Maine State Library
Every resident of Maine has free access to a statewide library system run by Maine State Library. With a local library card, students, parents, and teachers can use research databases, ebooks and audiobooks, and learning programs at no cost. Here is what is available and how to get it.
Maine public libraries at a glance
Research databases: Digital Maine Library
Digital Maine Library is Maine's free statewide research service.
Resources students can use inside Digital Maine Library include:
- Gale In Context (Elementary, Middle, High School)
- Gale Kids InfoBits & National Geographic Kids
- EBSCO LearningExpress & NoveList Plus
- ProQuest Ancestry Library Edition
- World Book
- Pronunciator language learning
Ebooks & audiobooks: cloudLibrary (Maine InfoNet Download Library), free with a library card.
Accessible reading & talking books
Students and family members who cannot read standard print (because of a visual, physical, or reading disability such as dyslexia) can get free audiobooks and braille through Talking Books Plus, part of the national NLS network and its BARD download service. Talking Books Plus, run by Maine State Library Outreach Services and part of the national NLS network, is free for Maine residents certified as blind, low-vision, or print- or reading-disabled; register as a borrower to order.
Find a library & get a card
Use the official locator to find your nearest Maine public library, hours, and how to get a card. Find a library →
Through MaineCat, you can borrow materials from libraries across the state by interlibrary loan.