There is so much information you can find out about our downloadable collection through the many reports OverDrive offers. Have you signed up for the Reports training yet?
The top four most wait listed titles in our collection belong to the four books in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series.
The Friday Night Knitting Club is our most popular title overall.
We have 1,038 distinct titles in our collection, with an additional 113 additional copies of various titles.
7,398 unique patrons have used our collection, for a total of 32,692 checkouts, since we began in March of 2008.
We only have one book purchased before 1/31/2010 that's never gone out: a book called Prisoner of the State by Bao Pu, which was purchased 12/29/2009. All of our other titles have gone out at least once; the least popular title we own is This is the house that Jack built by Simms Taback, which has only gone out twice.
The most popular title we have added since the start of 2010 is A yellow raft in blue water by Michael Dorris, which has gone out 33 (!) times in the 16 days we've owned it.
Wow!
19 February 2010
17 February 2010
Getting in touch with the GMLC
We can never say it too often -- the success of the GMLC rests entirely on volunteer time and effort, and the cooperation of all of our member libraries. Cooperation comes in many different forms, but it is most especially important when it comes to paying your annual GMLC fee in a timely fashion and ensuring your library's front-line staff is properly trained in using the products you offer.
Your library's staff is the first stop for tech support questions on the projects you participate in, whether it is one of our downloadable audio projects or our latest project getting underway, the Mango Language learning database. Your library is responsible for attending the trainings our vendors offer, and for having your staff try, at least once, each service. The overwhelming majority of questions you receive from patrons on these projects are questions you can easily answer with a little experience of the program and the process.
If you're still stumped, we do have some further help. You may send us an email to the appropriate email below -- but know that we will expect you to have tried to solve the problem yourself. These project emails are manned by volunteers; let's be sure we are valuing their time as highly as possible.
Your library's staff is the first stop for tech support questions on the projects you participate in, whether it is one of our downloadable audio projects or our latest project getting underway, the Mango Language learning database. Your library is responsible for attending the trainings our vendors offer, and for having your staff try, at least once, each service. The overwhelming majority of questions you receive from patrons on these projects are questions you can easily answer with a little experience of the program and the process.
If you're still stumped, we do have some further help. You may send us an email to the appropriate email below -- but know that we will expect you to have tried to solve the problem yourself. These project emails are manned by volunteers; let's be sure we are valuing their time as highly as possible.
- Listen Up! Vermont (for second-tier support questions, purchase suggestions, or with questions on joining outside of advertised enrollment periods): vtaudiobooks[at]gmail.com
- Recorded Books membership questions: vtaudiobooks[at]gmail.com; technical support questions may go directly to Recorded Books at 1.800/848.5800, and other questions to Joe Levy at jlevy[at]recordedbooks.com
- Technical membership questions, such as questions about EZProxy (the software we use to log in) set up: gmlcvttech[at]gmail.com
Please note: this email is NOT for tech support questions relating to our projects
- vokal, the Vermont Koha Project: vermontkohaproject[at]gmail.com
- GMLC Board of Directors: gmlcvtboard[at]gmail.com
- Questions about GMLC billing: gmlcvt[at]gmail.com
Winnie Belle Learned Grant titles
Thanks once again to the generosity of the Winnie Belle Learned Fund and the Vermont Public Library Foundation, we were able to add over 65 new titles for children and teens to the Listen Up! Vermont collection, including 19 mp3 titles (noted in the list below as OMA):
| Title | Author | format |
| The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins, Carolyn McCormick | OMA |
| Soup | Robert Newton Peck, Amon Purinton | OMA |
| Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson | OMA |
| Whirligig | Paul Fleischman, Robert Field, Lily Christian, et al. | OMA |
| A Yellow Raft in Blue Water | Michael Dorris, Barbara Rosenblat | OMA |
| The Children of Green Knowe | L. M. Boston, Simon Vance | OMA |
