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  • Virtual Library Card

    Students: sign into the resources below with your Student ID and PIN (birthdate: YYYYMMDD). Educators, please contact your school administrator for your login credentials. All Grades (K-12) Languages, Literature, Music, Research, Science, and Tutoring & Test Prep Elementary School (Grades K-5) Languages and Research Middle & High School (Grades 6-12) Career Guidance, History, Literature, Research, and…

  • What is the library doing to monitor the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States?

    The administration of the Orange County Library System is monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19.  We believe it is in the public’s best interest to continue to provide the community with resources and information, so we are encouraging our staff and customers to follow best practices for hygiene, as recommended by the CDC. We clean and sanitize…

  • cloudLibrary App

    The cloudLibrary app gives you mobile checkout capabilities, library account management, and access to an Express Collection of e-books and digital audiobooks through your smartphone. Get the app for iOS, OS X, Windows, Android, Fire and Chrome.

  • What is cloudLibrary?

    cloudLibrary is an app provided through bibliotheca that gives you mobile checkout capabilities and access to popular e-books and digital audiobooks by using your smartphone. Mobile checkout Use your smartphone as your own personal self-check machine. Find the items you want, scan the library barcodes into the app, choose checkout, go to the Fastlane checkout…

  • Macmillan Publishers Changes to E-book Access

    Macmillan has a made a change that will impact wait times for e-books.

  • Libby, by OverDrive app

    Find audiobooks and e-books, check them out, download them to your mobile device, and access them right away using Libby, from OverDrive.

  • What is Adobe Digital Editions and why do I need it?

    A free Adobe Digital Editions account is also required. Adobe Digital Editions is a software program that manages your downloads and helps to transfer e-books to many devices. To use Adobe Digital Editions, you'll need a Windows or Mac computer or laptop that meets Adobe's system requirements.

  • Where can I get further assistance with e-books?

    For further assistance, visit Freading, OverDrive Help, or Boundless Help (formerly Axis360).

  • Can I return an e-book early?

    Some e-books can be returned early. In Adobe Digital Editions, you’ll have the option to “Return Borrowed Item” when you right-click on the title while in Shelf View. Boundless (formerly Axis360) also provides ways to return titles early. In the Libby, by OverDrive app, you may have the option to return an e-book early by…

  • Who provides e-books?

    The following vendors provide e-books:    

  • Boundless (formerly Axis Reader) App

    Use this e-reader app to locate and access e-books from the Boundless (formerly Axis360) collection. Read EPUB and PDF e-books. Features include bookmarking, search within a book, annotations, and highlighting. Get the app! – iPhone, iPod, or iPad | Android | Kindle Fire

  • What Can I Check Out?

    The following is a listing of the materials the Orange County Library System offers through the Library collection: Book Bundles Want to start your own book club or looking for a title for your next meeting? Book Bundles can help. Browse through the list to find the right book for your group. Book Bundles check…