Thursday, December 17, 2020

South Dakota Titles to Go News

Welcome to the new at-large SD Titles to Go (SDTTG) Purchasing Committee member, Deirdre Whitman. Deirdre is Watertown's City Librarian. She has been selecting library materials for 12 years including content for Watertown's advantage collection for all ages for the past three years, and for children in the four years preceding. She is an advocate for intellectual freedom and believes the SD-Titles-to-Go collection is invaluable to the citizens of South Dakota to meet educational, informational, and recreational needs.

The Committee voted LeAnn Kaufman, Freeman Public Library, to be the 2021 Committee Chair. LeAnn has served since 2018 – present and previously from 2013-2015.

The 2021 committee is as follows:

  • LeAnn Kaufman, Freeman Public Library (Chair), Tier 1
  • Lori Williams, Moody County Resource Center, Tier 2 & 3
  • Kerry Bowers, Rawlins Municipal Library, Tier 4
  • Hannah Lagerquist, K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public Library, Tier 5& 6
  • Dierdre Whitman, Watertown Regional Library, At-Large

What is South Dakota Titles to Go?

South Dakota Titles to Go, provided by OverDrive and facilitated by the State Library, provides participating public library patrons the ability to download audiobooks and eBooks. Downloadable audiobooks and eBooks are available in a wide variety of popular genres, including bestsellers, fiction, romance, suspense, children's, young adult, business, self-help and language learning. They may be checked out for a period of time, placed on the patron's computer, or transferred to a portable device.

Audiobooks and eBooks are automatically returned when due.

Participating libraries sign participation agreements with OverDrive, which manages all billing and financial aspects directly with the participating library.

Is your library interested in joining SDTTG?

South Dakota public libraries can contact Kim Bonen, Digital Resources Coordinator at the South Dakota State Library to find out more! Kim.Bonen@state.sd.us