Digital Content

Kanopy

Kanopy showcases more than 30,000 titles, including award-winning documentaries and acclaimed films, rare and hard-to-find titles, and classic films, with collections from The Great Courses, Kino Lorber, and PBS among many others. To browse the collection Click Here


Libby eBooks, eAudiobooks and Digital Magazines

Libby offers bestselling and popular content for desktops and mobile devices. Library patrons have access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines at the Lonestar Digital Library Patrons will need to download the Libby app to read or listen to their selections.


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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is the first and largest single collection of free electronic books, or eBooks. Copyright for most of these books has expired in the United States, though a few Project Gutenberg eBooks are copyrighted. Here are just a few of the over 400 titles available to download:

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
  • Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
  • Ulysses by James Joyce
  • Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
  • Beowulf
  • A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
  • The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
  • Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Project Gutenberg eBooks work on most devices, including Kindle, Nook, iPad, iPhone, and Android devices.

To browse our Project Gutenberg collection, just search for the author “Project Gutenberg” on the library’s website. If you’re looking for a specific title, perform your search and click on the link for the item marked “eBook.” Follow the link to the Project Gutenberg website and click on the file format that works with your device.