Welles-Turner Library now offers our patrons two downloadable book services which can be used to download books to your home computer. Both OneClick Digital and Overdrive enable you to transfer audiobooks to mp3 players, iPads, eReaders, and mobile devices. Overdrive also has ebooks available to download to your eBook device (now including Kindles). We also offer Freegal, a free downloadable music service. To get started, just click on the links below.
You can browse and search hundreds of titles and download them to your computer, transfer them to a portable device, or burn them onto a CD.
You will need a valid library card.
You will need to download some software to use this service: Overdrive Media Console (audiobooks) and/or Adobe Digital Editions (ebooks, other than Kindle readers). You can also download the Kindle and Overdrive Media Console apps from iTunes and the Android Market.
Items on the Overdrive service may be checked out by only one patron at a time. You may place a hold on checked-out items.
Answers to some frequently asked questions can be found on this Help page.
New in January 2009: OverDrive MP3 titles are now compatible with most Apple players, including iPods, the iPhone, and the iPod Shuffle.
New in January 2009: An Overdrive Media Console for the Mac is now available.
September 2011: Kindles are now compatible with this service.
December 2011: The lending period of audiobooks and ebooks is now 21 days.
January 2012: The eBook collection now numbers approximately 1300 fiction titles and 700 nonfiction titles. Because of the popularity of this service, we recommend that you search by selecting the option "only show titles with copies available" if you are just browsing for titles.
January 2012: Audiobooks may be returned early if you are using the Overdrive mobile app. (All ebooks may be returned early.)
New titles are added monthly. Audiobooks for children and teens are also available.
The first time you use One-Click Digital, you must create an account by clicking on the "Create New Account" link in the upper right corner of the page. You must have a Welles-Turner library card in order to create an account.
To create an account, click on the One-Click Digital icon or link. Then click on the "Create a free account" in the upper right corner of the One-Click Digital site.
After creating your account, you may access it from any computer, anywhere.
Files downloaded to your computer will become inactive after three weeks, unless renewed for an additional three weeks.
Answers to some frequently asked questions can be found on this Help page.
February 2012: A Mac-compatible version of the OneClickdigital Media Manager is now available through the Apple App Store.
Freegal allows users to download music from Sony Music Entertainment's extensive catalog. Thousands of songs in over a hundred genres from fifty record labels are available. New titles are added regularly.
You must have a Glastonbury library card in order to use this service.
You may download up to three songs per week. New count begins on Mondays.
To download a song, click on the "Download Now" link, select "Save". Choose where to save the song. No additional installation program is required.
Any time you click on "Download Now", it will count against your downloads, even if you cancel the download.
Files are downloaded as mp3 files, which are compatible with any mp3 player or device, including iPods.
Files may be downloaded to any device or used on your computer.
Copyright laws apply for all music downloads.
Freading is an eBook service that give users access to tens of thousands of titles that can be downloaded without waiting in line.
You must have a Glastonbury library card in order to use this service.
Each user is given five tokens at sign up. Every Monday you will receive five tokens. Unused tokens expire every four weeks.
Titles have different token amounts assigned to them. New titles generally require 4 tokens.
The token amount required for a book is labeled clearly on the book display. Unused tokens roll over to the following week.
Books circulate for 2 weeks. Renewals are free.
Apps are available for Android devices, iPhones, and iPads.
To download using an app, access Freading through your browser, not the library’s web page.
Adobe Digital Editions is required. This is a free download.
