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This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services and by support from the North Dakota State Library. Overdrive: Using the App – Kindle Downloading the App 1. Search for “overdrive” in the Amazon store on your device. 2. Download and install the OverDrive Media Console app. Getting Started 1. Open the OverDrive App. 2. Tap “Sign up.” 3. Fill out the text boxes and tap “Sign up,” or tap “Sign up with Facebook” to use your Facebook account for OverDrive. 3. 3) Tap the OverDrive icon in the upperleft corner of your screen, then tap “Add a Library.” Search for your library and then tap the star next to the library to add it to your account. Finding Books 1. To search, tap the magnifying glass icon and enter your search terms. 2. To browse, tap the menu button to explore the presorted categories. 3. When you’ve found a book you want to borrow, tap the book’s title to go to its page. Overdrive App

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This  project  is  made  possible  by  a  grant  from  the  U.S.  Institute  of  Museum  and  Library  Services  and  by  support  from  the  North  Dakota  State  Library.  

Overdrive:    

Using  the  App  –  Kindle  

Downloading  the  App    

1. Search  for  “overdrive”  in  the  Amazon  store  on  your  device.    

2. Download  and  install  the  OverDrive  Media  Console  app.  

Getting  Started  

1. Open  the  OverDrive  App.    

2. Tap  “Sign  up.”    

3. Fill  out  the  text  boxes  and  tap  “Sign  up,”  or  tap  “Sign  up  with  Facebook”  to  use  your  Facebook  account  for  

OverDrive.    

3. 3)  Tap  the  OverDrive  icon  in  the  upper-­‐left  corner  of  your  screen,  then  tap  “Add  a  Library.”  Search  for  your  

library  and  then  tap  the  star  next  to  the  library  to  add  it  to  your  account.  

Finding  Books    

1. To  search,  tap  the  magnifying  glass  icon  and  enter  your  search  terms.  

2. To  browse,  tap  the  menu  button  to  explore  the  pre-­‐sorted  categories.  

3. When  you’ve  found  a  book  you  want  to  borrow,  tap  the  book’s  title  to  go  to  its  page.  

 

Overdrive App

Three Rivers Public Library District • www.trpld.org • (815) 467-6200 • [email protected]

Use this tip sheet if you have a...

Downloading the App 1) Open your device’s app store. For most devices, this is the Google Play Store App. 1) Search for “overdrive”

2) Tap Install Note: You must have Android version 4.0 (or newer) to install this app. This tip sheet uses version 3.2.2 of the OverDrive app; older versions of the app may have a different appearance.

Getting Started 1) Open the OverDrive App.

2) Tap Sign up. Fill out the text boxes and tap Sign up, or tap Sign up with Facebook to use your Facebook account for OverDrive.

3) Tap the OverDrive icon in the upper-left corner of your screen, then tap Add a Library. Search for “three rivers” and select Three Rivers Public Library District. Tap the star next to the library to add it to your account.

Google Play App

OverDrive App

Finding Books 1) With the OverDrive App open, tap the OverDrive icon in the upper-left corner, then tap Online Media of Northern Illinois Libraries.

2) To search, tap the button and type in your search terms.

3) To browse, tap the button to explore different pre-sorted categories.

4) When you’ve found a book you want to borrow, tap the book’s title to go to it’s page. Turn this sheet over to learn how to check out.