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Books & reading

Books & reading

New titles, book club totes, puzzle-box kits, and everything else you can borrow, read, or stream with a JCL card.

The featured shelf

A sampling from the live catalog. Search the full catalog for holds, renewals, and what’s on the shelf today.

Book club totes

Totes loaded with multiple copies of the same book, so your book club doesn’t have to scramble for its next read. Available at the Arnold, Windsor, and Northwest branches. Reserve a title below through the catalog.

Looking for a staff-assembled bundle instead of a tote? See Book Bundles below.

Beyond the shelf

Puzzle-box kits from the summer Story Quest program and Library of Things items, from a digital multimeter to a telescope, check out on your library card just like a book.

Library of Things borrowing rules

A "T is for Telescope" graphic from the library's own Library of Things promotion, showing a reflector telescope on a tripod
Library of Things: telescope lending

eBooks, audiobooks, and streaming

  • APP

    Mobile Apps

    Search the catalog, place holds, and carry a digital library card on your phone with the Missouri Evergreen app.

  • YT

    YouTube Channel

    Watch library talks and program videos, linked in the footer of every page on JCL's website.

  • LBY

    Libby / OverDrive

    Borrow eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines with Libby, the one-tap reading app for library eContent.

  • HPL

    Hoopla

    Stream or download movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows, up to five checkouts a month.

  • BSK

    Beanstack

    Track your reading, log minutes and books, and earn digital badges through JCL's reading challenge app.

  • NB

    NewsBank / St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Search St. Louis Post-Dispatch coverage from 1988 to today, including full newspaper page images.

  • MNG

    Mango Languages

    Learn one of 60 foreign languages, or English as a second language, free with your library card.

  • GEN

    Online Genealogy Databases

    Search Ancestry, Fold3, HeritageQuest, FamilySearch, and more genealogy databases free with a JCL card.

Request exactly what you want

  • REQ

    Request A Book We Don't Have

    Ask JCL to purchase a title, or search the 4.7 million items shared across the Missouri Evergreen consortium.

  • BNDL

    Book Bundles

    Request a curated bundle of books for your family, day care, or group at the Arnold or Northwest branch.

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