Read and Listen

Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and periodicals! Download them to your computer or mobile device and carry your library with you wherever you go!

OverDrive Digital Catalog: Through the library's membership in the C/W MARS Network, we have hundreds of free e-books and digital audiobooks from OverDrive for you to enjoy on your computer or handheld device.

TumbleBookLibrary is unlimited and FREE for you to use! TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of e-books for children in grades K-6. The site also features books in Spanish and French, read-along chapter books, graphic novels, and non-fiction books, plus quizzes and puzzles! Use our TumbleSearch to find books by title, author, subject, and Lexile and Accelerated Reader Level.

Partner Libraries

You can use your CW MARS card to borrow titles from the Overdrive collections of these partner libraries:

Getting Started

The C/W MARS Network's OverDrive FAQ can provide answers to many of your questions.

Visit the OverDrive Help to browse in-depth help articles and videos on how to use OverDrive's award-winning ebook, audiobook, and film platforms.

Boston Public Library eCard

The Boston Public Library eCard gives you instant access to thousands of ebooks, movies, audio files, magazines, research databases and more. To register for an eCard, you must meet one of the following criteria and you must be an individual age 13 or older:

  • You reside permanently in Massachusetts;
  • You live in-state for part of the year to attend school;
  • You commute to a Massachusetts employer on a sustained and regular basis;
  • You own property in Massachusetts.

Visit the Boston Public Library website for more details.