Available for all ages and all areas of computer/technical work

at the North-West Regional Library

Call or email for more information or to set-up an appointment

Phone: 734-3880

email: nwrlsrcap@gmail.com

A Human Library is a way for people to reach out and connect with individuals, in their community, that they might not normally engage with.  Visitors to a library have an opportunity, during a planned event, to borrow Human Books and engage in conversation with the books.

Human books are volunteers who are willing to share their story.

Readers check out Human Books.  By doing so, they have the opportunity, during a planned event, to participate in one-on-one or small-group conversations with Human Books; to ask questions and to learn about other life experiences or special interests.

What can you do? Volunteer to be a book or an aid at the event.  Let us know if you know anyone that might be interested in being a book.  Call Shelley Cotten at 734-3880 or e-mail svhumanlibrary@gmail.com

1. Sponsor for a year or two. This will allow the library to continue getting the magazines that you enjoy.
2. Businesses and individuals support the library by paying for the subscriptions. This could be one in our current collection, or a new subscription that reflects your interests.
3. Sponsorships are recognized with signage on the display shelves.

How it works:
Stop by the Swan River or Benito Library and pick-up and complete a sponsorship form. Return it with a cheque payable to the North-West Regional Library or cash.

Sponsors will receive an income tax deductible charitable receipt for their contribution.

1. Get the App free here or search for “overdrive media console” in the app store

2. Open the Overdrive Media App on your device

3. Go to “Get Books +”

4. Pick “Add a website”

5. Search or Browse for library, and find the appropriate one ex.) Canada, Manitoba, North-West Regional Library.

6. Click on the “Available Formats” to go to the site.

7. Using the above example, will bring you to eLibraries where you find and download your book.

**Note: At the moment, only ePub and MP3 Audiobooks are supported, so you are limited to those formats.

8. Your book will show up in the Overdrive App. If it is an audiobook you will need to click on Download (in Overdrive) to download the rest of the book, otherwise touching on the book will open it. Tapping on the right side of the page advances to the next page and the left goes back one. Enjoy!

• The guided tour on the website is very informative, plus there is step by step information for getting started
• When you log in choose North-West Regional Library as the library
• To get your Library & Pin numbers or for more help contact North-West Regional Library 734-3880 or email nwrl@mts .net

You can check out and download the following types of digital materials at this website…

• Audio books, spoken text, in the OverDrive Media Console format
• eBooks, electronic text, in the Adobe Reader/Adobe Digital Editions format (ebooks optimized for onscreen rading)
• eBooks, electronic text, in the Mobipocket Reader format (ebooks optimized for onscreen reading and transfer to an array of portable devices)

To access these digital materials you need…

• A valid library card and PIN#
• Internet access
• A computer or device that meets the system requirements for the type(s) of digital materials you wish to check out
• Free software for the computer or device on which you wish to use the materials available at this site

Using Elibraries with iOs devices:

Here are the easy steps to use Overdrive Media with your iPod Touch, iPad, or iPhone. (you need to be running iOs 4.0 or newer. For upgrade instructions read here.)

1. Get the App free here or search for “overdrive media console” in the app store

2. Open the Overdrive Media App on your device

3. Go to “Get Books +”

4. Pick “Add a website”

5. Search or Browse for library, and find the appropriate one ex.) Canada, Manitoba, North-West Regional Library.

6. Click on the “Available Formats” to go to the site.

7. Using the above example, will bring you to eLibraries where you find and download your book.

**Note: At the moment, only ePub and MP3 Audiobooks are supported, so you are limited to those formats.

8. Your book will show up in the Overdrive App. If it is an audiobook you will need to click on Download (in Overdrive) to download the rest of the book, otherwise touching on the book will open it. Tapping on the right side of the page advances to the next page and the left goes back one. Enjoy!