Tuesday 14 April 2020

How to Borrow eBooks and Audiobooks from Calgary Public Library


Two ways to borrow eBooks and Audiobooks from Calgary Public Library

Do you have your own cell phone or tablet that you do not share with others?
  • If Yes, see On Your Personal Device
  • If No, see On a Shared Device

  
On Your Personal Device
  1. Download the Libby app to your device
  2. Add a Library -- type in Calgary and click on Calgary Public Library
  3. Add a Card
    • Card Number : your educbe email (ex. ChippyD14@educbe.ca)
    • Pin Number : 1234567
  4. Search or browse and Borrow ebooks and audiobooks!


On a Shared Device
  1. Go to Calgary Public Library at https://calgarylibrary.ca/
  2. Click on the horizontal menu lines in the top left hand corner
  3. Click on Digital Library under Read, Learn, and Explore 
  4. Click on See A-Z list of Digital Resources
  5. Scroll down and Click on OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks
  6. Scroll down and Click on Access OverDrive
  7. Click on Sign In
    • Card Number : your educbe email  (ex. ChippyD14@educbe.ca)
    • Pin Number : 1234567
  8. Bookmark this page!
  9. Search or browse and Borrow ebooks and audiobooks!


Main Screen Navigation

Across the bottom of Libby . . . 
  • Click on Library to search, browse and borrow books
  • Click on circular picture of book cover to continue reading (or listening)
  • Click on Shelf to see your Loans, Holds and Reading Now shelves

Placing a Book on Hold
  • If you place a book on hold it will go on to your Holds Shelf
  • You will get a notification on your Reading Now Shelf when it is available to borrow
    • Check regularly if you are waiting for a book
  • Look at your Holds Shelf to see how long your wait will be

Returning a Book When You are Finished
  • All ebooks and audiobooks will be returned automatically at the end of their loan period
  • You may Renew an item if there are no Holds on that title
  • To Return a book early, click Manage Loan and then Return Early
    • People waiting to borrow that book appreciate when you do this!


Don't forget to keep track of all the books you read so you can add beadto the bottle on my desk when we return to school!


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