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Northeast Texas Libraries Digital Consortium. Insert Product Photograph Here. Overview. A shared collection of eBooks & audio books offered by Overdrive, Inc. An affordable way for public libraries to offer digital content to their members
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Northeast Texas Libraries Digital Consortium Insert Product Photograph Here
Overview • A shared collection of eBooks & audio books offered by Overdrive, Inc. • An affordable way for public libraries to offer digital content to their members • Consortium membership is for public libraries in Northeast Texas with populations up to 100,000 • Annual participation fee based on population served: $1,500 - $9,000
Features & Benefits for Staff • External download website with choice of audio books and eBooks • Authentication for easy checkout • Online training and promotional assistance • Collection development tools and reports
Features and Benefits for Library Members • eBooks & audio books can be checked out 24 hours a day from any location with Internet access • Never have an overdue or lost book (therefore never have to pay a fine) • Compatible with many different devices by downloading free applications • Ability to put books on a personal waiting list • Fiction & nonfiction books for adults, children, and teenagers
Who, How Many, How Long, and Where? • A Prosper Community Library card is required with no outstanding fees, overdue or lost material. • A maximum of 5 books per card may be checked out. • Books are checked out for 2 weeks (14 days). • There are approximately 5,000 books in the Consortium collection • http://netldc.lib.overdrive.com
NETLDC Members AH Meadows Public & High School Library Bullard Community Library Cameron J Jarvis Troup Municipal Library Celina Public Library CF Goodwin Public Library Commerce Public Library Corsicana Public Library Denison Public Library Duncanville Public Library Farmers Branch Manske Library Ferris Public Library Kaufman County Library Kilgore Public Library Lone Oak Area Public Library Longview Public Library Marshall Public Library McMillan Memorial Library Mesquite Public Library System Morrow Branch Library Mount Pleasant Public Library Nicholas P Sims Library Pottsboro Area Public Library Prosper Community Library Red Oak Public Library Rita and Truett Smith Public Library Rockwall County Library Rowlett Public Library Rusk County Library Sammy Brown Library Sherman Public Library Tatum Public Library The Library At Cedar Creek Lake Tri County Library Tyler Public Library University Park Public Library W. Walworth Harrison Public Library White Oak School Community Library Whitehouse Community Library Whitewright Public Library