Downloadables

Audiobooks from Overdrive
Download the latest audiobooks for listening on your computer or portable device, at any time of the day or night from anywhere in the world! Select the Quick Start Guide on the left menu to guide you through setting up the Overdrive software on your computer. You will need your library card number and your PIN number. Your PIN is the last four digits of your phone number. PLEASE NOTE: MANY TITLES ARE NOW COMPATIBLE WITH iPODs. PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION OF THE MEDIA CONSOLE.

MyiLibrary
A collection of eBooks which you can read online on topics including language learning, medical, health, American history, world history, North Carolina history, project management, classic literature, art, do it yourself and criminology.

NetLibrary
This service provides downloadable ebooks which you can read on your computer. It includes fiction, nonfiction, Cliff notes, children's books and much more. NC LIVE's subscription to downloadable audiobooks which you can listen to through NetLibrary has ended.   How-to guide

PBS Video Collection
Contains over 250 high quality documentary and educational video programs produced for the Public Broadcasting Corporation which you can download to your computer or portable device capable of playing .wma files. The complete list of titles includes several of Ken Burns' documentaries and children's shows.

Free eBooks and eAudioBooks

All of these sites offer free access to eBooks or eAudioBooks that can be downloaded, read or listened to on your computer. You can find fiction, nonfiction, classics and many technical and computer books from these sites.

Books Should be Free
Computer Programming eBooks
Free Classic Audio Books
Free eBooks.net
Free Computer Books.com
Free Tech Books.com
Get Free eBooks
Librivox
Many Books.net
Project Gutenberg
Sesame Street eBooks

Music from Pay Services

If you are looking for music sites that require a fee for use.

Amazon.com
Napster.com
iTunes
eMusic

Music from Streaming and Social Networking Sites

Free music is available from these sites.

Pandora
Lastfm
Yahoo Music
iLike
Maestro.fm
Slacker

Video

Watch free videos from your computer.

YouTube
Hulu
TV.com
Japan Files (Japanese music videos)

Last Update: December 17, 2009