OverDrive Outreach 2011 - Nashville Public Library - Inside Library
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The Nashville Public Library held displays and classes over the summer to promote their OverDrive ebook and audiobook collection. They featured devices and instructional materials at their main library lobby and six branch libraries. They also held free classes at these locations, with demonstrations of how to use OverDrive and download ebooks and audiobooks. Library staff received hands-on training with ebook reading devices to better assist patrons.
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