1. 3M Cloud Library and iOS
How do I get started?

2. To download eBooks from both Overdrive
and the 3M Cloud Library, set up an Adobe
ID at www.adobe.com/account.html

3. Create an Adobe ID

4. Download and Install the 3M App on your
device
 Visit the app store by
tapping the App Store
button
 Tap the search button
and look for the “3M
Cloud Library” app
 Tap the Install button to
download and install the
app

5. Set Up
 Open the app and select:
 State (NH)
 Library (Your Library)
 Library Card ID: Enter your 14
digit Library Card Number
(PLEASE NOTE, this cannot be
your custom login for the
catalog)
 Your password: enter the 4
digit PIN you use to log into our
catalog
 Read and agree to the
End User License
Agreement
 Tap Login

6. Find books several ways:
 Search
 Browse categories
 Browse Shelves
 Or search the library‟s online catalog

7. Find books by Searching
 Search for specific
titles or authors by
tapping the Search
button at the bottom
of the screen

8. Search
 Enter the name of a
title or author
 Tap Search
 A list of titles will
display
 Available titles will
have green “Ready
to Checkout” text

9. Find books by Category
 Tap the Categories button at the
bottom of the screen and navigate by
subject area
 Find a category you are interested in
(Fiction, for example) and select it
 Sometimes there will be more specific
sub-categories:
 (Fiction – Historical Fiction, for
example)
 A list of titles will display
 Available titles will have green “Ready
to Checkout” or “Check Out” text

10. Find books by Browsing
 Tap the Shelves button to
browse a selection of titles
 Titles may be our newest
purchases or our most
popular
 Check weekly for updates
 Remember that Shelves
show only a sample of
available titles

11. Check books out
 Tap the cover of an
available title to see
more details
 Tap the Show More
button to read a
description of the book
 Tap the green Check
Out button if you want to
read the book (or tap
Add to Hold List if the
book is checked out)
 The title will then appear
in your My Books tab

12. My Books
 Tap the My Books button
to go to your bookshelf
 Tap the cover of the book
you wish to read to open it
 To return books early,
press the red Check In
button on the top right of
the screen
 Tap the X on the top left of
the book cover you wish to
return

13. My Books, continued
 Scroll down to the
bottom of the screen to
check your reading
history
 Tap the Reading
History button

14. Read your books
 The Gear at the top middle of
the screen will open your
settings and allow you to adjust
text size and margins
 The i button will allow you to see
more information about a title,
and to check books back in early
 The Magnifying Glass allows
you to search the text
 The “X” allows you to close the
book and go back to your
bookshelf
 The Box at the top right allows
you to set a bookmark
 The Slider at the bottom of the
screen allows you to skip ahead
in the book

15. Getting eBooks through the Online Catalog:
 Use our online catalog
at http://derrypl.org to
search for and check
out eBooks
 (Mobile phones typically
default to a mobile
optimized version)
 Log In to your account
 Tap Search the
Catalog

16. From the mobile catalog’s search page:
 Go into Advanced
Search
 Search for 3m
 Limit by „Ebook
(downloadable)‟
 Tap Search

17. Check Out
 Select a book to check
out
 Tap on the title or the
cover to see availability
 Check out

18. Read your eBook
 Open the 3M Cloud
app on your device
 Go to My Books
 The book will
automatically load and
display