E BOOKS and
AUDIO BOOKS

SOME USEFUL LINKS FOR E BOOKS AND AUDIO BOOKS:

Audible Stories: Free Audiobooks for Kids
Free streaming of audiobooks for duration of school building closures.  Titles across six different languages.​

Hoopla Digital
Use your public library card to sign up for free comics, audio and Ebooks (Richmond, Coquitlam and District of North Vancouver Library cards work).  Lots for preK through grade 12.  Up to 6 books a month for a 3 week loan period.

International Childrens Library
The ICDL Foundation's goal is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.  Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community.

Internet Archive Books Collection
The Internet Archive, is a non-profit organization containing millions of books both fiction and non-fiction in numerous languages. Books in this collection may be borrowed by logged in patrons for a period of two weeks.  You need to create a free account first.  Books will be automatically returned after the 14 day loan period. You may read the books online in your browser, or download them into Adobe Digital Editions, a free piece of software used for managing loans.

Project Gutenberg
Check this site for a list of books offered free from Project Gutenberg.

Overdrive
Borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming video from BC public libraries using OverDrive on your Windows 8/8.1/10 device. More than 30,000 libraries worldwide offer OverDrive  titles.

Read Print
Free Online Books: Essays, Fiction, Non Fiction, Plays, Poetry and Short Stories.

Scribd
Today, with millions of people around the globe staying close to home to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, access to books and information is more important than ever before. Reading can offer incredible comfort: it reduces anxiety and makes us feel more accomplished and even happier. So, for the next month, we will be making Scribd’s library — which includes millions of ebooks, audiobooks, magazine articles, and more — available to anyone, free, for 30 days through this link. There is no credit card or commitment required. Our goal is simply to ensure everyone has access to their favorite books, authors, and quality content as we settle into our new normal for the next few weeks. ​

Storybooks Canada​ 
A free open educational resource that promotes literacy and language learning in homes, schools, and communities. Part of the Global Storybooks project, it makes 40 stories from the African Storybook available with text and audio in English, French, and the most widely spoken immigrant and refugee languages of Canada. We are also developing Indigenous Storybooks and the Global Storybooks literacy portal. Share and enjoy!
 
VPL Ebooks
Use your VPL public library card to access digital collections including VPL to Go Ereading Room for Teens, TeenBookCloud and French language Ebooks.