centuries, for students and scholars.
Sage Data Foundations
An all-in-one resource for social science researchers and students to access statistics relevant to their areas of study.
Sage Knowledge
Access academic and reference resources plus books on government, politics, history and current affairs.
Social Work Online
Pairs recently published social work textbooks with compelling documentaries, clinical demonstration videos and lectures.
Publications and Articles
Use the Journal Finder tool to determine if the State Library of Kansas provides electronic access or owns a print copy, find which other libraries may have print copies, and order copies of articles that can be sent directly to you. Includes journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters and other items published more than once per year.