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Updated: cloudLibrary Holds Error Fixed

Posted in: November 30, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

The error that prevented many cloudLibrary users from accessing their holds has been fixed. If you lost any available holds during this time because you could not access your account to borrow them, please place the hold again and then contact our Digital Librarian by email or at 519-255-6770 x34424. Thank you for your patience! ...

my ebook will be available in 824 days ?!?!

Posted in: February 5, 2020 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

If you are using cloudLibrary and are on the holds list for some of our popular titles, you might be surprised (and discouraged) to see the estimated wait time listed as 300, 400, 800 days! We assure you that you will not have to wait THAT long. The short of it is that Macmillan, one of the big publishers, is only allowing libraries to purchase one copy of their eBooks...

Getting started with eBooks

Posted in: December 17, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Perhaps you’re the lucky recipient of a new tablet or eReader? Maybe you’re travelling and want to give an audiobook a try for your commute? Reading back through an older series, and discovered that the titles are out of print – but available as eBooks? Whether you’re new to the online library altogether or just haven’t used it for a while, here are some tips to help you get started...

cloudLink is now active!

Posted in: June 20, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

It has now been about a month since we moved our digital collections over from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 into cloudLibrary, and we are happy to report that eBooks & eAudiobook checkouts are at an all time high. We thank you all for your patience through this transition. One of the factors in our decision to move to cloudLibrary was to have access to cloudLink, which allows us to share...

eBooks & eAudiobooks now available through cloudLibrary

Posted in: June 13, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | 1 comment

Looking for eBooks & eAudiobooks? You can now find them in the cloudLibrary App! As we announced a little while back, we have begun a partnership with cloudLibrary as our content provider for both eBooks and eAudiobooks. While we were transferring titles from Overdrive/Libby and Axis 360 to cloudLibrary we offered limited access to those two Apps; now that the content has migrated, we have ended access to those two platforms. You...

Facebook Live Q&A with Author Dawn Dumont

Posted in: June 11, 2019 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

For the month of June, which is Indigenous History Month, over 300 libraries across Canada are teaming up to read the same book at the same time: Glass Beads, by Dawn Dumont. This is Canada’s first ever #1eReadLivrelCanada campaign, and Windsor Public Library is thrilled to participate. From June 3-30 library customers can borrow the eBook and eAudiobook from WPL’s cloudLibrary collection on demand – no holds or wait lists. You can also borrow...