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Literature, poetry, and eBooks

Owned by The Chronicle of Higher Education, this site provides news stories, features, and reviews from across the humanities.

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Explore the world of reading with 135 animated stories paired with nonfiction ebooks, including 35 Spanish pairs. Build early literacy skills with interactive activities that support… more

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Books & Authors makes exploration of genre fiction and essential non-fiction fun! By leveraging our entire award-winning What Do I Read Next? collection, patrons and students alike… more

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A talking magazine provided at no cost to visually-impaired and physically-disabled adults.

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The Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online provides authoritative information while placing writers in the larger perspective of literary history.

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The DPLA site provides acess to photographs, books, maps, news footage, oral histories, personal letters, museum objects, artwork, government documents, and more.

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Provides a great resource for discovering new books. See what’s coming out soon and look for books that are similar to one you’ve read and loved.

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Provides literature criticism articles that have been published from June 2007 to the present in Gale Contemporary Literary Criticism, as well as Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism… more

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LitFinder provides access to literary works and authors throughout history and includes more than 150,000 full-text poems and 800,000+ poetry citations, as well as short stories,… more

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Keep track of your books, participate in book discussions, and get reading suggestions.

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This non-profit has an archive of web pages, books and texts, audio recordings and live concerts, videos, television news programs, images, and software programs.

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As part of a statewide consortium, LINCC cardholders can download e-books, audiobooks, and videos. Most can be transferred to other devices for use away from the computer. Don’t worry -… more

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Download free public domain audiobooks read by volunteers from around the world.

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Novelist K-8 contains recommendations for materials for K-8 grade levels and includes picture books, children's "chapter" books and young adult fiction titles. Users can also browse… more

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Novelist will help you find a good book. The database provides readers’ advisory, read-alikes, and "What to Read Next?" information covering over 100,000 titles. Includes both fiction… more

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The State Library provides a free Braille and audiobook library for any Oregonian with a print-disability.

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This resource from the Academy of American Poets is a resource for poems, poets’ biographies, essays about poetry, and resources for K-12 teachers.

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Access more than 57,000 free ebooks.

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Search the collections of the 72,000 OCLC member libraries.

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