Digital Library

Flipster on your Android smartphone or tablet

1.  Download the Flipster – Digital Magazines app from the Play Store.
2. On your phone, open your browser and go to our Flipster page. Save this as a bookmark for ease of access.
3. Browse the collection to find a title to download. Tap the cover and wait for the magazine to load.
4. Tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) and tap “Open in App”. This will save the magazine to your app collection.

Flipster on your computer

1. Click the Login button to get started.
2. Enter your library barcode number.
3. Browse the collection. To read a title, click the cover to read directly in your browser.

Freading on your Android smartphone or tablet

1. Click the login button.
2. Login with your Library barcode number.
3. Find a book to read and click “Download.”
4. To read the book, you will need to download and download the Freading app from the Play Store.
5. Open the app and login with an Adobe ID.  If you do not have an Adobe ID, create one here.
6. Your downloaded book will appear in the app. Tap the cover to begin reading.

Freading on your computer

1. Click the login button.
2. Login with your Library barcode number.
3. Find a book to read and click “Download.”
4. To read the book, you will need to download and install Adobe Digital Editions (Windows | Mac).
5. Once downloaded, you will need to login with an Adobe ID.  If you do not have one, you create one here.
6. The downloaded book will appear in the library view of Adobe Digital Editions.  Click the cover to read the eBook.

Freading on your Nook

1. Click the login button.
2. Login with your Library barcode number.
3. Find a book to read and click “Download.”
4. To read the book, you will need to download and install Adobe Digital Editions (Windows | Mac).
5. Once downloaded, you will need to login with an Adobe ID.  If you do not have one, you create one here.
6. The downloaded book will appear in the library view of Adobe Digital Editions.
7. Connect your Nook to your computer.
8. Drag and drop the eBook cover from your bookshelf to the Nook device listed in the left sidebar.

Hoopla on your Android smartphone or tablet

1. Get the Hoopla App from the Google Play Store
2. Sign Up For An Account! Tap “Sign Up” and then select your library, enter your library card number (no pin necessary) and the necessary information to create an account.
3. Once your account is created, you are ready to check out items. Tap the magnifying glass icon at the top right to search by title, keyword or author.
4. To borrow an item tap on it and select “Borrow.”
5. Once an item is borrowed, it will show up on the “Borrowed” tab.
6. Tap on the cover image to read, listen or watch your checkout.

Hoopla on your computer

1. Go to Hoopla Digital and click sign up in the top right.
2. Create a Hoopla account
3. You are now ready to start borrowing items from Hoopla. Find an item to checkout and start reading, watching or listening right in your browser.

Kanopy on your Android smartphone or tablet

1. Get the Kanopy App from the Google Play Store
2. Sign Up for an account! Tap “Sign Up” and then enter the required information
3. Kanopy will send an email to verify your account
4. Once your account is verified, search for your library, add your library card number and tap “save”
5. To borrow* a movie simply tap on the cover and press the play icon
6. Once a movie is borrowed you have 3 days to watch it

   *You can borrow up to 8 movies per month

Kanopy on your computer

1. Go to Kanopy and click “Sign Up” in the top right
2. Kanopy will send an email to verify your account
3. Once your account is verified you will be ready to start borrowing items from Kanopy
4. To borrow* a movie simply tap on the cover and press the play icon
5. Once a movie is borrowed you have 3 days to watch it

   *You can borrow up to 8 movies per month

Libby on your Android smartphone or tablet

1. Download the Libby App from the Play Store!
2. Tap “Hi!” to begin. Tap Find my Library and select New Canaan Library.
3. Tap on the Add Your Card to register. Type in your library card number and tap Sign in.
4. Check out eBooks and Audiobooks! Using the search bar, search by title or author for your next great read. You can also browse the holdings. Headphones in the corner of an item means audio, a book icon in the corner of an item means ebook.
5. Once a book is borrowed, click on Shelf (to the right of the Libby icon) to view your items and to start reading/listening! Tap Library (to the left of the Libby icon) to return to the collection.
6. Read on another device! Open the menu settings and select Download Settings. Select I Read on Another Device to edit your device preferences.

