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MyMediaMall is a download service for libraries that aggregates many formats (e-books, audiobooks, etc.) from many different publishers.  Your Gail Borden Library card allows you to access thousands of e-book and audiobook titles for FREE.  MyMediaMall is a one-stop location for a variety of titles, from popular fiction to biographies, computer technology, cooking, and more. 
 
From your home computer, laptop, tablet, or smartphone: browse, checkout, and download free e-books and audiobooks.  Download to your PC, Mac, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble nook, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Kobo eReader, Literati Reader, Pandigital Novel, MP3 player, Android or BlackBerry smartphone.  If not listed here, it is still possible your device is compatible.  Follow these steps and you will be reading or listening to FREE books on your device of choice in no time.
  1. Check your device's compatibility with downloads from MyMediaMall.
  2. Download the OverDrive Media Console, which is necessary to download titles to your PC/Mac/laptop or portable device, such as an iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, or Android smartphone/tablet.
  3. For e-books, you will need to install Adobe Digital Editions on your computer.  An Adobe ID is required if you intend to transfer your e-books to a portable device.
  4. For audiobooks, you will need to install Windows Media Player or iTunes on your computer. 
  5. Check out titles by signing into your library account.
  6. Enjoy FREE e-books and audiobooks at your leisure! 

If you have questions or encounter problems with MyMediaMall or Adobe Digital Editions, please consult their respective help pages: MMM help or ADE help. If you still have trouble, please do not hesitate to contact the Information Services department at  (847) 429.4680.

 

If you are print disabled and are interested in checking out eBooks, you may qualify to receive FREE downloads via My Media Mall, the Library eBook Accessibility Program (LEAP) and Bookshare.  In order to receive free access to these titles, please be sure to login to My Media Mall with your Gail Borden Public Library card.  Click here for more information.    

 

Find out if you qualify for Bookshare's LEAP.

 

 

Library cardholders may access over 15,000 EPUB eBooks for FREE.  These public domain titles do not count against the checkout limit for MyMediaMall titles, and each download has no lending period.   

Download and read these Project Gutenberg titles.

 

 

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