eBooks and eAudioBooks

Access eBooks and eAudiobooks for FREE with your library membership.

State Library members and WA Public Library members have access to a vast collection of fiction and nonfiction eBooks and eAudiobooks.  For younger readers, there is a delightful collection of illustrated interactive children's books, word games and puzzles.

To find eBooks and eAudiobooks in the State Library collection, search the catalogue or search in the collections below.

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Libby by OverDrive

From 15 October 2026, State Library members will be required to enter their State Library password (PIN) in addition to their library card number when signing in to Libby and Kanopy

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BorrowBox

BorrowBox provides access to WA Public Libraries' fiction and LOTE eBook, eAudiobook and eMagazine collection.
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Hoopla

Library members can borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on their computer or mobile device with no holds or waiting.
untapped the Australian Literacy Heritage Project

Untapped

Australian Literary Heritage Project
Untapped is a collaboration between authors, libraries, and researchers to bring back to life Australia's lost literary treasures.

Wiley Online Library

With a State Library card

Offers journals, books, reference works, laboratory manuals and the Cochrane Library, covering a range of subjects including medicine, science, engineering and the social sciences.

 


 

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Biodiversity Heritage Library

Freely accessible to all
The Biodiversity Heritage Library contains many books and archives on global biodiversity. Full text of rare and early publications relating to Western Australia is available.
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Bloomsbury Collections

With a State Library card

Bloomsbury Collections offers excellence and originality in scholarship in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Explore the digital stacks in our expansive eBook library with titles that seek to educate, inspire, inform, and amplify the voices of all authors globally.

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BorrowBox

With a State Library card
With a Public Library card
BorrowBox provides access to WA Public Libraries' fiction and LOTE eBook, eAudiobook and eMagazine collection.
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Cambridge Core

With a State Library card

Full access to Cambridge’s Histories & Companions titles. Cambridge Companions are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering an accessible introduction to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods.

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CSIRO Publishing

With a State Library card

Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO publishes eBooks on a wide range of scientific disciplines including agriculture, the plant and animal sciences, chemistry, health and the environment published since 2003 with new titles released annually.

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Ebook Central

With a State Library card

The State Library provides access to 75 owned eBook titles via Ebook Central. All titles are discoverable through the State Library catalogue. Ebooks can be read online only; the Ebook Central Reader app is not supported by the State Library.

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EBSCO eBook Collection

With a State Library card

Access to nearly 10,000 eBooks by leading independent publishers and University presses.  

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Emerald Insight

With a State Library card

Access to over 4,000 high-quality ebooks across Business, Management, Economics and Social Sciences.

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Gale Virtual Reference Library

With a State Library card

A collection of encyclopedias, almanacs and specialised reference sources for multidisciplinary research.

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Hoopla

With a State Library card
With a Public Library card
Library members can borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on their computer or mobile device with no holds or waiting.
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JSTOR

With a State Library card
Access academic content from over 200 scholarly publishers, including university presses like Princeton, Yale and California.
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Libby by OverDrive

With a State Library card
With a Public Library card

From 15 October 2026, State Library members will be required to enter their State Library password (PIN) in addition to their library card number when signing in to Libby and Kanopy.

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LOTE4Kids

With a State Library card
With a Public Library card

LOTE4Kids is a digital collection of picture books (ebooks and audiobooks) in a diverse range of World Languages. It allows kids to enjoy the magic of books and other activities in LOTE (Languages Other Than English), both in State Library and at home.

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Open Library

Freely accessible to all

Open Library collects details of published books. It also holds loanable copies of ebooks including some about or from Australia. It makes audiobooks available to print for disabled people.

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Overdrive Kids

With a State Library card
With a Public Library card
OverDrive eReading Room just for kids provides a safe and easy browsing experience for children. The eReading Room just shows items suitable for children, where they can browse, place holds and borrow eBooks appropriate for their age range and reading level.
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Oxford Reference Collection

With a State Library card

Oxford Reference Collection is of a core set of Encyclopedias and Dictionaries and other recognised reference material for 25 subject areas, including Social Sciences, Science and Technology, Religion, Music, Art and Architecture and language dictionaries with information and language suitable fo

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Project Gutenberg

Freely accessible to all
Project Gutenberg is an online library of free eBooks. It largely contains books that are in the public domain. These have been digitised by volunteers.
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Story Box Library

With a State Library card
With a Public Library card
Story Box Library provides a place where children can connect and engage with the wonderful world of Australian Children's Literature. Listen to stories read by Australian storytellers who add meaningful and entertaining readings. Supported by State Library of WA's Better Beginnings program.
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Taylor and Francis

With a State Library card

Access a collection of over 32 000 eBooks through Taylor and Francis. Subject areas covered include behavioural science & education, humanities & media arts, and social science.  

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