This site uses cookies. Learn More.

OverDrive would like to use cookies to store information on your computer to improve your experience at our website. One of the cookies we use is critical for certain aspects of the site to operate and has already been stored. You may remove and block all cookies from this site, but this could affect certain features or services of the site. To find out more about the cookies we use and how to remove them, please see our Privacy Policy.

If you do not wish to continue using this site, please click here.

Start reading instantly in your browser with OverDrive Read

  Main Nav

Main Content

Resources for Educators

The following resources are to help teachers, librarians and other staff at your school get the most out of the County of Los Angeles Public Library Digital Library. If you have any additional requests or questions, please contact the OverDrive administrator for your school or your OverDrive Account Specialist.

Printable Getting Started & Device Guides

Download handouts that outline basic steps for borrowing and enjoying digital titles on a computer, phone, tablet or eReader.
Clicking the link above will download a .zip file. You may need to disable a pop-up blocker to allow for download.

Help videos

Watch how-to videos covering an overview of the school digital library site, OverDrive Read, mobile applications and eBook readers.
Help videos can be shared with students and parents.

Partner Portal - Learning Center

View on-demand training sessions to learn more about OverDrive hot topics, collection development, products and services.
For staff use only.

Partner Portal - Marketing & Outreach

Find free promotional resources including print materials, web graphics, communication templates and social media tools.
For staff use only.

OverDrive Marketplace

Buy content, find circulation reports, manage accounts and contact OverDrive Support.
Marketplace requires a username and password. Contact the OverDrive Marketplace administrator for your school if you would like access.

OverDrive Schools Blog

Stay updated on the latest news, marketing and collection tips from Team OverDrive and read success stories from high circulating schools.

You've reached your checkout limit.

Visit your Bookshelf to manage your titles.

×

You already have this title checked out.

Want to go to your Bookshelf?

×

Recommendation Limit Reached.

You have reached the maximum number of titles you are allowed to recommend at this time. You can recommend up to 3 titles every 7 days.

×

Sign in to recommend this title.

Recommend this title for your digital library.

×

Enhanced Details:

×
×

Limited availability

Availability can change throughout the month based on the library's budget.

is available for days.

Once playback starts, you have hours to view the title.

×

Permissions

×

There are no copies of this issue left to borrow. Please try to borrow this title again when a new issue is released.

×

The OverDrive Read format of this eBook has professional narration that plays while you read in your browser. Learn more here.

×

Holds

Total holds:

×

You've reached your library's checkout limit for digital titles.

To make room for more checkouts, you may be able to return titles from your Bookshelf.

×

Excessive Checkout Limit Reached.

There have been too many titles checked out and returned by your account within a short period of time.

Try again in several days. If you are still not able to check out titles after 7 days, please contact Support.

×

You have already checked out this title. To access it, return to your Bookshelf.

×

This title is not available for your card type. If you think this is an error contact support.

×

An unexpected error has occurred.

If this problem persists, please contact support.

×

There are no copies of this issue left to borrow. Please try to borrow this title again when a new issue is released.

×
|   Sign In

The first time you select “Send to NOOK,” you will be taken to a Barnes & Noble page to sign into (or create) your NOOK account. You should only have to sign into your NOOK account once to link it to your library account. After this one-time step, periodicals will be automatically sent to your NOOK account when you select "Send to NOOK."

You can read periodicals on any NOOK tablet or in the free NOOK reading app for iOS, Android or Windows 8.

Accept to ContinueCancel

×

Renewing this title won't extend your lending period. Instead, it will let you borrow the title again immediately after your first lending period expires.

×

You can't renew this title because there are holds on it. However, you can join the holds list and be notified when it becomes available for you to borrow again.

×