Explore the library's variety of digital books, including e-books, audiobooks and electronic magazines — all for free. Just log in with your library card. If you need a library card, it's easy to
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Libby, by Overdrive
E-books, audiobooks and e-magazines
- Check out up to 15 titles at a time
- Place up to 15 titles on hold at any time
- You will receive an email when your hold is available for checkout
- Items check out for three weeks and can be renewed through the app
Get started:
- Install the
Libby, by Overdrive app from your device's app store.
- Open the app and search
Dakota County Library, then select MELSA and add your library card info.
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Browse and check out your e-book.
- Read your e-book with Libby or send it to your Kindle.
For more information,
view the tutorial.
Works with:
Android, iOS and Windows 10 devices
If your device does not work with Libby, use the Overdrive app below instead.
Overdrive
E-books and audiobooks
- Check out up to 15 titles at a time
- Place up to 15 titles on hold at any time
- You will receive an email when your hold is available for checkout
- Items check out for three weeks and can be renewed through the app
Get started:
- Install the
Overdrive app from your device's app store.
- Follow the prompts and look for Dakota County Library, MELSA and add your library card.
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Browse and check out your e-book.
- Read your e-book with Overdrive or send it to your Kindle.
For more information,
view the tutorial.
Works with:
Android, iOS, Chromebooks, Kindle Fire, and Windows 8/10
Hoopla
E-books, audiobooks, music, videos and comics
- Check out five items per calendar month per library card
- When Dakota County Library reaches its daily spending limit in Hoopla, you will receive the following message:
- “Your library's daily lending limit has been reached for the day."
- Checkout periods for materials:
- Movies – three days
- Television programs – three days (can be checked out by episode, not season)
- Music – seven days (can be checked out by album, not single tracks)
- Comics & e-books – three weeks
Get started:
- Install the
Hoopla Digital app from your device's app store.
- Follow the prompts and look for Dakota County Library and add your library card.
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Browse and check out your item.
- Download the item to your device to enjoy offline.
For more information,
view the tutorial.
Works with:
Android (except KindleFire and Nook Tablet), iOS, and Kindle Fire HDX
MN Writes MN Reads
E-books
- Indie Minnesota
- Indie Author Project Select
Get started:
- Install the
Biblioboard app from your device's app store.
- Create and account to read titles offline.
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Browse and check out your e-book.
For more information,
view the tutorial.
Works with:
Android, iOS, Fire Windows and MacOS
EBooks Minnesota
E-books
- Unlimited access to thousands of titles from Minnesota's independent publishers, including literature and nonfiction.
- Check out and keep e-books for as long as you want, no due dates
Get started:
- In order to use the MackinVIA app, you first need to register for a MackinVIA account.
- Install the MckinVIA app from your device's app store.
- Login to your account.
- Enter EBooks Minnesota in the School/Library field.
- Use the login credentials you created for your user ID and password.
- You are also able to use your library card number or your location to login.
- Browse the collection and check out your e-book
Children's e-books
BookFlix
A collection of e-books and digital literacy resources designed to strengthen early literacy.
Tumblebooks
A collection of animated, talking picture books that also includes puzzles, games, audiobooks and language learning.