BOOKS & MUSIC
Click on the titles below to learn more. Follow the links in the drop downs to access RPL’s spectacular resources!
Click to login to the RPL Catalog
Search for books and other materials at the Rockford Public Library using our online catalog. With your library card number and PIN (password), you can login to your personal account to place holds and renew items.
CloudLibrary is our exclusive eBook and eAudiobook lending platform available to all RPL cardholders. You can download bestselling audio books and other digital content directly from RPL’s website. Just install the free app and then use your library card number to access new books each week.
Visit Rockford’s Kids e-Reading Room
Just as the children’s section of the physical branch is creatively sectioned off, we added the digital version! Kids now have a safe environment to browse the virtual branch of the library.
Formerly Illinet, this catalog allows users to search for books from higher educational institutions throughout Illinois.
Hoopla is an online ebook collection and comics that are available to RPL cardholders. This collection provides ebooks for children and adults.
Search for items held by libraries near Rockford (including Cherry Valley Public Library, Ida Public Library, and the North Suburban Library District) using the PrairieCat.
Find a good book to read! Novelist lets you search for fiction by title, author, plot, genre or subject. Retrieve author read-alikes, book recommendations, book lists, and book discussion guides.
Novelist K-8 works just like NoveList, but is geared towards kids in kindergarten through 8th grade.
TumbleBook Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books which teach young children the joys of reading in a format they’ll love.
An extensive online catalog of books, audiovisual items, Internet resources, and other materials held by libraries worldwide.