The St. Louis County Library site has been enhanced to make it easier for patrons with screen readers to browse and check out items. On this page, you will find all the information needed to get started!

Software

OverDrive Media Console is a free, fully integrated, and easy-to-use application that handles all aspects of your download media experience. In order to enjoy OverDrive content, you must install OverDrive Media Console on your computer.

To download OverDrive Media Console for Windows, click here.

To download OverDrive Media Console for Mac, click here.

To review system requirements and installation instructions for OverDrive Media Console, click here.

Windows users must have Windows Media Player (version 9 or newer) installed. Windows Media Player is pre-installed on most Windows-based computers. To download Windows Media Player if you do not already have it, click here. In addition to links that you can use to download Windows Media Player, this page includes system requirement information.

After OverDrive Media Console and Windows Media Player are installed, you will need to perform a one time security upgrade. For instructions on performing the Windows Media Player Security Upgrade, click here.

Browse, checkout and download content

You can browse or search this site for downloadable materials. When you locate a title of interest, simply add it to your BookBag and check out the title. For more information on the checkout process, click here.

If a desired title is not available, you may place a hold on the title. For more information on placing a title on hold, click here.

Please note that there are two audiobook formats available, WMA and MP3 Audiobooks. OverDrive Media Console for Mac supports MP3 Audiobooks only. For information about the differences between the formats, click here.

Once you have checked out a title, a download page will be displayed. Click the 'Download' link to start the download process. Once the download is complete, you can close your Internet connection and enjoy the materials offline.

You will never accrue late fees with titles you download from this website. At the end of the loan period, titles will expire and be automatically 'returned' to the library. At this time, you can delete the expired file(s) from your machine.

Hotkeys and Help

To reference the OverDrive Media Console Accessibility Guide, click here. Use the Accessibility Guide to access lists of shortcut keys as well as instructions for completing common tasks using OverDrive Media Console.

There are extensive help pages at this site to assist with a variety of questions you might have. To access our help pages, click here. If you are not able to find the answers to your questions in any of the categories listed there, please contact our support team. To contact support, click here.

There is also a Flash-based guided tour of this service available; to take a Flash-based guided tour of this service, click here.

To go to our digital materials home page and begin browsing, click here.