The Library would like to announce the addition of two new services – Freegal Music and Freading (ebooks).

Freegal Music is an online database that provides access to songs from Sony Music. The music files are DRM-free and do not expire, and are compatible with PCs, Macs, iPods, iPads, smartphones and other MP3-compatible devices.

The Freegal Music Service will allow the Boyd County Public Library to increase the size and diversity of our collection by offering access to over 10,000 music labels from 65 different countries.

Boyd County Public Library cardholders are eligible for three MP3 downloads per week.  A library card number and PIN is necessary to access and download songs.

Our eBook collection is growing thanks to over 20,000 titles that are always available 24/7 with your Boyd County Public Library card and Freading. That’s right – no waiting lists, no overdue fees! Check out titles for 2 weeks with an additional 2 week renewal period if needed using your Freading tokens.At the beginning of each week, you are given 4 tokens, which can be used to download Freading eBooks. Each eBook costs 1, 2, or 4 tokens depending on the release date of the title.

• Four tokens – titles less than 6 months old
• Two tokens – titles 7 months to 2 years old
• One token – titles older than 2 years

Unused tokens roll over to the next week, but all tokens reset to 4 again every four weeks.

To view, browse and download music from Freegal or ebooks from Freading, go to www.thebookplace.org and scroll to the bottom of the page, under the Services Menu select “Freegal Music” or “Freading.”

Freegal Music and Freading Apps are available in the Apple App Store and Google Play (Android devices).

All you need is 5 minutes a day and an email address to join one of our FREE online book clubs!

Are you looking for great new authors? Looking for a great book? Would you like to sample a book before you commit to checking it out? Do you like Chocolate Chip cookies? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions then you need to join one of online book clubs. How does it work? Every week we sample a new book. Monday through Friday, a quick 5 minute read is delivered to your email box and waiting for you to peruse with your morning cup of coffee. At the end of Friday’s read the ending page number is given so when you pick up the book from the library you know where you left off. (There is also a link on the emails to quickly and easily reserve the book from the library.)

There’s a book club for just about everyone, including: fiction, non-fiction, romance, mystery, science fiction, audio, business, pre-publication (be the first to see these soon-to-be-released books), teen, good news, and horror. On Mondays and Thursdays, Suzanne, your book club editor, offers a link to AuthorBuzz, where she introduces you to 3 or 4 authors and their books. Suzanne also holds giveaways where you can win funny or cool prizes–and once a month, Suzanne bakes homemade chocolate chip cookies for the winners of her monthly Chocolate Chip Cookie giveaway.

The online book clubs are a fun and stress free way to read. And, as Suzanne always ends her columns, “It’s so good to read with friends.”

Sample Books in Your Email

Remote Access   In-house Access

The Gale Virtual Reference Library houses online books that are available in full-text, full-color 24 hours/day, 7 days per week.  Imagine being able to come to the library and pull research materials anytime you want – that’s what the Gale Virtual Reference Library does for you!
Gale offers students, researchers and professionals a wide variety of full-text interdisciplinary content on virtually any subject area to tackle their assignments, papers, projects and presentations.

Features and functionalities include:

-View your eBooks on your iPad
-An interactive online book experience with two-page view and page flipper
-Cross-search and browse within the collection and across series
-Search within volumes of multi-volume sets
-User interface available in 34 languages
-ReadSpeaker text-to-speech technology in  19 languages
-24/7 unlimited and simultaneous circulation of your eReference collection
-On-demand machine-aided content translations into 14 language

AudioBookCloud offers hundreds of full length streaming audiobooks for both adult and juvenile readers.  One great feature is their titles are always available.  This means that there is no checkout process and no additional software required.   Simply click on ‘listen online’ and the audiobook will start streaming to your PC or Mac computer.

There are many classic titles including Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many more.  Juvenile material includes Lucy Maud Montgomery, A.A. Milne and many others.  Several of the titles are also available in ebook form through the TumbleReadables database giving you access to both the ebook and the audiobook.

