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eRead Illinois/Boundless (formerly known as Axis 360)

Endless books – right at your fingertips.

Axis 360 is now known as Boundless/eRead Illinois. Click the image below to get started!

How to set up your account with Axis 360/eRead Illinois:

Click on the image link. Once you have the eRead Illinois site open, click “Login” button in the top right corner.

You will be prompted to enter a “Library ID”. This will be the capital letters REL (for River East Library) followed by the username of your choice. For instance, RELJohnDoe, or RELJDoe. You will then be asked to choose a PIN and security question/answer. Make sure these are something easy to remember! And give us a call on 815-385-6303 if you have any problems. Once you have your account set up, borrowing books on your mobile device will be a breeze!

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Libby by OverDrive

A reading App

Getting started with Libby

The free Libby app is the easiest way to get started with digital books, audiobooks, and magazines from your public library. Libby is available for Android, iOS, and in your browser at libbyapp.com. Click the image above to get started!

How to use Libby by Overdrive – a reading app:

  • To access, click on either of the links above for “Libby App” (use this if you want to install the Libby app on your phone, Kindle, or other mobile device), or the link that says “libbyapp.com” if you’re on a laptop or desktop computer. Once you arrive at the site, you will be asked if you have a library card. If you’re a member of our library, click yes, and proceed to follow the prompts to choose your library from the drop-down menu and enter your library card number (found on the back of your library card, by the barcode)-
  • From here you will have access to ebooks, magazine and audiobooks. The home page tends to show the newer and most popular books – you can put a hold on one of these but it may take a while before it becomes available.
  • You will see options for “preferences” and “explore”.
  • Use the preferences option to personalize your reading selections, or use the explore option to browse by author, genre, or topic.

Please give us a call at the library if you have any problems logging in.

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Fathom Reads

Ebooks and games for kids

Fathom Reads – a site aimed at kids, with free Ebooks and games – simply use your library card number to log in!

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Digital Public Library of America

Discover images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States

The Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world. You do not need a library card or to log in, simply search and browse a huge database of texts, images, videos and sounds!

Click the image to get started!

Your quick guide to using the Digital Public Library of America:

Click on the link above to go to the DPLA site. No login details are required for this site – it has millions of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience. Simpy navigate to the search bar on the top left of the home page, and search by topic, author or keyword to find related materials – this site is of particular interest to stu-dents, teachers and genealogists.

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Bookbrowse

Your guide to exceptional books.


A quick guide to getting started with BookBrowse:

BookBrowse is a fun and informative site to borrow ebooks from. Click the above link to be taken to BookBrowse, and then click “Library Patron Login” on the top right. You will be asked to enter your library name, in this case River East Public Library – you will not be required to provide your patron number for this site. There is a large search bar at the top of the page, and here you can also search by author or title.

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BookBrowse has a fun feature – navigate to the “Read-a-like” section in the top menu bar, and discover similar authors or books to ones you enjoy now!

As always, contact us at River East Public Library if you have any problems logging in or accessing the site.

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OpenLibrary

Check out these free ebooks!

Click the image or visit https://openlibrary.org/