Tuesday, August 26, 2014
BOARDMAN
A six-hour visit by a high-tech 18-wheel tractor-trailer helped library patrons unlock the mysteries of downloadable e-books and audiobooks offered by the local public-library system.
The OverDrive Digital Bookmobile, on its national tour, made a stop Tuesday at the Boardman branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.
The Cleveland-based OverDrive provides e-books and audiobooks available anywhere at any time and free of charge to library cardholders through the library’s website, libraryvisit.org.
“I think it’s a wonderful opportunity to expand your ability to be able to get books,” said Linda Ruggles of Boardman, retired principal of Washington Intermediate School in Niles.
“Be patient. Follow it through. Take your time with it, and don’t expect to learn everything about the device at once,” she advised those who are new to e-books and e-book readers.
“Download a book. Start reading it, and go from there,” she advised.
“I wanted to see if there were some new tricks or some new tips that I could learn here today,” Ruggles said after emerging from the bookmobile. “I never downloaded audio books, and I may try that next,” she added.
Ruggles said she likes e-books because the format gives her the ability to change type size and style to suit her preferences and the fact that the type appears on a lighted screen.
Read more about digital books and the bookmobile program in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.