netLibrary (E-Books)

Provides access to more than 6,500 electronic books on a wide variety of topics.  You must be a JCL patron to set up your own account to be able to check out EBooks.  Ebooks may be browsed from public access Internet computers at any library branch.

Click here to access netLibrary from a Public Access Computer located at one of the JCL branches.

Click here for remote access to Netlibrary if you want to access the Ebooks from at home (remotely). Enter your library card without any spaces on the login page. Then choose netLibrary from the online resources listed.



Other Book Links

Book Divas
Online community and book club for young adult and college readers.

Book Spot
Books written with young adults in mind confront issues that are of great importance to teens and their families.

The Young Adult Library Services Association
YALSA booklist & book awards.

Harry Potter  
The ultimate Harry Potter reference, including encyclopedias, atlases, a bestiary, etc.

Overbooked  
Overbooked specializes in providing timely information about literary & genre fiction as well as readable nonfiction.

Recommended reading for teens in light of recent disasters
A reading list of books about overcoming disaster and stories of survival for teen developed by The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).

Teen INK
Read reviews of music, films, books, TV shows, games and more all written by teens. Click on "Submission Guidelines" to get info on submitting your work to Teen Ink.

Teen Reading 
Info on cool books to read. Also, find information on past, present, and future Teen Read Weeks.

Teenreads.com
Book reviews, authors, quotes and questions. Formerly called "Book Bag."