Tumblereadables is an online collection of read-along titles for elementary, middle school, and high school students which features adjustable online text and complete audio narration. Sentences are highlighted as they are being read and the pages turn automatically. The collection features chapter books, early readers, graphic novels, YA/teen novels, high interest/low level books for both middle school and high school students, plus classics of American and English literature.

Read-Alongs are great for emergent, struggling, and reluctant readers, as well as being an excellent tool for ESL. They are also well received by strong and accomplished readers who are excited to follow along to the narration of their favorite books. Children, who are now growing up with e-mail, instant messaging, IPODs, and text messaging are early and willing adopters to this innovative online reading experience.

TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks  animated, talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you.

The TumbleBookLibrary is a collection of licensed titles from children’s book publishers such as Simon & Schuster, Chronicle Books, Candlewick Press, Charlesbridge Press, Harcourt, Little Brown, Walker & Company, Lerner Books, and HarperCollins Publishers, amongst others.

The TumbleBookLibrary provides enrichment to students who are reading independently with a variety of high interest material. It also provides support to students who require skill building with a variety of exercises that can be matched with other areas of the curriculum. In general, TumbleBooks are a great addition to a reading program that can be worked on independently by each student or by the whole class. It has been exceptionally well received by ESL and Special Education teachers.

Story Books:
The TumbleBookLibrary has a selection of children’s favorite story books. Old time favorites such as “The Paper Bag Princess” by Robert Munsch, as well as favorite fairy tales such as “Jack and the Beanstalk” and “Old Mother Hubbard” come to life in an educational and interactive way. Other titles include: “Diary of a Worm,” “How I Became a Pirate,” “Miss Malarkey Doesn’t Live in Room 10,” “One Duck Stuck,” and “Tops and Bottoms.” Click to see a complete list of available titles.

Automatic/Manual Button: TumbleBooks are designed to be experienced in either automatic or manual mode. In automatic mode, the pages turn by themselves and are narrated; while in manual, the narration and animation continue but children turn the pages at their own speed. A flashing arrow appears at the end of each page prompting the reader to turn the page. The sound off/on button allows the student to mute the narration and read to themselves. The Pause Button: Both the student and teacher can use the pause button to stop the story at any time in order to practice story prediction, interpret pictures, discuss new vocabulary words, empathize with a character, discuss possible consequences of actions, encourage problem solving, or provide historical, geographical, or other perspectives.

Language Learning:
Our Language Learning Section includes a growing selection of books in Spanish and French. Many are bilingual titles which allow the user to read the book in two languages.

Read-Along Books:
Older students or more accomplished readers can read our collection of read-along chapter books. Read-along titles feature narration, sentence highlighting, and automatic page turning.

TumbleTV:
We’ve included pre-set playlists for your convenience which play various books in sequence! No need to choose books and add them to your favorites or playlist as we’ve already done this for you! Also, check out our TumbleTV episode which features a zany host introducing various TumbleBooks.

Non-fiction Books: 
Our non-fiction section allows young readers the opportunity to explore stories about real animals, people or places.

Puzzles and Games: 
A collection of puzzles and games accompany each book and reinforce concepts from the books, allowing for a fun and educational learning experience.

TumbleBookLibrary En Espanol and TumbleBookLibrary en Francais: 
Our language drop down menu allows users to view the entire website in Spanish or French. Instructions, news and descriptions of books are all in Spanish or French. Perfect for ESL, Bilingual, and French and Spanish programs.

TumbleSearch:
Our online search allows you to search by title, author, publisher, and language. In addition, you can search by reading levels in both Automatic and Manual modes as well as by subject.

MyPlaylist:
The TumblePlayer allows students, teachers, librarians and parents to preload a number of TumbleBooks in an online player in order to be played one after another.  The TumblePlayer works just like an online music player.

My Favorites:
Add your favorite title(s) to the My Favorites section for easy access any time. This feature is cookied onto individual computers.

TumbleMailer and Record-a-Book Feature
Kids and parents can send TumbleCards and TumbleBooks to friends and family through our TumbleMailer feature. They can also narrate and record their own TumbleBooks!

