Park Ridge Public Library About the Library
Digital Books
The Park Ridge Public Library offers digital videos and several digital eaudiobooks and ebooks collections! You may access these collections using your own Internet computer.
  • North Suburban Digital Consortium
    Downloadable films to download and watch on your laptop or PC, audiobooks to play on your PC or portable device (Pocket PC or MP3 player) or copy to CDs to play in your car or eBooks to read on your PC, laptop, or Pocket PC. It's quick, easy and you can do it from the comfort of your own home. This collection includes bestsellers and classics, fiction and non-fiction, titles for children, young adults and adults.

    Frequently asked questions about digital books

  • Tumble Books
    Online collection of animated, talking picture books for kids to read or to have read to them


Thanks to funding from the Bruce A. Michel Library Trust, a digital library collection, with hundreds of downloadable videos, ebooks and eaudiobooks are available for you to browse, select, download and enjoy.

Downloadable films can be viewed on your home or work computer or laptop. The digital version of a print book can be read on your home or work computer, laptop, pocket PC or personal digital assistant (PDA). Audiobooks can be downloaded to a pocket PC, MP3 player or other portable devices or burned to CDs. This Digital Book collection includes bestsellers and classics, fiction and non-fiction, titles for children, young adults and adults.

What do I need?

  • A valid Park Ridge Library card
  • A personal computer (not a computer in the library)
  • Access to the Internet
  • Free software needed for the type of Digital Book you wish to borrow.

Types of Digital Books:

What do I need?

  • A personal computer
  • Access to the Internet
  • Flash 6 plug-in- free download
  • Video display card (minimum resolution 800x600)
  • Sound card
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