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 tutorials available in the link below.
Visit us, give us a call, or try out the 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
SimplyE is a free, open source e-reader app that provides access to the Connecticut State Library’s ebook and audiobook collection. It also includes books in the public domain.
SimplyE
- Loan and hold limits dependent upon content providers
- Loan period range: 14 days – unlimited
- No renewals
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
SebcoBooks provides interactive, non-fiction eBooks for kids. Use our login: Danbury, our password: library, and your library card number as your ID to get started.
Sebco Books
- Unlimited Access
- Enjoy in web browser
- Adobe Flash required
- Login: Danbury
- Password: library
- ID: Your library barcode number
Stay entertained and informed with the world’s largest catalogue of digital magazines and newspapers delivered directly to your devices. Instantly access 7,000 titles in more than 60 languages. Be sure to search your application store for “cloudLibrary NewsStand.”
CloudLibrary NewsStand
- No checkout limits or restrictions
- Downloaded magazines stay on your device until you remove them