**Why aren’t there more eBooks in Libraries?*** – Click here to find out!
OverDrive is provided by Kentucky Libraries Unbound, a consortium of 20 Kentucky libraries that gives their patrons 24/7 access to a growing collection of digital media, all of which can be checked out free of charge.

At the end of the lending period, digital checkouts are automatically returned to the library’s catalog, so there are never any late fees. A hold can be placed on the item, and when it becomes available, an email is automatically sent to the person requesting the title.

Card holders can go directly to http://kyunbound.lib.overdrive.com/. There, they can install the necessary free media software, browse the collection and download up to 12 titles at one time.

Boyd County Public Library cardholders have immediate access to a collection of eBooks & eaudiobooks from Kentucky Libraries Unbound!

Transferring and opening a Kentucky Libraries Unbound eBook/eAudiobook onto an Apple device (iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch):

Download/Print Full Instructions [iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch]

You will need to install the Overdrive App from the iTunes store onto your device.

Log in to the Overdrive App and follow the on screen instructions.

Transferring and opening a Kentucky Libraries Unbound eBook onto an Amazon.com Kindle:

Download/Print Full Instructions Kindle

Visit the collection of eBooks…

• Browse and check out a Kindle book.
• Click the ‘Get for Kindle’ button. This opens the Amazon.com website. You may be required to sign in with your Amazon.com account if you are not already logged in.
• Select a Kindle device or Kindle reading app. Click the ‘Get library book’ button and sync your device or app to download the book, or choose to send it to your device via USB.

If you choose to purchase the book from the Kindle Store or check it out again at a later date, all of your notes and highlights will be preserved.

Find out more from Amazon.com.

Transfering via USB to your Kindle.

Guided Video Tutorials:
Getting Started with OneClickdigital – 20 Minute Tutorial Video
Tutorial Video – OneClickdigital Media Manager Installation – Windows 7
Tutorial Video – OneClickdigital Media Manager Installation – Windows XP
Tutorial Video – OneClickdigital Create an Account
Tutorial Video – How to Download and Transfer using the OneClickdigital Media Manager – Windows
Tutorial Video – How to Search for content on the OneClickdigital website
Tutorial Video – OneClickdigital Frequently Asked Questions

 OneClickdigital Frequently Asked Questions

These are the recommended settings depending on your computer and portable device of choice:

Option 1: A Windows computer and  a reasonably new mp3 player, such as a Sandisk Sansa Clip or Zen Mosaic EZ100

1.       Establish an account. Choose Windows as your operating system. Choose to use OneClickDigital Media Manager as your download method. Choose Other as your Portable Device Type.

2.       Download and install the OneClickDigital Media Manager – it appears as an option as soon as you establish your account. (how)

3.       Visit http://boydcoky.oneclickdigital.com/ and log in.

4.       Select a title and click on the cover for more details.

5.       Click on “Check Out Now” and follow prompts to allow the file to download.

6.       When file is downloaded, Click “Open” . (This may look different due to differences in browsers.)

7.       Media Manager should open. Log in if required.  Your title should automatically download and transfer to your device if the device is plugged in.  If it does not, you may need to close the Media Manager, open it again, and click on Download/Transfer if nothing happens automatically.

8.       Once transferred, your audiobook will appear on your device as a number of files. The last part of each file indicates a chapter number, or IN for introduction, AN for afternote, etc.

TIPS –For the first time, try a children’s title since it will take less time to download for testing. Your mp3 player may need to be set to “Media Transfer Protocol” mode or MTP Mode.  On a Sandisk Sansa device, for example, instructions for doing this can be found here: http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/207/~/verifying-and-changing-the-usb-mode-of-the-device-to-msc-or-mtp

Settings on the OneClickdigital website under My Account, Preferences should be:

Under Generic Preferences:
DRM – “All”
Default Device – “Other”

On the OneClickdigital website under Media Manager Preferences:
Default Player – “Yes”
Automatically download – “Yes”
Automatically transfer – “Yes”

Option 2: A Windows computer and an older mp3 player, such as a Creative Zen V, or any mp3 player that doesn’t work with the OneClickDigital Media Manager.

