Using the Hoopla website to read e-books
1) Go to the Hoopla website (hoopladigital.com) for free e-books to read on
your computer. You will need a Loudoun County Library card and a current
email address (no money, no credit cards!!). If you do not have a Loudoun
County library card, you can call the Loudoun County library help desk
(which is still operational) at 703-777-0323. They will help you get one.
2) Click on the “Get Started today” box in the middle of the page.
3) Create your free account with hoopla by putting in your email address. You
will need to make up a password for your Hoopla account.
4) You will then be asked for your Library Card number which is on the back of
your library card. You will also need to enter your Library Card password
which is your birthdate. Please enter your birth date using 6 digits only.
For example, if you were born on September 4, 1950, your password would
be 090450.
5) This will create your “My Hoopla” page. It will keep track of the books you
read and give you suggestions based on what books you choose.
6) Go to the “Browse” tab and click on “Ebooks”. This will take you to a page
where you will see all your ebook choices.
Browse
e-books
7) Above is the “Ebooks” page. You can search for e-books in a number of
ways. You then click on the book you want to read. For example, “The
Woman in the Window”.
8) Once you click on the e-book you want, this page will pop up. It will give
you a story summary, and how long you will be able to read the book. If
you want to read the e-book, click on the “borrow” tab.
borrow
9) Clicking on the borrow button will bring you to the e-book. You click on the
arrows to page forward and backward. When you want to put the book
down to come back later, you can click the “close book” tab the book will
be saved in your “My Hoopla”.
You are ready to go!!
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