Books & Reading

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Animated classic storybooks introduce early learners to the delights of reading while sparking curiosity, creating a natural springboard into the paired nonfiction text for deeper discovery.

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Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA).

Consists of an online ebook collection for all Minnesotans covering a wide variety of subjects for readers of all ages and featuring content from our state's independent publishers.

Access provided by Minitex with funding from a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant to the Minnesota Department of Education.

OverDrive is a collection of downloadable e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines. Libby is a free, one tap reading app from OverDrive where you can borrow and enjoy digital content from Ramsey County Library.

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Borrowing and Renewal Policies:

• Metro area public library cardholders registered with Ramsey County Library may borrow e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines through OverDrive / Libby.
• A maximum of 15 e-books or e-audiobooks may be borrowed at a time.
• An unlimited number of e-magazines may be borrowed at a time.
• e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines may be borrowed for 7, 14, or 21 days.
• e-books, e-audiobooks and e-magazines are renewable.  A Renew option will appear on your Loans page three days before the item expires as long as there are no requests on that title.
• If a title has been borrowed by another user, a hold for the title may be placed. Hold limit is 15 items. Note: e-magazines are always available to be borrowed at all times and require no holds.
• e-Books and e-audiobooks cannot be downloaded to the Library's publicly used computers.

Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA). Additional content purchased by Ramsey County Library.

Designed especially for elementary and middle school students, NoveList K-8 Plus is an online database with fiction and nonfiction titles chosen specifically to support the school curriculum as well as the pleasure reading needs of students.

Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA).

This app will stop working on June 1. Download our new app, My RCLreads, from your device's app store or using the links below.