bullet Have you ever wished  your library books would just return themselves?
bullet Have you ever wished  the library was open just a little later, like maybe 3 AM?
bullet Have you ever wished  you could turn that regular print book into large print?

Well, starting this today, your wishes* may come true.  If you have home internet access from a computer, you will be able to "check out" e-books from home that will "return" themselves.  (Okay, actually, you download the e-books and after 3 weeks they become unusable. That book then becomes available for someone else to download.) If you have a portable computer or PDA, you can take several books on vacation with you.  No worries!  They'll "return" themselves.

[Our Reviews of some of Books Available as E-books]
 

E-book Update -- Jan 2005 Digital Audio Books Are Now available for Checkout
             These are from many of the same companies that have produced audio books on CD and Tape.  All you need is a library card, a home internet connection and PC, a free download of Overdrive Media Console and you can download digital audio books to play from your PC, from CD in your car, or from many PDAs and MPEG players (so long as they also play WMA files.)

E-book Update -- 12/03/2004

 Our E-book Collection has more than doubled in size in the last few months as the result of a second grant and we hope you have had a chance to enjoy them. 

  •   They are formatted to be read on either the Adobe Reader 6.0.1 or the Mobipocket Reader.  The free version of either of these will be fine. If you have a previous version of Adobe Acrobat, it won't work. We are told it is easiest to download the new version, rather than try to upgrade.  You will need to check the box to download the full version, but not the box about the Photoshop© album starter. The download will take about 30-40 minutes on a 56K modem.  The Mobipocket reader is a faster download (10-15 minutes) but does not currently allow you to return your e-books early nor is the read aloud feature included.
     To download Adobe Reader |  To download Mobipocket reader
    (Checkout the Help Menu at  http://seoebook.seo.lib.oh.us  to compare the 2 of them.)
  • Library users can have no more than 10 e-books checked out at the same time.
  • Library users will need to check out the books using all 14 digits of their barcode & also their PINs.  How to get a card.
  • There is extensive help and and Frequently Asked Questions on the SEO E-book Catalog site which will come up by May 20th. However, if other questions arise you can contact our main library at 393-3114 or by email at highlandco@highlandco.org

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*This applies only to the 3 wishes at the top of this page. The Library is not responsible for any prior wishes, stated or unstated that users may have had, nor for any damages incurred in the fulfillment or the failure to fulfill such wishes. Further the Library is a non-profit organization with no connections whatsoever to the International Federation of Genii and Faerie Folk or any of its members. We assume no responsibility for prior wishes granted by them or the evening star or falling stars.