How to download the OverDrive app and eBooks on your iPod, iPad, or iPod Touch.

1. How to
download
OverDrive
eBooks onto
your iPod,
iPhone or iPad
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2. Go to the App Store and download the app for the OverDrive Media Console.
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3. Next you will be prompted to sign in with your Adobe ID. If you don’t have
one, you’ll need to register at Adobe.com (it’s free and takes just a few
minutes).
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4. Select “Get Books” then “Add a Library.”
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5. Search for the Cortland Free Library by name or zip code (13045).
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6. Now select “Finger Lakes Library System.”
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7. Now you’re ready to search for a title to download. Notice that you have the
option to “Search” or to “Browse.”
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8. If the title is available, you will have the option to “Add it to Your Download Cart.”
Now you may “Proceed to Checkout.” (If you’re asked to “Place a Hold
Request,” that means the file is signed out by another patron. If you choose to
place a hold request, you’ll be notified via email when the title becomes
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9. Located beneath the barcode on
your library card
Default setting is the last four
digits of your phone number.
You will need to login to your patron account to confirm the check out.
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10. Select “Download.” After the title is downloaded it will appear in your OverDrive
library.
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11. To Return an eBook Before Its Due Date
DELETE
At this time, patrons can only have 3 eBook titles signed out at once—thus, you
may want to return a title before its due date so you take out another. To return
a title, swipe your finger across the “book jacket” in the direction of the 11
red
arrow above. Then select “Return then Delete.”

12. Need additional help? Don’t
hesitate to contact the Cortland
Free Library at (607) 753-1042.
Ask for Amy!
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