Stuck at home? Read a book!

There are many FREE options, accessible from your device, that don’t require you to leave your house!

• Destiny (VB Schools Library eBooks)

• Visit link above or go to Classlink and click on Reference Databases and then Destiny.
• Select your location/school if requested.
• In the top right of Destiny, login with your student number and regular network password.
• Under Material Type, select Electronic Book (eBook).
• Search the catalog for books with the “e” logo as seen in the example below, and click to open. You may check them out as well.

• Overdrive by Libby (app or website) from the Virginia Beach Public Library 

• Ebook and audiobook options
• Download the free apps on your phone or tablet (Libby for Overdrive) or access on your Chromebook or other computer
• Use your student public library card to access (every VB student has one automatically!)

• Your library = Virginia Beach Public Library
• Enter library account details -

• Card number = S + VBCPS student ID # (example: S1234567)
• PIN = date of birth in MMDD format (example: July 4 birthday would be 0704)

• For more information, see Virginia Beach Public Libraries tutorials listed at the end of this document.

• Hoopla (app or website) from the Virginia Beach Public Library

• Movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics, and TV shows
• Download the free Hoopla app on your phone or tablet or access on your Chromebook or other computer
• Use your Teen or Adult public library card to access (not your VB student library account) - call 757-385-0150 to get a temporary digital card.
• For more information, see Virginia Beach Public Libraries tutorials listed at the end of this document.

• Audible via Amazon

• Audiobooks only
• No login required

• Click on the link to the category at the top (Teen, Literary Classics, Folk and Fairy Tales for All, books in foreign languages, etc.).
• Click on the title of your choice, and start listening!

Virginia Beach Public Library Tutorials

Main library website: https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/libraries/Pages/home.aspx

Video tutorials:

Overdrive/Libby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMl1tj236es

Hoopla: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuEoH_SDw6s 

Library Card Information:

For updates on ongoing COVID-19-related closures and openings at the public library, visit this link: Library COVID - 19 Information Page

To learn more about types of library cards: visit this link: https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/libraries/Using-the-Library/Pages/Library-Cards.aspx

Note that a Teen Card may be obtained by anyone 13-17 without a parent or guardian’s signature needed.

Youth/Teen/Adult cards can still access digital resources regardless of blocked/expired status and there is currently no end date for those permissions. Residents can call the Central Library (757-385-0150) to set up a card, or call Central or their local branch library to get information about their cards’ status. Residents can renew library cards over the phone as long as they aren’t updating any information or have fines, which can be paid either online via the library website or in person at one of the open branches.

Library catalog’s help section, which has links to Youtube videos describing how to use the catalog and place holds: https://vbpl.ent.sirsi.net/custom/web/Help.html

Holds on physical items can be picked up at the branch location of patron’s choice, either inside the building if it’s open, or in lobby/drive-through service if it is closed.(See link for current opening/closing information). Holds on digital items can be accessed through the respective apps.