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Books & Reading
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Search and check out cloudLibrary e-books! The cloudLibrary is available to you on your computer or mobile device!
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Contemporary Authors Online Research Databases
Find biographical information on more than 149,000 modern novelists, poets, playwrights, nonfiction writers, journalists, and scriptwriters.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA).
Literature Resource Center Research Databases
Biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA).
MN Writes MN Reads Websites
Local authors - indie, self-published, aspiring, and mainstream - can create ebooks and share them with readers across the state and potentially across the country using free tools provided by Minnesota libraries.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA).
MNLINK Gateway Websites
Catalog of books held in public and academic libraries across Minnesota.
Subscription purchased by eLibrary Minnesota (ELM).
Novelist K-8 Plus Research Databases
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).
Novelist Plus Research Databases
NoveList Plus is a comprehensive online readers' advisory tool. Using NoveList Plus, you can search among hundreds of thousands of popular fiction and readable nonfiction titles, and also retrieve author read-alikes, book lists, book discussion guides, and more.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA).
OAlster Research Databases
Directory of digitized images, documents, and other materials.
Subscription purchased by eLibrary Minnesota (ELM).
OCLC Electronic Books Research Databases
Directory of eBooks in library catalogs.
Subscription purchased by eLibrary Minnesota (ELM).
RBdigital e-Audiobooks
RBdigital offers a selection of thousands of downloadable audiobooks for children, teens, and adults.
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA). Additional content purchased by Ramsey County Library.
RBdigital e-Magazines Magazines & Journals
Digital magazines now available at Ramsey County Library. Over 100 titles to choose from and download to your digital device for FREE!
Subscription purchased by the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA). Additional content purchased by Ramsey County Library.
RCL Mobile App New!
Download our new mobile app or visit our mobile-friendly website from your device's browser.
WorldCat Research Databases
Catalog of books and other materials held in libraries worldwide.
Subscription purchased by eLibrary Minnesota (ELM).
