Online Sources for Free Public Domain Books

• Looking for a book for your ISU that's not on the shelf?
• Like listening to audiobooks on your computer or portable MP3 device?
• Have a 'classic' that you've always wanted to read but keep forgetting to pick up?

Books enter the public domain when their copyright expires. Currently, most of the items that fall into this category would have been published before 1923 and would including books written by 'classic' authors, e.g. Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, and William Shakespeare.

• Text Versions: Can be read online or downloaded to your computer at Project Gutenberg.

• Audiobook Versions: Can be downloaded as mp3 files to your computer or received as a subscription through iTunes at Librivox.

NOTE: These websites are not affiliated with Scugog Memorial Public Library. These links are provided as a resource only. Please report any problems or concerns with their use directly to the webmaster responsible.