Downloadable and streaming eBooks, audiobooks, music, movies, and TV shows are available to all residents of Danbury with a valid Danbury Library card. Downloadable content can be accessed through your personal computer, smart phone, or tablet using the applications listed below.
Need a helping hand with getting started?
Visit us, give us a call, or try out the video tutorials available in the link below.
Visit us, give us a call, or try out the video tutorials available in the link below.
Need a library card?
Apply online and we will e-mail you a card number which will allow you to access the digital services below.
Apply online and we will e-mail you a card number which will allow you to access the digital services below.
Download eBooks and audiobooks to your phone, tablet, or computer through OverDrive. Titles available through OverDrive were chosen with Danbury patrons in mind!
OverDrive
- 5 checkouts at a time
- 5 holds at a time
- Loan Period: 7, 14, or 21 days
- Renewable: No
Hoopla Digital allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone. With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later.
Hoopla
- 3 checkouts per month
- Stream or download
- Loan Period: 3 days for movie & TV content
- Loan Period: 7 days for music albums
- Loan Period: 21 days for ebooks, audiobooks, & comics
- Renewable: Yes
Stream or download music through Freegal with your library card. Choose from over 12 million songs, including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists, and over 40,000 music videos.
Freegal Music
- Download 5 songs per week
- Stream 3 hours per day
- Loan Period: Keep downloads forever
Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favorites, indie and classic films, and world cinema.
Kanopy
- Up to 10 films per month
- 10 Checkout Credits reset at the beginning of the month
- Loan Period: 3 days
- Renewable: No
Large collection of eBooks and Audiobooks made available through the State of Connecticut. Create a new account with access code: ctstatelib20.
RB Digital
- 2 ebook checkouts at a time
- 2 audiobook checkouts at a time
- Loan Period: 1-14 days
- Renewable: Yes
- New Account Access Code: ctstatelib20
TumbleBooks are animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love.
TumbleBooks
- Unlimited access
- Enjoy in web browser
- Adobe Flash required
AudioBookCloud is an online audio book library collection of streaming audio books. AudioBookCloud is accessible from your school or library or at home – a computer with an Internet connection is the only necessity! *Available for a limited time.
AudioBookCloud
- Unlimited access
- Enjoy in web browser
Love is in the air. Actually, it is in the cloud. Enjoy unlimited and unrestricted access to ebooks and audio books which have made romance the biggest selling and most popular brand in fiction. *Available for a limited time.
RomanceBookCloud
- Unlimited access
- Enjoy in web browser