Downloadable Audiobooks from NetLibrary and Recorded Books are digital versions of audiobooks that are available through the Internet. Audiobooks can be played on any desktop or portable device supporting Windows Media Player version 9.0 and above. You can also transfer your favorite titles to a wide range of portable devices, including portable music players, portable media centers, Pocket PCs, and even select smartphone devices.

(Due to digital rights management issues, eAudiobooks cannot be copied to iPod or Zune players.)

There are over 2,000 titles to choose from in the adult, young adult and children's collections.  Popular fiction, classics, mysteries, foreign language tutorials, self-help...there's an eAudiobook to suit anyone's interests.

Getting started:

1. You need a valid Waterbury Public Library card. (Click here to learn how to get a card.)
2. You need to set up your account in person at the Library.  A librarian will show you which computer to use.
3. Once you have created your account, you do not have to be at the Library to log in and download an eAudiobook.

Visit NetLibrary's website and search the collection by keyword, title, author or subject.  You can download and listen through your home PC or copy the file to a compatible portable listenting device MP3.