3M eBook Tutorial for your eReader

Using the 3M Cloud Library on the iPhone and iPad

Step 1: Download the 3M Cloud Library app

Open your iPhone or iPad’s App Store, and type 3M Cloud Library in the search box.
Select and install the free Cloud Library app.

Step 2: Set up your Cloud Library app

Open your Cloud Library app.
Select your state and home library.
Enter your 14-digit library card number, followed by your PIN. (Your PIN will be the last four digits of your library card number, unless you’ve changed it.)
Open the End User License Agreement, read the text and select “agree” if you wish to continue.
Tap the Login button and you’re ready to start reading. (Once you enter the above information once, the Cloud Library app remembers it so that you won’t need to enter it again.)

Step 3: Start Reading

Once logged into the app, you may browse the collection by shelves & categories, or you can search our collection using the menu at the bottom of the screen.
To download & check out a book, touch the title you want to read.
This will open a screen that allows you to read a brief summary, rate the title and see similar titles.
To check out, touch Check Out on that screen. (If the title selected is checked out, the Place Hold button will appear in place of the Check Out button.)
The title will download to your My Books section.
To begin reading, touch the book and it will open on your screen.
To make the font size bigger or larger, tap the screen and select the gear-shaped icon that appears – you can adjust font size, brightness and switch to night mode.
You may add notes to the book by touching the square box in the upper right corner of the screen – a post-it note will appear. Touch the screen to bring up the keypad so you can enter your note. Notes will be retained if you return the book and check it out again at a later date. Notes are not visible to other users.
If you need to quit the app to do something else, just touch the X on the left side of the screen. Your book will be bookmarked for you so you can continue reading where you left off.
If a title is checked out and you would like to place an eBook on hold, tap the add to hold list button. If you need to remove the book from your holds, simply touch remove from hold list and the title will be taken o of your holds.
If you want to check-in your title early, touch the screen and select the i at the top of the page. Scroll to the bottom and touch Check In. A message will appear, asking you if you really want to check the eBook in – here you will touch yes or no. After you have selected yes, you will be able to rate the book (optional).
To view your holds, go to the My Books tab and scroll down to the bottom of the page. You will be able to view your holds & it will give you an estimated wait time for your title.
Use the Message Center at the bottom of the My Books page to see if you have holds available.
If you have to return a book early or haven’t finished reading the title at the end of your loan period, the last page you read will still be bookmarked and your notes will be saved for the next time you check the title out.
3M Cloud Library automatically returns titles when your loan period is up. Late charges will not accrue.