eBooks

E-Books may be accessed via our website on Overdrive

On the Kindle Fire:

Make sure your Kindle's wireless is turned on so it can connect to the Internet
Go to the web app on your Kindle Fire
Type www.martinsburgcommunitylibrary.org in the address bar at the top of the screen
Tap on the Overdrive ebooks link icon on the right of the Library’s website - this will take you directly to the Overdrive e-book catalog

Checking out an e-book:

Search the catalog
Select a book and tap on "Borrow"
Type in your Martinsburg library card barcode number
Tap the “Download” button
Select the Kindle version of the book
Tap on "Confirm & Download"
Note: You will now be taken directly to the Amazon.com website.
On the far right there will be a yellow button that says "Get Library Book" - tap on that button.
Your book is automatically downloaded to your Kindle.
To read your book, return to your Kindle's home screen where your new library book should show up on your carousel in a few minutes.
Note: Sometimes you have to go to settings (swipe down from above) and then "Sync".

To Return an e-book:

Go to www.amazon.com
Select "Your Account" then log into your Amazon account
Choose "Manage Your Content & Devices" and look for the e-book title in the list
To the left there is a button to tap on that says "Actions" above it - tap on it to bring up "Return/Delete"
To remove the book from your Amazon account completely, choose the same button ("Actions") again and then "Delete"

iPad Instructions

Set up an account with Overdrive (email address & password)
Choose a Library
Swipe to the right and a menu appears
Tap on Add a library and in the search bar type Altoona District Libraries
Tap on the star so that it turns yellow - this will save Altoona District Libraries so you can access it again easily
Getting to the e-book catalog
Tap on Altoona District Libraries and this will take you to the e-book catalog
Search or browse for an e-book and tap on the picture of the book
Select borrow
Enter your Martinsburg library card number (barcode) then tap on login
The book is now checked out to you
Find to box that says download and tap on it
Select the EPUB format of the e-book to download
Tap on Confirm & Download
Opening and reading the e-book
Go to the three lines in the upper left-hand corner of the screen
Tapping on these lines will bring the app menu up
Find and tap on bookshelf and see your e-book's cover
Tap on the picture of the book to open it
Swipe from right to left to turn the pages of the e-book
Returning to the app menu
Tap in the middle of the screen at the very bottom and see that the three lines in the upper left-hand corner have reappeared Tap it to bring up the app menu
From there you can: return to your bookshelf, go back to the e-book catalog to check another book out

Returning an e-book early

Go to the bookshelf
Tap and HOLD the picture of the book
Select return button

Getting the Overdrive App on your Nook HD
•   Make sure that your wireless is turned on.
•   Tap on the “Shop” button along the bottom (on the right) of your screen
•   Use the “Search Shop” bar at the bottom of the screen to enter the word Overdrive (Overdrive is the company we buy e-books from)
•   Tap on “Free” and then “Confirm” - this will load the Overdrive app onto your Nook.
•   Tap on “Open” to open the app on your Nook

Using your app for the first time:
•   Sign up for an Overdrive account
•   Swipe to the right to get the Overdrive app menu to come up.
•   Click on “Add a Library”
•   Tap inside the “Search” bar to get your keyboard to come up.
•   Enter the words “Altoona District” and then tap on the search bar.
•   Tap on “Altoona District Libraries” and then tap on the star to change it to yellow which saves the Library so you don’t have to keep searching and entering the library name each time you go to check out a book.

Checking out an e-book:
•   Tap on Altoona District Libraries & you will be taken to the e-book catalog
•   Select a book, tap on it, tap on “Borrow”
•   Enter your Martinsburg Library card number (if it ends in a letter leave it out, if it end in a number leave it in)
•   Tap on “Download”
•   Select the Adobe EPUB version of the book (not the Kindle format)
•   Tap on “Confirm & Download”
•   Go up to the three lines and the “O” in the upper left-hand corner of your screen and tap
•   Select “Bookshelf” from the menu
•   Your book is available to read now. Tap on it to open it up.

To return an e-book:
•   Go to “Bookshelf”
•   Tap and HOLD the picture of the book
•   Select “Return”

Note: Once you open the book you can return to the app menu by tapping near the bottom of the screen to bring up the three lines and the “O” in the upper left-hand corner. You can return to your bookshelf or to the Altoona District Libraries home catalog page.

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Monday: 1-8
Tuesday: 1-8
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 1-8
Friday: 10-4
Saturday: 10-2
Sunday: Closed

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