| Bloody Jack | L. A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren | OMA |
| Curse of the Blue Tattoo | L. A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren | OMA |
| Under the Jolly Roger | L. A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren | OMA |
| In The Belly Of The Bloodhound | L. A. Meyer | OMA |
| Fire | Kristin Cashore, Xanthe Elbrick | OMA |
| Sacajawea | Joseph Bruchac, Nicolle Littrell, Michael Rafkin | OMA |
| Black Like Me | John Howard Griffin, Ray Childs | OMA |
| Down to the Dirt | Joel Thomas Hynes, Sherry White, Jonny Harris | OMA |
| Blizzard! | Jim Murphy, Taylor Mali | OMA |
| The Great Fire | Jim Murphy, Taylor Mali | OMA |
| The Double Life of Pocahontas | Jean Fritz, Melissa Hughes | OMA |
| Amelia Earhart | Jane Moore Howe, Lynn Taccogna | OMA |
| My Brother Sam is Dead | James Lincoln Collier, Christopher Collier, John C. Brown | OMA |
| Savvy | Ingrid Law, Lily Blau | OMA |
| The Golden Key | George MacDonald, Paul Eggington | OMA |
| Johnny Tremain | Esther Forbes, Grace Conlin | OMA |
| Night | Elie Wiesel, Jeffrey Rosenblatt | OMA |
| The Railway Children | E. Nesbit, Renée Raudman | OMA |
| The Railway Children | E. Nesbit, Renée Raudman | OMA |
| The Enchanted Castle (abridged) | E. Nesbit, Joanna Page | OMA |
| In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson | Bette Bao Lord, Melissa Hughes | OMA |
| After | Amy Efaw, Rebecca Soler | OMA |
| Now We Are Six | A. A. Milne, Peter Dennis | OMA |
| The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey | Trenton Lee Stewart, Del Roy | OAB |
| The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma | Trenton Lee Stewart, Del Roy | OAB |
| The Dark Is Rising | Susan Cooper, Alex Jennings | OAB |
| Over Sea, Under Stone | Susan Cooper, Alex Jennings | OAB |
| Once Was Lost | Sara Zarr, Sara Zarr | OAB |
| The Jungle Book | Rudyard Kipling, Rebecca Burns | OAB |
| Just So Stories | Rudyard Kipling, Geoffrey Palmer | OAB |
| The Witches | Roald Dahl, Lynn Redgrave, © 1983 Roald Dahl Nominee, Ltd | OAB |
| James and the Giant Peach | Roald Dahl, Jeremy Irons | OAB |
| Hunted | P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Jenna Lamia | OAB |
| Untamed | P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast, Jenna Lamia | OAB |
| Magic Tree House Collection, Books 17-24 | Mary Pope Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne | OAB |
| Magic Tree House Collection, Books 9-16 | Mary Pope Osborne, Mary Pope Osborne | OAB |
| The Book of Three | Lloyd Alexander, James Langton | OAB |
| We Are the Ship | Kadir Nelson, Dion Graham | OAB |
| Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great | Judy Blume, Judy Blume | OAB |
| Superfudge | Judy Blume, Judy Blume | OAB |
| Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume, Judy Blume | OAB |
| Knucklehead | Jon Scieszka, Jon Scieszka | OAB |
| The People of Sparks | Jeanne DuPrau, Wendy Dillon | OAB |
| School's Out--Forever (abridged) | James Patterson, Valentina De Angelis, (c) 2006 by James Patterson. All Rights Reserved. | OAB |
| Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (abridged) | James Patterson, Valentina de Angelis , ©James Patterson | OAB |
| The Final Warning (abridged) | James Patterson, Jill Apple | OAB |
| Max | James Patterson, Jill Apple | OAB |
| The Angel Experiment (abridged) | James Patterson, Evan Rachel Wood | OAB |
| Three Cups of Tea | Greg Mortenson, Atossa Leoni, Vanessa Redgrave | OAB |
| Grim Tuesday | Garth Nix, Allan Corduner | OAB |
| Mister Monday | Garth Nix, Allan Corduner | OAB |
| Starlight | Erin Hunter, Nanette Savard, ©2006 Working Partners Limited | OAB |
| Balto and the Great Race | Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Richard Davidson | OAB |
| The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks | E. Lockhart, Tanya Eby | OAB |
| The Quillan Games | D. J. MacHale, William Dufris | OAB |
| The Soldiers of Halla | D. J. MacHale, William Dufris | OAB |
| Gossip Girl (abridged) | Cecily von Ziegesar, Christina Ricci, Maria DeLuca | OAB |
| City of Ashes | Cassandra Clare, Natalie Moore | OAB |
| City of Glass | Cassandra Clare, Natalie Moore | OAB |
| Junie B. Jones Collection, Books 5-8 | Barbara Park, Lana Quintal | OAB |
| Life Story of the Ringling Brothers | Alfred Ringling, Stefen Anderson | OAB |
16 February 2010
Upcoming Listen Up! Vermont trainings
We have several more trainings scheduled, which staff from all of our Listen Up! Vermont member libraries should find useful:
Tuesday, March 9 at 3pm
Community Outreach
Learn creative techniques for introducing new patrons to your OverDrive download library. We'll showcase promotional ideas from high circulating libraries, plus you'll have a chance to share your own examples.
