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Downloading Library eAudio to your Apple Device Using the Overdrive App.

A PDF document of these instructions with images is also available.

Installing the Overdrive App

The first thing you will need to do is install the Overdrive App from the Apple “App Store”. On your devices home screen, you should see a blue icon with a circle and an “A” formed by a pencil, pen and a line. It is for the “App Store.”

Once in the app store, you should see a search box in the upper right. In the search box, type in “Overdrive Media Console.” You should see Overdrive listed in the results box that drops down below the search area. Select this.

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Learn to Use Your E-Reader!

Submitted by Clara Lopez on Mon, 03/26/2012 - 12:18pm

Thinking of buying an e-reader or already own one and not sure of how to use it? The South Houston Branch Library will be hosting a workshop Thursday, March 29 from 2-4 pm where you can learn how to use our digital media catalog and download e-books for free using our wireless network. Bring your own e-reader or you can compare between the Nook, Kindle or iPad that the branch will have on display.

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e-Reader class @ North Channel

Submitted by Christina Thompson on Mon, 03/19/2012 - 4:35pm

Do you have a Kindle, Nook, iPad or other e-reader? Did you know you can download free books from the library with your devices? Come to our "Learn About Out eBooks and eReaders" classes on Wednesday, March 21st and March 28th at 6 pm. You can bring your device or we will have a Kindle, Nook and iPad available for you to test out. Registration is required. You can call the library to register at 281-457-1631.

Using Your Kindle, Nook, I-pad and other e-devices . . . this Friday @ your Library

Submitted by Jorie Nissen on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 12:31pm

The _under50^over Program at Clear Lake City-County Freeman welcomes you Friday, March 9^th at 10:30 am in the Marge Jacobson Community Room. Learn how to download e-materials from our ‘Overdrive Catalog’ to your e-readers, smart phones, or other wireless devices. We will start out in the Community Room and break into groups according to which device you own. Moises Villasenior, Technology Training Assistant, Laura Smith and Jorie Nissen, Reference Librarians, will be helping you with the downloads.

ipads at Evelyn Meador Branch Library

Submitted by Shelly Lynn P on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 1:52pm

The Evelyn Meador Branch Library has ipads! Last Friday Ms. Pearson (that's me!) got the chance to work with Girl Scout Troop 1844 on badge requirements. We used the branch's ipads to research which foods are grown in our area and when they are in season for the scouts' Locavore badge. If your group would like to use one or all of the branch's seven ipads for an onsite program please contact Greg Burns, the branch librarian, to make arrangements. You can also check out the ipads for use in the library with your Harris County Public Library card. You must be a card holder for thirty days before you can check out an ipad or laptop. See ya soon!

How to Download eBooks & More @ your library

Submitted by Jorie Nissen on Thu, 02/09/2012 - 9:44am

The _under50^over Program at Clear Lake City-County Freeman welcomes you Friday, February 10^th at 10:30 am in the Marge Jacobson Community Room. Laura Smith, Reference Librarian, Adult Services, will show how to download free materials from the HCPL Digital Media Catalog to your e-reader or PC.

Light refreshments are provided by the Friends of Freeman Library.

New Titles Were Recently Added!

Submitted by Michael Saperstein on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 11:34am

Hello my fellow users of the HCPL Digital Media Catalog! I am happy to inform you that we had a nice addition to the digital catalog last night! There were over 400 eBooks added, over 100 eAudio added and a few videos as well as one or two music titles.

Because there is a limit of 200 titles in the new eBooks area, not all titles will appear there. Here is how to easily find all the titles that were added on January 26^th, 2012. This is really only important for our eBook users. The new eAudio titles will all show in the "new eAudo" section on the homepage.

THE IPAD DIGITAL DEVICE SESSION

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 01/24/2012 - 10:30am

This Saturday, January 28th, we will be hosting our final "Get to Know Your Digital Device" session of the month. This session will concentrate on using the Overdrive App to check eBooks and eAudiobooks out from our Digital Media Catalog onto an iPad. We will have iPads on hand, but feel free to bring your iPad or iPhone with you and follow along as we go.

The iPad Session starts at 3pm and will be held in the meeting room. But get here early. Seating is limited, and the turnout for the first two sessions has been quite humbling. iHope to see you there!

Get to Know Your Digital Device

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 11:39am

Coming up in January, the Northwest Library will be holding three "Get to Know Your Digital Device" sessions: one for the Kindle, one for the Nook, and one for the iPad. These sessions will focus on finding reader-specific materials in HCPL's Digital Media Catalog and checking them out to your digital device. Details follow:

The Kindle Session: Saturday, January 7th at 3pm in the meeting room

The Nook Session: Saturday, January 14th at 3pm in the meeting room

The iPad Session: Saturday, January 28th at 3pm in the meeting room

Recent Additions to the HCPL Digital Media Blog

Submitted by Michael Saperstein on Wed, 12/21/2011 - 11:15am

Hopefully you have been enjoying the semi-weekly updates to the Digital Media Catalog eBooks section.

I have been able to create eBook orders on a weekly basis as opposed to the monthly basis as is normal. Three of the four I have ordered are actually live on the site. The fourth one was unexpectedly delayed after I ordered it but I am hopeful it should be live soon.

There were not enough good titles added to our vendor's catalog to order last week so I am combining last week’s picks with this week’s to order another list of titles. Because of donations from some of our branch’s friends of the library groups, this trend of ordering eBooks on a weekly basis should continue through at least January.