Downloadable Audiobooks

Find Audiobooks to Download

• Hennepin County Library Catalog:
  Browse downloadable audiobooks
  Search and limit by format
  
  
• NetLibrary Audiobooks Center: Audio versions of bestsellers, book club favorites, classic fiction titles, and language learning instruction titles.
  
  
• OverDrive Digital Catalog: Choose from fiction and nonfiction, bestsellers and classics for adults, teens, and children.
  
  
• New Downloadable Audiobooks

Check Out

• NetLibrary: A free NetLibrary account is required. If you have a library card registered with Hennepin County Library and do not have a NetLibrary account, create an account by accessing NetLibrary. If you have previously created a NetLibrary account to access the eBook collection, you do not need to create a new account.
  
  OverDrive: No special account is required (although there is a required free download.) Titles may be checked out and downloaded using your registered library card.
  
  
• The loan period is 21 days.
  
  
• Renewals
  NetLibrary: Titles can be renewed at any point by logging into your account. A renewal provides you with an additional 21 days of access from the date of renewal. You may renew each title one (1) time.
  
  OverDrive: Titles cannot be renewed, but you can check them out again if they are available when your checkout expires.
  
  
• Titles checked out from NetLibrary or OverDrive will not appear on your Hennepin County Library account. Log in to your NetLibrary and/or OverDrive accounts to check the status of your downloads.
  
  
• A maximum of 10 audiobooks from NetLibrary and 15 OverDrive titles (audio, video, and music) may be checked out at any given time. You may check out additional titles when the license for a currently downloaded title expires.

Download and Play

• Audiobooks may not be downloaded in Hennepin County Library buildings due to the significant amount of network resources needed to download these large files.
  
  
• Software requirements
  NetLibrary: Audiobooks can be downloaded or played on any personal computer or portable listening device that supports Microsoft Windows Media Player v9, Musicmatch Jukebox 8.2 and above, or Nullsoft Winamp v5 and above.
  
  OverDrive: In addition to Microsoft Windows Media Player v9 or above, you will need to install the OverDrive Media Console (a free download).

• Supported listening devices for each collection:
  OverDrive Digital Catalog   ~   NetLibrary
  Advice from Library users on selecting an audio player
  
  
• Some OverDrive titles may be burned to a CD, but for NetLibrary titles encryptions on the audiobook files make burned copies unusable.
  
  
• iPods and Macs do not currently support DRM-protected Windows Media Audio (WMA) or Windows Media Video (WMV) files used by OverDrive and NetLibrary downloadable audiobooks.
  More information for iPod and Zune users from NetLibrary.
  Why can't I use my iPod with this service? [from OverDrive]
  
  

For additional NetLibrary information check the NetLibrary Help page or view the online demo.

For additional OverDrive information visit the OverDrive Digital Catalog.