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1 Natrona County Public Library READ (7323) 307 E 2 nd St, Casper, WY Digital Materials on Your Mobile Device Includes Android and Apple devices E-books: The Basics Check out limits: 10 e-books from Virtual Library 5 e-books from Cloud Library No limit from Total Boox E-books check out for 14 days and many can be returned early if needed You ll never receive late fines; e-books automatically stop working at the end of the checkout period Most e-books can only be checked out to one person at a time so sometimes you ll need to place a hold Virtual Library E-Books Step 1: Download the Overdrive app to your device Step 2: Create an Overdrive account Tap Sign Up and enter your name, address, and create a password You may also sign up using your Facebook account Step 3: Add the Virtual Library to the Overdrive app Swipe across your device screen and tap Add a library Search for and choose Natrona County Library Main from the drop down list Tap Virtual Library of Wyoming to add the Virtual Library to your Overdrive app Step 4: Login with your library card Tap Sign In and select Natrona County Public Library, then tap Go Enter your library card number and PIN and then tap Sign In Step 5: Search for e-books Search by title, author, or keyword by tapping the Search icon Browse by various categories by tapping the Menu icon and choosing a category Step 6: Checkout and download an e-book Once you find an e-book, tap the cover, then tap Borrow; this will add the book to your Virtual Library Bookshelf o If the button says Place a Hold, this item is checked out and can be placed on hold

2 Tap Download next to your e-book and select EPUB ebook, then tap Confirm & Download; this will add the e-book to your Overdrive app Bookshelf Step 7: Read your e-books Tap the menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose Bookshelf Tap the e-book to open and begin reading; you can change font, brightness and other settings by tapping in the middle of the screen To return an e-book early: Go to your Overdrive app Bookshelf Touch and hold the e-book you want to return and tap Return Cloud Library E-Books Step 1: Download the Cloud Library app to your device Step 2: Set up the Cloud Library app After opening the app, tap Connect to your library; choose US, then Wyoming, then Wyoming Libraries Enter your Library card number and PIN and tap Connect to your library and then tap Accept Step 3: Search for e-books Search for a book by tapping the search icon in the top right corner of the screen To browse for an e-book, tap Browse and choose a category from the list Step 4: Checkout and download an e-book Once you find an e-book, tap the cover, then tap Borrow o If the button says Hold, this item is checked out and can be placed on hold Step 5: Read your e-books Tap the menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose My Books Tap the e-book to open and begin reading; you can change font, brightness and other settings by tapping in the middle of the screen To return an e-book early: Go to the My Books section in the app, tap Return Books Tap the e-book you wish to return, tap Return, then tap Yes Total Boox E-Books Step 1: Download Total Boox app to your device Step 2: Set up the Total Boox app When prompted, select Wyoming State Library, then type in your Library card number and PIN, then tap Login. Step 3: Search for e-books Tap on Get Books to view the catalog Search by title, author, or keyword by tapping on Search Step 4: Checkout and download an e-book Once you find an e-book, tap the cover, then tap Add

3 Step 5: Read your e-books Tap My Library and then tap the cover of your book Tap Read to begin reading your book; you can change font, brightness and other settings by tapping in the middle of the screen To remove an e-book: Go to the My Library section in the app Tap the e-book you wish to return, then tap Delete Digital Magazines: The Basics View full digital copies of your favorite magazines for free Over 165 magazines are available There are no checkout limits and no expirations Read online or download issues to your tablet or mobile device to read offline Zinio and OneClickDigital (audiobooks) use the same account information Zinio Digital Magazines Step 1: Create Zinio Account Connect to and click on Create New Account Fill out personal information and create a password and click Create Account Step 2: Search for digital magazines Use the search feature in the upper left corner to search for specific magazines Click on All Genres to browse specific categories Step 3: Checkout your digital magazines online Once you find an magazine, click the cover For current issues: o Click Checkout For past issues: o Scroll down and click Show more back issues o Once you find the issue you want, click the cover o Click Complete Checkout Step 4: Download and Setup the Zinio for Libraries app Download the Zinio for Libraries app to your device Launch the Zinio for Libraries app and tap Sign in Select United States, then Wyoming, then Wyoming State Library Type in your username and password from step 1 Step 5: Download and read your digital magazines Zinio for Libraries will display all digital magazines that you have checked out Tap on a cover to begin downloading to your device; this can take several minutes depending on your internet connection Zinio Tips Digital magazines are best viewed on larger screens (tablets)

