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Have fun at Laptime Storytime
Toddler Time is a weekly program for toddlers from 1-3 years old. It includes stories, fingerplays, rhymes, songs and fun for your toddler and you--as well as social time with other toddlers and their caregivers.
See our Calendar, Online Catalog or Branch pages for more details and contact information.
Downloadable Audio & eBooks - Califa/Overdrive eBooks
Using Califa/Overdrive eBooks...
As a member of the Califa Consortium, Santa Cruz Public Libraries offers access to over 1,000 titles in the Adobe eBook format and several hundred titles in the Mobipocket eBook format. You can check out, download, and read these eBooks on your PC, PDA or other portable device.
You can access these eBooks from the OverDrive/Califa website by following these steps:
- Find a title that you are interested in by either searching the Library Catalog or browsing the "Adobe eBooks" or "Mobipocket eBooks" sections of the Califa/OverDrive site
- If the title is not currently checked out by another patron, you will see an "Add to BookBag" link. Click this link to begin the checkout process. If the title is not currently available, you can put your name on the Request List by clicking the "Place a Hold" link.
- During the checkout process you will be prompted to select the name of your library and to enter your library card number.
- Once you have been successfully authenticated, you will be able to download the eBook to your PC. If this is the first title you have checked out, you will need to download the appropriate software (either Adobe Reader or Mobipocket Reader) BEFORE downloading your ebook.
- Read the eBook on your PC using the appropriate reader or transfer it to a portable device. Titles are checked out for 21 days.
You can find more help and information on the "Digital Library Help" section of the Califa/OverDrive website.