OverDrive

OverDrive

Now Available!

eBooks, audiobooks

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

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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

(published on 01/04/2016)

Overdrive

F.Y.I.

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

(published on 09/13/2019)

CLOSED

Dear Patrons,

Due to COVID-19 the library is closed. We are committed to our community’s safety; therefore, we will remain closed until further notice. You can access our open-access WI-FI outside of the library at any time. You may call us to renew books and use our drop box to return books. We will use this time to completely disinfect the library. Thank you for your patience and most of all stay safe during this time of uncertainty. Please continue to follow us on our social media pages for updates.

(published on 03/19/2020)

TexShare Database

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

(published on 03/23/2020)

Author of the Month

This month instead of an author, we will be featuring gardening books. Here are just three of the books:
The Flower Garden: How to Grow Flowers from Seed by Clare Foster and Sabrina Ruber,
Author Clare Foster and photographer Sabina Ruber have been experimenting with growing flowers from seed for several years. In this book they pass on that invaluable experience, explaining how and when to sow and grow a huge range of flowers from Aquilegia to Zinnia.
Container Gardening Through the Year by Malcolm Hillier.
Malcolm Hillier fired the imagination in 1991 with his best-selling Container Gardening. Now again he draws upon his immense creative energy to present a dazzling array of design ideas that prove container displays can be an exciting source of garden color, indoors and outdoors, in every season.
Glorious Shade: Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden by Jenny Rose Carey.
Shade is one of the most common problems home gardeners face, but with the right plant knowledge, gardeners can triumph over challenging shady areas and learn to embrace shade as an opportunity instead of an obstacle. Glorious Shade celebrates the benefits of shade and shows gardeners how to make the most of it. This information-rich, hardworking guide is packed with everything you need to successfully garden in the shadiest corners of a yard.