AISB MS/HS Library
Special Edition! Using OverDrive to checkout e-books
Special Edition
- Check out e-books from the library and read them on your device
So far, we have almost 100 titles:
- Classics that can be checked out by many people at once (Duke Classics)
- Popular fiction for one user at a time
- Audiobooks (only six so far...we can get more)
- Classics in pdf form via Project Gutenberg
What books do we have?
Loser: In Audiobook format
Maze Runner Series
Survivors Series
What devices can I use?
Long answer:
Chrome: Android, iOS, Mac OSX+, Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8, Linux
Firefox: Android, Mac OSX+, Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8, Linux
Safari: iOS, Mac OSX+, Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8
Android Browser: Android phones and tablets (v2.3+)
Internet Explorer 10: Windows 7+
Internet Explorer 7, 8, or 9: Windows XP, Vista, and 7
Kindle Silk: Kindle Fire and Fire HD
NOOK Browser: NOOK Color, Tablet, HD, and HD+
How do I start?
Get your VeraCross Number!
Faculty Directions:
Your VeraCross number shows at the end of your profile link.
Search for yourself in VeraCross. See the link?
For example: https://portals.veracross.com/aisb/profile/your number
Student / Parent Directions:
email Mrs Ducharme or Mrs Steger or give a call. We can tell you your number.
2) Log in to OverDrive with your patron number to search the titles and find one you like. (Use P + your VeraCross number)
3) Choose the way you'd like to access the book. See the options below to decide which is best for you. For handheld devices you'll want the Media Console app.
- OverDrive Read
- OverDrive Media Console
- Download to your computer
OverDrive Read (Read on your computer)
If you are accessing OverDrive on a handheld device, you can also read it this way via the internet browser.
To read on the computer, choose "OverDrive Read" when you borrow the book.
If you change to a new computer, just log-in to OverDrive again with your patron number. It will open to where you left off.
Note: You need an internet connection to read in OverDrive Read.
OverDrive Media Console (Read from anywhere)
To read in OverDrive Media Console
Create an abode account and an OverDrive One account. (Make them the same, perhaps the same as your other school-related accounts?)
Choose "find a library" and type in our school's name, and log-in with your patron number (P+VeraCross number). You can choose "remember on this device" if you want.
Check your bookshelf: the book you borrowed should be there. Download it as "EPub" and start reading.
Want audiobooks?
See the help video here if needed.
How long can I read? How many books can I borrow?
- Keep each title TWO weeks.
* IF you finish the book early, please RETURN IT early *
Questions?
Want more titles?
The full catalog is here. Please check to be sure OverDrive offers the book before you request it. Fill in the google form below and I'll let you know when it's "in".