Read Library eBooks in your Web Browser

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Read library eBooks without downloading any apps or software. You can read many eBooks in our collection by using OverDrive READ on your computer, tablet, or smartphone’s web browser.

Browsing and Checking Out eBooks

1. In your web browser, go to www.cityofrichmond.net/library, and then scroll down to the Overdrive e-Books & Audiobooks icon. 2. The Suburban Library Cooperative OverDrive catalog will open. Click Sign In in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

3. Select Lois Wagner Memorial Library from the list and enter your complete library card number. Select Remember my login information on this device if you want this information saved for future use. 4. Browse for a book by selecting the menu options of Subjects or Collections at the top of the page. You can also click the magnifying glass to search by author or title. 5. If the book you have found is available for checkout, it will have a blue Available heading. 6. Click on the cover of the book-if it is available in the OverDrive READ format, it can be viewed in your browser. Click Borrow, and then click again on Go To Loans. 7. You will be taken to your Loan page, where you can select Read in Your Browser.

Reading Your eBook 1. The first time you open a book in your browser, you may be given tips on how to navigate the book. 2. When you are finished reading, simply close your web browser. When you log back into your OverDrive account, find the book in your Loans shelf, and select Read In Browser. The book will open to the page where you left off. 3. To return an eBook early, select Return in the book record in your Loan shelf.

Placing a Hold 1. If the book you want is not available, there will be a button that says Place a Hold. If you enter your email address after selecting Place a Hold, you will receive an email when the book is available. OverDrive then gives you 72 hours to borrow the book on hold.