BOOKS & MUSIC

Click on the titles below to learn more. Follow the links in the drop downs to access RPL’s spectacular resources!

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.
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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.
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. Visit Rockford’s Kids e-Reading Room today.
Freegal offers music for free download. RPL cardholders can download up to 3 individual songs per week. Files are downloaded in an MP3 format and can then be played, transferred or burned onto a CD. The site contains thousands of artists, tens of thousands of albums and hundreds of thousands of songs, all owned by Sony Music Entertainment.
Formerly Illinet, this catalog allows users to search for books from higher educational institutions throughout Illinois. Login to I-Share.
HooplaDigital 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. Login to Worldcat.