South Hadley Public Library

Tips for Using netLibrary (eBooks)

eBooks at the South Hadley Public Library  

Available at the Library and from home. Check one out today!

  You may have noticed ebooks listed while searching the catalog. The Boston Public Library, in its capacity as Statewide Reference and Referral Center, has purchased approximately 3,000 electronic books from netLibrary (www.netlibrary.com). eBooks allow immediate access to complete book content right on your computer screen with added searching and linking features.

  A variety of books were selected in the following categories: 

  An additional 3,500 eBook titles in the public domain (e.g., classic novels) are also available.

  How to create user accounts:

1. Connect to

http://mblc.state.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl

  (Troubleshooting Tip: If you get an HTTP Error 404, file not found, error, carefully double check that you typed the URL in correctly. The problem is most likely a typing error.)   

2. After you connect to the above link, look for a link along the left labeled Books Online (eBooks). Once you click on that you will be brought to a screen that prompts you to input your library card number. Once that is entered, the following screen will have a button labeled NetLibrary, click on that.

3. Once you have reached the South Hadley Public Library netLibrary page, you can search the eBook collection or immediately create a new user account. To create a new account, click on Create A Free Account in the upper right corner, or Log In if you have already created an account.

Once you have created an account, you can go directly to the netLibrary website (www.netlibrary.com) without going through the URL listed in step 1.With your account, netLibrary will recognize that you are a South Hadley Public Library patron. This will enable you to link from the Library’s catalog ( http://wmars.cwmars.org/search~S51/ )to netLibrary directly.

  For additional information and assistance please contact us.