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Downloadable Media from Houston Public Library

Houston Public Library and its partners netLibrary and Overdrive are excited to offer downloadable e-books, audiobooks, and video to our customers.

The library's downloadable collection is also accessible from the Houston Public Library Catalog.

netlibrary Offerings Netlibrary Audiobooks Netlibrary E-books

  • Bestsellers from award-winning authors produced by Recorded Books.
  • The Holy Bible in 30 parts.
  • More than 100 Pimsleur language learning programs.
  • Over 30,000 textual e-book titles provided by TexShare.
  • Check-out Periods: ebooks (7 days), audiobooks (21 days)

Overdrive Offerings Overdrive Digital Media Catalog

  • Bestselling audiobooks from a variety of vendors.
  • Adult and juvenile downloadable video offerings.
  • A selection of popular e-books.
  • Check-out Periods: ebooks (21 days), audiobooks (14 days), videos (7 days)

Audiobook and Video User Restrictions:
Currently audiobook and video services are not available to users inside the library.
  • Your Houston Public Library PowerCard is required to use the services outside the library.
  • To listen, download the file to your PC , open it in Windows Media Player to transfer the book to a portable device.
  • Visit Windows Media Plays for Sure for a list of portable players that will play these files.
  • Players that allow bookmarking and files larger than 512 megabytes are desireable.