Using My Media Mall

Basic Information

• Item Limits: you may have up to 5 items checked out at one time.
• Hold Lists: you may place up 7 items on your hold request list at one time.
• Renewals: you cannot renew titles, though you may check them out again if they are available.

Devices Supported

• E-Readers: Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Literati, Pandigital, PocketBook Pro, Sony Readers.
• Computers: Any Windows or Macintosh computer
• Mobile Devices: Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPad, Windows Mobile MP3 Players and iPods What You Need

What You Need

• A valid library card from a public library in the Illinois Heartland Library System (Note: older cards will say "Lincoln Trail Libraries System." These are valid for MyMediaMall.)
• Internet access
• A computer or device that can read the materials you wish to download
• For non-Kindle devices, software that enables the computer or device to read the materials.  (This FREE software is available for download from My Media Mall.)

Signing into My Media Mall

1. Access My Media Mall from the Mahomet Library website or from the Library Catalog.

2. Click Sign In at the top of the screen.

3. Choose Illinois Heartland Library System from the list of libraries.

4. Enter your library card number and pin (last 4 digits of your phone number).

Kindle and My Media Mall

When using a Kindle to access Library titles you will browse for items and check them out from My Media Mall, then use your Amazon account for everything else (downloading the title you your device, returning it early, etc.)

1. Access My Media Mall from the Mahomet Library website or from the Library Catalog.

2. Browse My Media Mall to locate a title that interests you.

3. Check out the title.

4. Click the Get for Kindle button. The Amazon website will appear.

5. Complete the transaction just as you would for purchasing an ebook. 

You can now download the title to your Kindle via wi-fi or by connecting your Kindle to your computer. You cannot download a library title using 3G.

Downloading via Wi-Fi

Using Wi-Fi is the easiest way to download your new books because it will take place automatically the next time you turn on Wi-Fi for your Kindle.

If you have a Wi-Fi Kindle, but do not have Wi-Fi at home, you can use the free Wi-Fi available that library or places like coffee shops and McDonalds.

The first time you use a given public Wi-Fi, you need to tell your Kindle to connect to it. After that, the Kindle will recognize the network automatically.

To tell your Kindle to recognize a new network:

1. Turn on Wireless for your Kindle.

2. From the Kindle Menu, choose Settings.

3. Choose Wi-Fi Networks.

4. Choose the Wi-Fi network you want (ex: MPL Wi-Fi) and wait for the connection to be made

Downloading via USB ("tethering")

1. From your Amazon Account, go to Manage My Kindle.

2. Locate the title (marked with "Public Library Book" in orange).

3. Click the Actions button and choose Download and Transfer via USB.

4. Save the file to your computer. (Remember where you put it!)

5. Connect the Kindle to the computer using the USB cable. It will appear in your "My Computer" as an external drive (just like a flash drive or a memory card from your camera).

6. Open the Kindle drive and notice the folders that are there.

7. Move the file you saved in Step 4 to the right fold (Documents for ebooks or MP3 for music).

8. Eject the Kindle safely and unplug it from the computer.

Other eReaders and My Media Mall

Software Needed

The first time you want to use your device to checkout titles from My Media Mall, you will need to download the free software to manage your titles:

• For ebooks: Adobe Digital Editions
• For sound files: Overdrive Media Console.

For detailed information about this software for a particular device, see this My Media Mall help screen.

Checking out an eBook for Your eReader

1. Access MyMediaMall from the Mahomet Library website or from the Library Catalog.

2. Browse MyMediaMall to locate a title that interests you.

3. Check out the title.

4. Download the title to your computer.

5. Connect your eReader to your computer.

6. Open Adobe Digital Editions on your computer.

7. Locate the title in the library window. Locate your device on the left-hand side of the window. Drag the title to your device.

Returning Items Early

Returning items as soon as you are finished frees the title for the next person in line.

Returning Items Early from a Kindle

1. From your Amazon Account, go to Manage My Kindle.

2. Locate the title (marked with "Public Library Book" in orange).

3. Click the Actions button and choose Return Book.

The next time you sync your Kindle via Wi-Fi or tethering, you will get a message telling you the title has been returned. You can delete the message.

Returning Items Early from Another eReader

1. Open Adoble Digital Editions on your computer.

2. Locate the title and click the tiny triangle in the upper left corner of the book jacket.

3. Choose Return Library Book.

Placing a Hold Request

If all copies of a title are checked out to other patrons, you may place a hold on the item.

You will receive an email when the title becomes available.

Note: you may have only 7 titles on your hold list at one time.

More Help

Need more help? You have several options!

• Download the Mahomet Library's My Media Mall Instructions My Media Mall instructions.
• Use My Media Mall's guided  My Help!
• Use My Media Mall's full help.