CLAMS has a new Digital Media page. Lists of free ebooks and audiobooks as well as our OverDrive service, Freegal (available at some libraries), tutorials and tip sheets. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Friday, December 31, 2010

eBook checkouts soar over Holidays!

Traffic and eBook checkout records SMASHED over Christmas holiday

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Children's Award Winning Titles

View lists of award winning children's titles available from CLAMS.
Click here to view Caldecott, Mass Book Awards, Newbery, etc.
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

CLAMS eBooks

Martha's Vineyard Times
Libraries add electronic books as more patrons own e-readers
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Top Novels 2010

See OverDrive's picks for top novels of 2010. Click here
OverDrive is the company that supplies ebooks and downloadable audiobooks to the CLAMS Digital Download service.
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Monday, December 13, 2010

Barnstable Libraries Story Time and Crafts at the Cape Cod Mall

The Barnstable Libraries are collaborating with Regina Pizzeria at the Cape Cod Mall with a Story Time and Craft program on the 1st Thursday of every month from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Kids eat free!!!
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Friday, December 10, 2010

Library eBooks - read them on your iPhone!

OverDrive apps for iPhone and Android now support eBooks
Download OverDrive Media Console v2.0 for Android or iPhone today!
•Read Adobe® EPUB eBooks.
•Find libraries using the new 'Get Books' feature.
•Listen to MP3 Audiobooks.
Click here for more information or visit the software page
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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Yarmouth Town Libraries - Digital Download help available

Downloadable Audiobooks & eBooks
Reference Librarian Patricia Cassisi is offering one on one workshops on how to access digital media. Spend an hour learning how to download the software and transfer audiobooks, eBooks and music to your own device.
The session includes:
  • an overview of the CLAMS Digital Download Site
  • instruction on how to download an ebook (demo to Nook), using our site and Adobe Digital Editions
  • basics on how to download an audiobook to an mp3 player or iPod (demo iShuffle).
Contact Patricia at the South Yarmouth Library at 508 760 4820 ext. 4 or email her at
tcassisi@clamsnet.org. The workshops are offered free of charge.
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