eBooks

California Indie-Authors, Indie Author Project Select, and local content.

Read classic novels, children’s books, textbooks, and non-English titles, all for free, with no login or library card needed. These books are also available to read via the SimplyE app - choose Digital Public Library of America from the list of libraries.

This subscription collection includes academic eBooks related to diversity, anti-racism, ethnic studies, disability studies, gerontology & age studies, migration studies, gender and sexuality studies, cultural studies, and religious studies. The collection utilizes outside resources and scholarship to ensure that the collection remains up to date and aligned with current research.

IN LIBRARY USE ONLY

This collection includes two eBooks:
How to Do Your Own Divorce in California in 2019 by Ed Sherman
Make Any Divorce Better by Ed Sherman

Explore eBooks, available in the browser or for download, for adults, teens, and kids on a variety of subjects. Downloaded eBooks from EBSCO can be read in the EBSCO Mobile app or in Adobe Digital Editions. Check out our Quick Start Guide for instructions.

The Folger Shakespeare brings you the complete works of one of the world’s greatest playwrights and poets. Whether you’re a Shakespeare lover, student, teacher, or scholar, the Folger Shakespeare is a trusted resource for Shakespeare’s plays and poems and for information about his life and world.

The GDL hosts a variety of directory products that particular libraries can choose from. Use it to search, sort and export information both from current directory editions as well as prior editions that are maintained as searchable backfiles. Multiple directories can be cross-searched. GDL includes Encyclopedia of Associations.

Formerly known as Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale eBooks offers encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Includes reference eBooks, literature resources, and more.

Explore amazing adventures in science, nature, culture, archaeology, and space. Best for children aged 6–14.  Provided courtesy of the California State Library.

Previously known as Teaching & Education Reference Center plus Career Center (TERC)

Use this database to search thousands of college and graduate school entries. Identify scholarships that meet their financial needs. Take on-line practice tests and use test prep eBooks to obtain your education goals.  Take a Career Assessment, get career help, and find job listings from Indeed.com.  Use the VisualCV Resume Builder to easily create a professional-looking resume. 

hoopla BingePass lets you, well, binge! Entire collections of streaming content are at your fingertips with just one 7-day checkout.

hoopla's BIngePass collection includes materials for adults, teens, and kids.  Choose from a growing collection of content.

hoopla BingePass lets you, well, binge! Entire collections of streaming content are at your fingertips with just one borrow. Each borrow allows you to consume as much content as you want for 7 days. Not done? Check out another pass!

Each Kids' BingePass offers eBooks, eAudiobooks, and/or Streaming video focused on fun subjects, popular publishers, and more.  Check them out!

Current BingePass Options:

• Reading Corner
• Kids' Books in Action
• Hellosaurus
• Highlights Collection
• KidzVidz
• STEAM Powered Kids
• Cuentos para niños en español
• Growing Up: Social-Emotional Learning
• Read-Along to Learn
• Learn About the World

hoopla Digital offers a huge collection of comics and graphic novels from the most popular publishers in the field, including DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, and many more. hoopla comics are always available - no waits, no holds! Check out our Quick Start guide.

Find eBooks to read on your Kindle.  OverDrive is the only library platform that offers the Kindle format. Check out our Kindle Guide.

With LOTE4Kids, kids can now enjoy 3000+ read-along eBooks in over 65+ languages, including American (ASL), British (BSL), New Zealand (NZSL), and Australian Sign Language (AUSLAN), together with English translations. Check out our Quick Start Guide.

This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for high school students. Topics include biography, history, careers, language arts, literature, government, health, math, science, current events, and social-emotional health.

This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects. Topics include biography, history, careers, cooking, literature, genealogy, health, parenting, personal finance, politics, architecture, science, current events, social-emotional health, sports, and travel.

This eBook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for middle school students. Topics include social studies, math, history, language arts, technology, geography, culture, and science.

O’Reilly for Public Libraries offers unlimited access to 50K+ titles (including O’Reilly books in early release), 30K+ hours of video, case studies from top companies, learning paths, expert playlists, and more—with nearly 1,000 topics to explore in technology and business.

O'Reilly for Public Libraries replaces Safari Books Online.

Our Comics Guide offers thousands of comics for all ages. For more information, check out our OverDrive/Libby Quick Start Guide.

OverDrive/Libby provides eBooks and eAudiobooks for download and browser reading/listening. Includes Project Gutenberg classics. Get your Kindle eBooks here! For more information, check out our OverDrive/Libby Quick Start Guide.

Our Kids' Guide is the place for kids to find all the books they want to read. For more information, check out our OverDrive/Libby Quick Start Guide.

Our LGBTQIA Guide offers eBooks and eAudiobooks for all ages. For more information, check out our OverDrive/Libby Quick Start Guide.

Our Romance Guide has romance titles for every taste! For more information, check out our OverDrive/Libby Quick Start Guide.

Our Teen Guide is the place for teens to find all the books they want to read. For more information, check out our OverDrive/Libby Quick Start Guide.

The Palace Project app gives Alameda County Library cardholders one interface to browse, borrow, and read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks.  With one login and as few as three clicks, you can start discovering and reading our entire collection of nearly 200,000 eBooks and eAudiobooks.  Read or listen to OverDrive titles, enki Library titles, and much more!

This ebook reference collection offers a rich selection of eBook titles covering a broad range of general reference subjects for primary school students. Topics include social studies, history, language arts, geography, culture, math, and science.

Search across all of the ProQuest resources we have available to find eBooks, articles, audio and video, dissertations and theses, and more.

Safari Books Online is now O'Reilly for Public Libraries! 

Please find this resource under 'O' for O'Reilly.

NOTE:  SimplyE will no longer be available as of April 1, 2024.  If you have not switched to The Palace Project, please do so before that date.  The Palace Project offers OverDrive eBooks and eAudiobook, special collections, and enki titles. Check out our Quick Start Guide to Palace and get started now!