Libby
The Libby app provides Vernon patrons with access to e-materials (e-books, e-audiobooks and magazines) purchased by RPL or made available through the Bibliomation consortium. Get started by downloading it to your device from here. If you need help, refer to the app’s support page. Libby is available for both Android and iOS phones, tablets, including Kindles.
The previous version of Libby, Overdrive, is still available to those who wish to use it and connects to all the same materials as Libby. You can access the Overdrive homepage here.
To get started, you may need to install free software. For more detailed information, visit OverDrive’s help section.
Palace Project
Introducing your newest e-reader, the Palace app! Palace allows you to access your library’s ebooks and audiobooks in one place. Additionally, enjoy thousands of free titles on the Palace Bookshelf which are yours to keep for as long as you’d like.
Browse the catalog, borrow materials, place holds, and read from the browser – click here.
Prefer the app? You can download it through the official website here, or go directly to the app store on your device. Click here for a quick start guide,
hoopla
Access an enormous selection of digital video (movies and TV shows), music, audiobooks, ebooks and comics. All you need is a library card. hoopla syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you’re in the mood. Bonus Borrows will be available for the last seven days of each month, starting in March! Patrons can choose from a selection of items without using their monthly borrows.
You may have seen the following error message on hoopla:
The collective daily borrow limit set by your library has been reached and will reset at midnight. Please browse and add titles to favorites so you can easily access them after midnight.
The message above has recently been one of the most common errors for hoopla users. Hoopla only charges the library for what people use, and the library has a daily allowance for these materials. Once the library’s daily allowance is reached, users receive the error message above. The library has a budget for hoopla that is divided into a daily budget. This budget can be hit early in the day and an error message will pop up when you attempt to check out something.
The best way to avoid this is by using hoopla as early in the morning as possible. The limit resets at midnight, so you can try again the next morning. If the limit has been reached, you can still put items into your favorites to check out at a later time.
New user? Click here to go to the registration page.