Some mp3 players are classified as MSC players instead of MTP players. MSC players function similarly to a flash drive.  If your player is this type, use the following method.

1.       Establish an account.(how) Choose Windows as your operating system. Choose Use Manual Download as your download method. Choose Other as your Portable Device Type.

2.       Visit http://boydcoky.oneclickdigital.com/ and log in.

3.       Select a title and click on the cover for more details.

4.       Click on “Check Out Now” and follow prompts to allow the zipped file to download.

5.       When file is downloaded, unzip (how)  it and open it with Windows Media Player.

6.       You will need to have a current version of Windows Media Player installed on your computer, and will be prompted if you need to update.

7.       Play it briefly to download the license (you may need to log in again for this to happen.)

8.       Sync the file to your mp3 player using Windows Media Player.

Settings on the OneClickdigital website under My Account, Preferences should be:

Under Generic Preferences:
DRM – “All”
Default Device – “Other”

On the OneClickdigital website under Media Manager Preferences:
Default Player – “No”
Automatically download – “No”
Automatically transfer – “No”

Option 3: A Windows computer and an Apple device, such as an iPod, iPhone or iPad  (see also thisAcrobat Document with pictures)

1.       Establish an account. Choose Windows as your operating system. Choose to use OneClickDigital Media Manager as your download method. Choose Apple Device (iTunes) as your Portable Device Type.

2.       You will need a current version of iTunes on your computer. iTunes must be set to Manually Manage Music and Videos.  To do this, click on your device in the left panel of the iTunes window and check the appropriate box under Options.

3.       Visit http://boydcoky.oneclickdigital.com/and log in.

4.       Select a title and click on the cover for more details.

5.       Click on “Check Out Now” and follow prompts to allow the file to download.

6.       When file is downloaded, Click “Open.”

7.       Media Manager should open. Log in if required.  Your title should automatically download and transfer to your device if the device is plugged in.

Settings on the OneClickdigital website under My Account, Preferences should be:

Under Generic Preferences:
DRM – “All”
Default Device – “iTunes”

On the OneClickdigital website under Media Manager Preferences:
Default Player – “Yes”
Automatically download – “Yes”
Automatically transfer – “Yes”

Option 4: A Windows computer – no portable device

1.       Establish an account. Choose Windows as your operating system. Choose to use OneClickDigital Media Manager as your download method. Choose Other as your Portable Device Type.

2.       Download and install the OneClickDigital Media Manager – it appears as an option as soon as you establish your account. (how)

3.       Visit http://boydcoky.oneclickdigital.com/ and log in.

4.       Select a title and click on the cover for more details.

5.       Click on “Check Out Now” and follow prompts to allow the file to download.

6.       When file is downloaded, Click “Open” . (This may look different due to differences in browsers.)

Media Manager should open. Log in if required.  Your title should automatically download and begin to play.

Option 5: An Apple computer and an Apple device, such as an iPod, iPhone or iPad

1.       Establish an account. Choose Other(MAC) as your operating system. Choose Use Manual Download as your download method. Choose Apple Device (iTunes)  as your Portable Device Type.

2.       Visit http://boydcoky.oneclickdigital.com/ and log in.

3.       Select a title and click on the cover for more details.

4.       Click on “Check Out Now” and follow prompts to allow the zipped file to download.

5.       Unzip the file and then use iTunes to transfer it to your portable device. (how)

Option 6: An Apple computer – no portable device

1.       Establish an account. Choose Other(MAC) as your operating system. Choose Use Manual Download as your download method. Choose Apple Device (iTunes)  as your Portable Device Type.

2.       Visit http://boydcoky.oneclickdigital.com/ and log in.

3.       Select a title and click on the cover for more details.

4.       Click on “Check Out Now” and follow prompts to allow the zipped file to download.

5.       Unzip the file and then use iTunes to play it.