First things first. Let’s start with mobile devices. If you are planning to read them from your mobile device, like cell phone or tablet, you need to go to your app store and download the Overdrive app. Once that is downloaded, you will need to open the app. It will ask you to sign up or sign on, but there is a spot underneath that says under 13 years or or using Overdrive through your school? That's what you click. Then you click on Add a library. You can search for the WCHS library by name or zip code. I have found just putting Wright City works just fine. From there you will click through until you get to the sign in page. Fair warning. You have to sign in every time. Not the worst thing in the world, but just so you are aware. You sign in using your school computer username and password (same as signing on a Chromebook.) If you are planning to read in your webbrowser, things get a little bit easier. You go to http://wrightcity.lib.overdrive.com . From there, you sign in with your school computer username and password, just like the app. Ok, so we signed on. Now what? So, the easy part is searching. You can type in a book you may be searching for, or just search through some of the categories, like test prep or popular at WCHS. Then, you choose a book. Obviously the web browser version is a little more intensive than the mobile version but you can do the same things on both. When you find a book you want to choose, click on it to click Borrow. This, obviously, allows you to borrow a book. If the little book icon is grayed out, that means it is lent to someone else and you will need to place a hold for it instead. You will then go to checkouts. (If you miss this screen or need to find the book later on to download, just go to Account (the little person icon – this is the same for both the web version and the app). Now we’re ready to read… sort of. First we need to decide how we want to read the book. Again, this will depend on if you are using the app or the website. FOR THE APP: I highly recommend Download (EPUB eBook). This will download it directly to the app, and you just need to go to your bookshelf on the app (click on the top left with the 3 lines and it will show your libraries you use as well as your bookshelf, account, etc). This to me is the simplest way. You can also decide to use the Kindle app, but I personally find it more annoying and way more difficult to use for returning and such, and so I only use the Kindle app when I choose a book that I can’t read any other way). FOR THE WEBSITE:
You should read in your browser. Since you are using your computer/Chromebook anyhow, this makes the most sense, and then you do not have to download other programs or apps just to read. The book will automatically open in a new tab. That’s it! It seems complicated, and writing out all the steps makes it seem a lot harder, but after the first time or two you won’t even need to refer to this guide again. As always, if you have questions, please let me know. Happy reading!
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