Tag Archive for "ebooks" | 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...

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...

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...

Comics & eBooks now available on Hoopla

Posted in: May 14, 2015 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

We’re happy to let you know that Comics and eBooks are now available on Hoopla! From Ghostbusters and Garfield, to Sons of Anarchy and Dr. Who, we’ve got illustrated entertainment for comic lovers of all ages. If you’re not familiar with Hoopla, here’s a quick summary: *Audiobooks, movies, TV shows, music (full albums), eBooks, and comics for all ages. *You can borrow 20 items/month. *What you see is what you get; every...

Learning Express Library (LEL)

Posted in: August 19, 2014 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

TOEIC; TOEFL; GED; GRE; SAT; OMG! LEL! TISA! Are you shaking your head right now and wondering what all of this means? It’s part of a game that we play here at the library: Standardized Test or Internet Slang. One person throws out an acronym, and the other has to guess which category it belongs to. Fun…right? Speaking of fun (and standardized tests), Learning Express Library (one of my favourite...

Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)

Posted in: August 16, 2013 by Windsor Public Library Library | Comments are closed

Access Hundreds of Reference Books Online The Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL) offers online access to reference materials covering a wide range of subjects: history, biography, business, medicine, health, law, literature, etc. Browsing the shelves in GVRL is a very similar experience to browsing the shelves in the library, because all of the resources it contains have print equivalents; cover art, illustrations, page numbers, volumes, and everything else are the...