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OverDrive/Libby

Find ebooks, eAudiobooks, eVideos and more! Read & listen on your computer or download the Libby app for Android & iOS. We continue to evaluate other platforms but at this time do not plan to add Hoopla to our list of service providers. OverDrive/Libby access is limited to SELCO region customers. Kanopy access is limited to those who live in Olmsted County. 

For the best digital experience, we recommend downloading and using the Libby app.

The Rochester Public Library has a sharing relationship with the digital collections of SELCO and Traverse Des Sioux Libraries. Visiting users are only able to see and check-out available titles. Holds are not able to be placed on shared collections.

OverDrive/Libby for Kids & Teens

View our OverDrive catalog for Kids & Teens.

eMagazines

This collection of over 3000 eMagazines features popular titles such as National Geographic, Us Weekly, Food Network Magazine, and more!

eBooks MN

Free eBooks from Minnesota authors with no limit checkout times.

EBSCO eBooks

Browse fiction, nonfiction, and children's eBooks to read on a computer or mobile device.

Biblioboard

Discover new authors by exploring self-published eBooks in the “Indie Minnesota" collection. The best submitted books, as determined by Library Journal, appear in Indie Author Project Select Collections. Create a BiblioBoard account to browse and instantly read eBooks.  Provided by CRPLSA

OverDrive/Libby

Find ebooks, eAudiobooks, eVideos and more! Read & listen on your computer or download the Libby app for Android & iOS. We continue to evaluate other platforms but at this time do not plan to add Hoopla to our list of service providers. OverDrive/Libby access is limited to SELCO region customers. Kanopy access is limited to those who live in Olmsted County. 

For the best digital experience, we recommend downloading and using the Libby app.

The Rochester Public Library has a sharing relationship with the digital collections of SELCO and Traverse Des Sioux Libraries. Visiting users are only able to see and check-out available titles. Holds are not able to be placed on shared collections.

OverDrive/Libby for Kids & Teens

View our OverDrive catalog for Kids & Teens.

Oral Histories

Listen to audio interviews with local people.