E-Books and Digital Audiobooks 

The Sunflower Consortium provides audiobook, e-book, music, and video access to the library card holders for many libraries in Kansas. 

You will need:
  1. A library card and activated online account in good standing. (See here for more information on activating your account online.)
  2. Your own device on which to put downloaded files. (A complete compatible list can be found here.) OR
  3. The Libby App on your own device to browse and access content.

To check out e-books, audiobooks, music, and video to your portable device click the Sunflower eLibrary picture above. 

Please use the contact form, call, or come to the library with further questions.
Hoopla provides ebooks, audiobooks, movies, music, TV, and comic books to patrons with no waiting period. You will need:
  1. ​A Port Library card and activated online account in good standing.
  2. The hoopla app downloaded on your own device.
You will register your library card on the Hoopla website, but create your own login to use from there. Checkouts are limited to 4 items per patron per month at this time.

State Library of Kansas Apps

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To access free e-books and audiobooks through the State Library of Kansas patrons need to:
  • Be a resident of Kansas,
  • Come to a local library to apply for a Kansas Library Card (different from your local library card), and
  • Log on from the State Library of Kansas website (see below).  

The link below or clicking on the pictures above will take you to the State Library's website. 

State Library of Kansas Audiobooks & E-books.

Patrons can check the status of their Kansas Library Card here.

The Port Library created an E-Books and E-Readers quick start guide.  You may download it below:
Quick Start Guide (2017)
File Size: 276 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Download your own free e-books

If you are looking for free e-books for your Kindle or other e-reader device, try the following websites:

Search aggregators:
AddALL
Inkmesh
Freebook Sifter - for Kindle Books
Gizmo's Freeware Best Free eBooks Online article - lists over 850 sites!

Individual sites:
Munsey's
Baen Books
Project Gutenberg
Open Library
Diesel eBooks
Smashwords