4 Audiobooks: The Basics Check out limits: 15 audiobooks from OneClickDigital 10 audiobooks from Virtual Library 5 audiobooks from Cloud Library Audiobooks check out for 14 days and some can be renewed if there are no holds You ll never receive late fines; audiobooks automatically stop working at the end of the checkout period Some audiobooks can only be checked out to one person at a time so sometimes you ll need to place a hold OneClickDigital and Zinio (emagazines) use the same account information OneClickDigital Audiobooks Step 1: Create an account with OneClickDigital Connect to Click Register in the top right corner of the screen Fill out the web form and click Create Account Step 2: Setup OneClickDigital App Download the OneClickDIgital app to your device Launch app and select USA, then Wyoming. Type Wyo and select Wyoming State Library Type in your username and password from step 1 Step 3: Search for audiobooks Search by title, author, or narrator using the search tool at the bottom of the screen Browse by genre by tapping Search and then Genres Step 4: Checkout an audiobook Once you find an audiobook, tap the cover, then tap the Checkout button; the audiobook is now added to My Titles o If the button says Hold, this item is checked out and can be placed on hold Step 5: Download and listen to your audiobook Tap Play to download and listen to your audiobook Tap the down arrow to download your audiobook without listening To return an audiobook early: Go to My Titles and tap on the i icon Tap Return to remove the audiobook from your device Virtual Library Audiobooks If you have already downloaded e-books through the Overdrive app, skip to step 5 Step 1: Download the Overdrive app to your device Step 2: Create an Overdrive account Tap Sign Up and enter your name, address, and create a password You may also sign up using your Facebook account

5 Step 3: Add the Virtual Library to the Overdrive app Swipe across your device screen and tap Add a library Search for and choose Natrona County Library Main from the list Tap Virtual Library of Wyoming to add the Virtual Library to your Overdrive app Step 4: Login with your library card Tap Sign In Select Natrona County Public Library and tap Go Enter your library card number and PIN and then tap Sign In Step 5: Search for audiobooks Search by title, author, or narrator by tapping the Search icon; audiobooks are indicated by an icon of a pair of headphones ( ) Browse by various categories by tapping the Menu icon and choosing a category under Audiobooks Step 6: Checkout an audiobook Once you find audiobook, click the cover, then click Borrow; this will add the audiobook to your Virtual Library Bookshelf o If the button says Place a Hold, this item is checked out and can be placed on hold Step 7: Listen to Audiobooks In your Virtual Library Bookshelf, tap Add to app; this will add the audiobook to your Overdrive app Bookshelf Tap the menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose Bookshelf Tap the cover to begin listening the audiobook To return an audiobook early: Go to your Overdrive app Bookshelf Touch and hold the audiobook you want to return and tap Return Cloud Library Audiobooks If you have already downloaded e-books through the Cloud Library app, skip to step 3 Step 1: Download the Cloud Library app to your device Step 2: Set up the Cloud Library app After opening the app, tap Connect to your library; choose US, then Wyoming, then Wyoming Libraries Enter your Library card number and PIN and tap Connect to your library and then tap Accept Step 3: Search for audiobooks Search for a book by tapping the search icon in the top right corner of the screen; audiobooks are indicated by an icon of headphones ( ) To browse for an audiobook, tap Browse and choose a category from the list Step 4: Checkout and download an audiobook Once you find an audiobook, tap the cover, then tap Borrow o If the button says Hold, this item is checked out and can be placed on hold

6 Step 5: Listen to your audio books Tap the menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose My Books Tap the audiobook to open and tap the play button to begin listening To return an audiobook early: Go to the My Books section in the app, tap Return Books Tap the audiobook you wish to return, tap Return, then tap Yes Video Streaming: The Basics Streaming videos are not downloaded onto your device; you must be connected to the internet to watch streaming videos Streaming videos can only be checked out through Virtual Library; Virtual Library has a limit of 10 items that can be checkout at one time (counting both e-books and streaming videos) Streaming videos may be checked out for up to 7 days Virtual Library streaming videos If you have already downloaded e-books through the Overdrive app, skip to step 5 Step 1: Download the Overdrive app to your device Step 2: Create an Overdrive account Tap Sign Up and enter your name, address, and create a password You may also sign up using your Facebook account Step 3: Add the Virtual Library to the Overdrive app Swipe across your device screen and tap Add a library Search for and choose Natrona County Library Main from the list Tap Virtual Library of Wyoming to add the Virtual Library to your Overdrive app Step 4: Login with your library card Tap Sign In Select Natrona County Public Library and tap Go Enter your library card number and PIN and then tap Sign In Step 5: Search for streaming videos Search by title, director, or keyword by tapping the Search icon; streaming videos are indicated by an icon of a filmstrip ( ) Browse by various categories by tapping the Menu icon and choosing a category under Streaming Videos Step 6: Checkout a streaming video Once you find streaming video, click the cover, then click Borrow; this will add the streaming video to your Virtual Library Bookshelf o If the button says Place a Hold, this item is checked out and can be placed on hold Step 7: Watching streaming videos In your Virtual Library Bookshelf, tap Add to app; this will add the streaming video to your Overdrive app Bookshelf Tap the menu in the top left corner of the screen and choose Bookshelf

7 Tap the cover to begin the streaming video To return a streaming video early: Go to your Overdrive app Bookshelf Touch and hold the streaming video you want to return and tap Return

Digital Materials on Your Kindle Fire

Natrona County Public Library 307-577-READ (7323) 307 E 2 nd St, Casper, WY 82601 www.natronacountylibrary.org Digital Materials on Your Kindle Fire E-books: The Basics Check out limits: 10 e-books from