OverDrive

Now Available!

eBooks, audiobooks

& more on your computer, mobile device, iPod® or eBook reader

Ask us about it today!!

http://southtexas.lib.overdrive.com 

On March 3, hold redelivery went live in Libby and the OverDrive app. Hold redelivery replaces auto-checkout and gives users more options for their holds. Users can now select “deliver later” on an available hold if they’re not ready to read it but want to stay on the wait list. Users can still suspend a hold before a title is ready to borrow as well.

This means users can now manage their holds both before and after they become available. By enabling users to pass books they aren’t ready to read on to the next person in line, hold redelivery helps your library connect more readers to the right book at the right time.

How does hold redelivery work?

After receiving notification that a hold is available, users can:

1) Borrow the title within 3 days.

2) Choose “deliver later” and pass the book to the next person in line for a self-selected period. After the “deliver later” date, the user will receive the next available copy.

3) Cancel the hold.

If the user takes no action during the hold pickup window, the “deliver after seven days” option will be automatically applied as a one-time courtesy. If the user takes no action a second time, their hold will be canceled

F.Y.I.

Overdrive has been updated, please contact the library at 361-758-2350 to update your password. Usernames remain the same.

Provided by Texas State Library and your local public library. https://texshare.net/

The Education Service Center 16 has FREE resources for parents and teachers. The site has printable handouts, lesson ideas, virtual tours, online math and reading exercises, and easy-to-do science activities.  Just click on the link for Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies materials for all grade levels.  

Teaching and Learning at Home:

 https://www.esc16.net/page/title1swi._TeachingandLearning_at.home 

Victor “Skip” Forsyth

Education Specialist

Region 16 ESC

The Portal of Texas History has started to upload AP Progress newspapers (1935-1945). The following link will take you to the site. 

https://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/TFG/browse/?fq=dc_type%3Atext_newspaper&fq=str_location_county%3ASan+Patricio+County%2C+TX&fq=str_title_serial%3AAransas+Pass+Progress