More than 200 visitors toured the big, colorful OverDrive Digital Bookmobile, a 74-foot tractor-trailer, giving Topekans a hands-on experience and the latest information on downloading books, music and videos. The rig is traveling across the U.S. and Canada to deliver an engaging download experience where library users can immerse themselves in an interactive learning environment and raise awareness of a public library's download service of digital audiobooks, eBooks, music and video.

The Topeka event was hosted by the State Library of Kansas, the Kansas Center for the Book and Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. The TSCPL Adventuremobile and Red Carpet Bookmoible were also onsite for visitors.

Young and not so young were eager to learn about this collection and six high-definition monitors, a dozen computer stations and a gallery of high-tech portable devices help the Overdrice and library staff with the demonstrations.

Even though this collection has been offered since 2006, technology changes have piqued library users interest with the digital collection. The advantage of having 24/7 access to books, music and video in multiple formats that can be transferred to supported portable devices including the iPod, is appealing to all generations.

If you would like to learn more about this collection, stop by the Reference Room desk and our library staff will help you get started.