Wednesday, March 10 at 10am
Patron Assistance
We'll help take your understanding of OverDrive download media to the next level so you can share your knowledge through support and training. We'll review frequently asked questions, support tips, and online help resources.
Friday, March 12 at 10am
Reports
We'll showcase reports which will best track circulation, new patrons, site traffic, and popular titles. Your team can then use these online reports to gauge how your Virtual Branch is doing, and track a path to future success.
All of these classes should last approximately one hour and will be done using the ReadyTalk service -- which means you can do the trainings from anywhere you have access to the Internet and can be on the phone at the same time. You will need an access code for each class; be sure to contact Stephanie at schase[at]stowelibrary.org to obtain the code.
We highly recommend all libraries have at least one staff member attend the Patron Assistance class, and that whomever is responsible for statistics gathering attend the Reports class. The Community Outreach class is full of good ideas, and will be useful for staff at large libraries as well as our newest member libraries.
Tuesday, March 9 at 3pm
Community Outreach
Learn creative techniques for introducing new patrons to your OverDrive download library. We'll showcase promotional ideas from high circulating libraries, plus you'll have a chance to share your own examples.
Wednesday, March 10 at 10am
Patron Assistance
We'll help take your understanding of OverDrive download media to the next level so you can share your knowledge through support and training. We'll review frequently asked questions, support tips, and online help resources.
Friday, March 12 at 10am
Reports
We'll showcase reports which will best track circulation, new patrons, site traffic, and popular titles. Your team can then use these online reports to gauge how your Virtual Branch is doing, and track a path to future success.
All of these classes should last approximately one hour and will be done using the ReadyTalk service -- which means you can do the trainings from anywhere you have access to the Internet and can be on the phone at the same time. You will need an access code for each class; be sure to contact Stephanie at schase[at]stowelibrary.org to obtain the code.
We highly recommend all libraries have at least one staff member attend the Patron Assistance class, and that whomever is responsible for statistics gathering attend the Reports class. The Community Outreach class is full of good ideas, and will be useful for staff at large libraries as well as our newest member libraries.
12 February 2010
Bookmarks, posters, and more...
Listen Up! Vermont and Recorded Books participants -- don't forget that you have access to free promotional materials for both programs!
Listen Up
Look in the box.net widget below for handouts, logos, and OverDrive created materials. You can open up the file you want right from the widget, and download or print them.
We also have posters AND bookmarks; all you have to do is send Stephanie postage (to PO Box 1029, Stowe, 05672) and she will fill up a box and send them to you. Please be sure to send postage for a flat-rate Priority Mail box as the bookmarks can get quite heavy. Check with the post office to obtain postage for the size box you would like: $5 should get you 200 or so, and the next size up, about $10.50 or so, several hundred to a few thousand. These are first come, first served, and I will do my best to send them in a timely fashion.
Recorded Books
Contact Recorded Books directly at oneclickaudio@recordedbooks.com for posters and bookmarks, and check out the box.net widget for other downloadable and printable materials:
Listen Up
Look in the box.net widget below for handouts, logos, and OverDrive created materials. You can open up the file you want right from the widget, and download or print them.
We also have posters AND bookmarks; all you have to do is send Stephanie postage (to PO Box 1029, Stowe, 05672) and she will fill up a box and send them to you. Please be sure to send postage for a flat-rate Priority Mail box as the bookmarks can get quite heavy. Check with the post office to obtain postage for the size box you would like: $5 should get you 200 or so, and the next size up, about $10.50 or so, several hundred to a few thousand. These are first come, first served, and I will do my best to send them in a timely fashion.