OverDrive on your Android smartphone or tablet

1. Download the Libby App (OverDrive’s new platform) from the Play Store!
2. Tap “Hi!” to begin. Tap Find my Library and select New Canaan Library.
3. Tap on the Add Your Card to register. Type in your library card number and tap Sign in.
4. Check out eBooks and Audiobooks! Using the search bar, search by title or author for your next great read. You can also browse the holdings. Headphones in the corner of an item means audio, a book icon in the corner of an item means ebook.
5. Once a book is borrowed, click on Shelf (to the right of the Libby icon) to view your items and to start reading/listening! Tap Library (to the left of the Libby icon) to return to the collection.
6. Read on another device! Open the menu settings and select Download Settings. Select I Read on Another Device to edit your device preferences.

Directions for OverDrive’s Legacy App

1. Get the Overdrive App from the Play Store.
2. Sign Up For An Overdrive Account.
3. Tap on the top left and “Add a Library”
4. Search for New Canaan Library. Tap on the name in the search results. Touch the star to save to your libraries.
5. From the top left select ‘New Canaan Library.’ Find ‘sign in’ at the upper right and enter your New Canaan Library card barcode number.
6. You are now ready to start checking out items from OverDrive.
7. Search or browse for titles. To checkout a title, tap the cover and click ‘Borrow.’
8. Once borrowed, download the item by tapping the ‘Download’ button.
9. To enjoy the item downloaded to your device, tap the top left and select ‘Bookshelf.’
10. Tap on a title to begin listening or reading.

OverDrive on your computer

1. Go to New Canaan Library’s OverDrive page
2. Find ‘sign in’ at the upper right and enter your New Canaan Library card barcode number.
3. You are now ready to start checking out items from OverDrive.
4. Search or browse for titles. To checkout a title, tap the book and click ‘Borrow.’
5. Once borrowed, start reading by clicking ‘Read in Your Browser”
6. To resume a book, simply return to New Canaan Library’s OverDrive page, tap the person icon and find the book you want to resume.

OverDrive on your Kindle

1. Login to your New Canaan Library account using your last name and Library card number.
2. Search for a title, author or subject.
3. To limit your search by eBooks, select ‘Ebooks’ under Format in the left sidebar.
4. Click ‘Checkout with OverDrive’ beside the title you want- confirm your check out and click ‘ok’.
5. Click ‘Get eBook’ and select Kindle Book.
6. You will be redirected to an Amazon ‘Get Your Digital Library Loan’ page- at the right, select the Kindle device that you want to deliver the eBook to and click ‘Get Library Book.’
7. The next time your Kindle is connected to WiFi, the book will be delivered.

OverDrive on your Nook

1. Create an OverDrive account, if you do not already have one.
2. Download Adobe Digital Editions for Windows or Mac
3. Open Adobe Digital Editions and sign in with your Adobe ID or OverDrive account when prompted.
4. Connect your Nook to the computer.
5. Login to your Library account using your last name and Library card number.
6. Search for a title, author or subject.
7. To limit your search by eBooks, select ‘Ebooks’ under Format in the left sidebar.
8. Click ‘Checkout with OverDrive’ beside the title you want- confirm your check out and click ok.
9. Click ‘Get eBook’ and select epub book.
10. Open Adobe Digital Editions
11. Connect your Nook to your computer.
12. Drag and drop the title you want to transfer to your Nook from the ‘Library View’ to your device listed under ‘My Devices’ in the left sidebar.
13. The book will remain active on your Nook for the borrow period.

RBdigital on your Android smartphone or tablet

1. Download the RBdigital app from the Play Store (previously OneClickdigital & Zinio).
2. While the app is downloading, create an RBdigital account. Open a browser and go to http://newcanaanct.rbdigital.com/. Click on Register to create an account.
3. Once your account is created, open the app and log into it using the username you created. Then select New Canaan Library from the list. Next, enter your password.
4. You’re now ready to check out eBooks, eAudiobooks and magazines!
5. Once in item is borrowed, select Download/Play to start reading or listening!

RBdigital on your computer

1. Open a browser and go to http://newcanaanct.rbdigital.com. Follow the steps to create an account.
2. Once your account is created, find an eBook or eAudiobook to checkout.
3. eMagazines can be checked out from https://www.rbdigital.com/newcanaanct using the same account.
4. Checking out an item will download the item to your default downloads folder.
5. To open the file, download and install the eBook Desktop App for eBooks. Or the OneClick Digital Media Manager (Window | Mac) for eAudiobooks and digital magazines.