Book Access

 

How to Access Ebooks and Digital Audiobooks

 

MackinVIA: Ebooks & Digital Audiobooks

Your school library's digital collection of e-books and audiobooks is accessible all year long.

  • Visit MackinVIA
    • Use your Limitless Libraries username and password to log in. Contact your librarian if you need help.
  • Clever
  • Schoology
For Audiobooks

If you want to narrow your search results and only see the audiobooks, for example,
under "All Resources," select "Audiobooks" to see what digital audiobooks your school owns and check out the one you want.

  • You can read or listen to the on your MNPS device
  • You also can download the MackinVIA app to read or listen to books on your phone or tablet.
  • The book will automatically be returned on the due date, or you may select "return early."

Limitless Libraries Ebook & Digital Audiobook options

Our partnership with Limitless Libraries through the Nashville Public Library gives you access to thousands of ebooks and digital audiobooks (e-Audiobooks)! Translations are also available.

  • Access ebooks through Limitless Libraries and Clever.
    Use your Limitless Libraries username and PIN to log in. Contact your librarian if you need help with this information.
  • Select elementary, middle, or high school
  • Search by title, author, keyword.
  • In the search results, you will see list of formats, such as books, ebook or eAudiobook. Select the version you want and check it out.
  • For an ebook, you can choose to download the book in the format of your choice. Common choices are Overdrive, EPub, or Kindle. To read a book in the Overdrive or EPub format on a phone or tablet, download the Libby App. Or, you can select "Read Online" to read on your computer.
If you only want to search for an e-Audiobook
  • On the Limitless Libraries home page, select Elementary, Middle, or High School
  • Scroll down and select Downloads- Audiobooks.
  • Search the book you want and check it out.
  • If you plan to listen on a phone or tablet, download the Libby app to listen to books you've checked out. Or, you can listen on your computer.

The ebooks and e-Audiobooks will automatically be returned on the due date, or select "return early."


 

How to Return Library Books

  • Return MNPS school library books and Nashville Public Library books to any Nashville Public Library branch.
  • You also may return MNPS school library books to the school they belong to if the school has summer office hours. It is recommended that you call the school first.