Using Overdrive
Get books from the Rowan Public Library on your iPad
Directions:
On your iPad you will need to get:OverDrive
You will need your Rowan Public Library Card Number and Pin
If you already have a library card, you may have your number. The pin is often the last 4 numbers of your library number. If you do not know what your pin is, you can call the library to help you.
If you do not have a card, you will need to visit their Online Borrower Registration at:
https://obr.rowancountync.gov/onlineBorrowerRegistration.html
- Use your Gaggle email address as the email address
- Use your lunch number as your PIN, If your lunch # is larger than 8 #s, use the first 8.
Once you register successfully, a screen comes up. TAKE A PICTURE OF THIS SCREEN by pressing the home button and power button at the same time! You need a picture of your library number (barcode) and PIN. Do not erase this picture.
Open OverDrive on your iPad.
If you are 13+ you can sign up for an account. The account is free.
1. Use your Gaggle email address
2. Use your student number and your first initial, last initial for the password ex. 1826653cr
*For students who are under 13, you press the I am under 13 years old link at the bottom of the page. You will not have to sign up for an account. You will still be able to download eBooks. Your eBooks will be downloaded only on one device. For example, if you have OverDrive on your iPad and your iPhone and you download a book on your iPad, it will only show up on your iPad only and not your iPhone. If you want your books on all your devices, you will need a parent or guardian to sign up for an OverDrive account. Once you turn 13, you can delete the app and reinstall it. You can now sign up for an account. Your under 13 books will no longer be here once you sign up for a 13+ account because it is a “new” account.
Once you are signed in, go to the Home Menu by tapping the three lines at the top of the left side of the screen or by swiping left to right.
Click Add a Library and click in the search bar (not the Search button). Type in North Carolina Digital Library and press the "Search" button. Choose Rowan Public Library from the list.
Choose North Carolina Digital Library in “My Libraries” Wait and let OverDrive open.
Click Sign In
Choose Rowan County Public Library
Put in your Library Card Number with the and PIN (you took a picture of this, the Number begins with OBR and the password is the lunch number). You may want to check “Remember my login information on this device”
Note on Library Card Numbers: If you already have a card and your number begins and ends with a letter - only type in the numbers. If you got a card electronically following the directions above, you will have to type in the three capital letters before the number.
Press the “Sign In” Button
Once you are signed into OverDrive with your library card number and PIN, click the Accounts icon (The Head and Shoulders). On the right side, click on Settings.
Inside Settings:
Change ebook from to 21 Days
Change Audiobook to 14 Days
Change Video to 7 Days
Under Maturity level(s)
Make the Show me: Juvenile to Young Adult
Press Save
Click on Menu
Search for books - search for Available Now to get a book right away.
Download in EPUB Book when you found a book you want. You may have to choose EPUB in a drop down menu (Don't pick Kindle) Confirm and Download.
Press the 3 Bars at the top of the App and go to Bookshelf to get your book.
You book will show up in your Bookshelf. After the lending period is done it will be returned automatically.