Recorded Books
Contact Recorded Books directly at oneclickaudio@recordedbooks.com for posters and bookmarks, and check out the box.net widget for other downloadable and printable materials:
11 February 2010
Changes to Listen Up homepage
Since OverDrive made the change to make all of the titles in our collection iPod compatible when transferred to an iPod using a PC, we've gotten many more tech support questions from Mac users. Remember: both WMA and mp3 formatted titles can play on a PC, and can be transferred to any compatible device when transferred using a PC. Only mp3 files will work with a Mac, regardless of what kind of device you are transferring to.
We wondered if part of the confusion was the heading "iPod compatible titles." We've asked OverDrive to change the headings, and now you will see the headings in the image to the left -- "New mp3 Audiobooks (Mac & Windows);" "What's New," which is everything new; and "New WMA Audiobooks (Windows)." Please note: What's New may change to something less similar to the other two, such as a collection of our top-circulating titles.
Remember too that it is the responsibility of each library to provide front-line tech support to their patrons. The overwhelming majority of questions you will receive fall into very simple categories -- such as this question about transferring to an iPod. It is important that everyone on your staff be familiar with the OverDrive Media Console and have downloaded and transferred a title once, and that everyone has attended at least one training.
We just offered several trainings, but leave a comment on this post if you would be interested in taking another; specify if you would be interested in the introductory course or the second course, Patron Assistance.
It is because of all of our dedicated librarians and many volunteers that this program is a success -- thank you!
02 February 2010
Recorded Book Additions for February
Added to the Recorded Books One Click Collection in February:
| 1 | Thereby Hangs A Tail | Quinn, Spencer | |
| 2 | Killer Pancake (Catering Mystery Bk #5) | Davidson, Diane Mott | |
| 3 | Crowner Royal | Knight, Bernard | |
| 4 | Executive Power | Tracy, Brian | |
| 5 | Buying Secrets Retailers DON'T Want You to Know About | Wink, Peter | |
| 6 | Flight | Burke, Jan | |
| 7 | When Everything Changed | Collins, Gail | |
| 8 | Married in Haste | Maxwell, Cathy | |
| 9 | Lost Get-Back Boogie | Burke, James Lee | |
| 10 | Among Thieves | Hosp, David | iPod Compatible |
| 11 | War Dances | Alexie, Sherman | iPod Compatible |
| 12 | You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up | Gurwitch, Annabelle & Kahn, Jeff | iPod Compatible |
| 13 | Apple Turnover Murder | Fluke, Joanne | iPod Compatible |
| 14 | How To Love | Livingston, Gorodn, MD | iPod Compatible |
| 15 | Heartbreaking Work of Stagggering Genius, A | Eggers, Dave | iPod Compatible |
| 16 | Union Atlantic | Haslett, Adam | iPod Compatible |
| 17 | Up to No Good | Weber, Carl | iPod Compatible |
| 18 | Fireflies in December | Valent, Jennifer Erin | iPod Compatible |
| 19 | Justice Game, The | Singer, Randy | iPod Compatible |
| 20 | Nothing But Trouble | Warren, Susan May | iPod Compatible |
| 21 | Love’s Pursuit | Mitchell, Siri | iPod Compatible |
| 22 | Rhino Ranch | McMurtry, Larry | iPod Compatible |
| 23 | Spanish Dagger (China Bayles Bk #15) | Albert, Susan Wittig | iPod Compatible |
| 24 | Spanish Fly | Ferguson, Will | iPod Compatible |
| 25 | Polished Hoe, The | Clarke, Austin | iPod Compatible |
| 26 | Listener, The | Nayman, Shira | iPod Compatible |
| 27 | Montana Creeds: Logan | Miller, Linda Lael | iPod Compatible |
| 28 | Holy Smokes | McAlister, Katie | iPod Compatible |
| 29 | Jennifer Morgue, The | Stross, Charles | iPod Compatible |
| 30 | Hellfire Canyon | McCoy, Max | iPod Compatible |
| For Children and Young Adults | |||
| 1 | Rebecca: An American Girl | Greene, Jacqueline Dembar | |
| 2 | Crocodile Tears (Alex Rider Bk #8) | Horowitz, Anthony | |
| 3 | Raiders’ Ransom | Diamand, Emily | |
| 4 | Bone Magician, The | Higgins, F. E. | |
| 5 | Horrible Harry on the Ropes | Kline, Suzy | iPod Compatible |
| 6 | Silver Kiss, The | Klause, Annette Curtis | iPod Compatible |
| 7 | Erak’s Ransom | Flanagan, John | iPod Compatible |
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