Internet Archive is a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Anyone can now access the following on Internet Archive:
Explore thousands of digitized manuscripts, photos, books, drawings, recordings, video, and much more in America's library.
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The Smithsonian has digitized millions of pieces of its collection, and it just keeps growing. Explore art, artifacts, pop culture, music, fashion, and a universe more in the virtual Smithsonian.
Project Gutenberg was founded in 1971 by writer Michael S. Hart, and currently offers over 60,000 free eBooks, primarily older and classic works for which the U.S. copyright has expired. Popular downloads include Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Dracula by Bram Stoker, The Prophet by Khalil Gibran, and many more. Search and browse here.
The Digital Public Library of America pulls together digital exhibits, collections, primary source sets, and more from partnering institutions from around the country. Discover over 43 million images, texts, videos, and sounds!
DPLA also offers the Open Bookshelf, with ebooks in the public domain freely available.
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LibriVox has over 15,000 audiobooks in the public domain, read by volunteers from around the world.