Tag Archive for "eAudiobooks" | Windsor Public Library

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...

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...

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...

Music & Audiobooks now Available on Hoopla

Posted in: September 12, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | 2 comments

Hoopla, Hoopla, HOOPLA! This word has been in my vocabulary for about a year now, and it’s just as much fun every time I say it. With our Hoopla-versary just around the corner, let’s look back and reflect on all of the reasons why we love this eResource so dearly. –Every title is available right away. No waiting. No holds. Ever. –It’s available anytime, anywhere. I have used Hoopla on...