The Palace Project app is your newest place to get ebooks and audiobooks! CT State Community College students now have access to a collection of leisure reading materials courtesy of the Connecticut State Library's eGO Program. This growing collection of ebooks and electronic audiobooks contains fiction, non-fiction, banned books, diverse authors and experiences, award winners, All CT Reads titles and much, much more!

Also explore the Palace Bookshelf, a collection of over 16,000 high-quality open access ebooks available to your library in the Palace Project app.

The following instructions will take you through the step-by-step process of adding the Connecticut State Community College library to the Palace Project app you have downloaded on your iOS or Android device. These instructions will guide you through:

1. Adding the Connecticut State Community College library
2. Applying for a virtual library card

In order to apply for a virtual library card you will need the following:

1. A student or faculty email address (---@myctstate.edu)
2. Location services turned on for your device (only necessary for this initial set up process)
3. A pen and paper to record your virtual library card number for safekeeping

If you have these things all set and you are ready to get started, please follow the instructions below.

STEP 1

When you first download and open the app, you will be prompted to find your library. If you are a student at CT State Asnuntuck or one of the other community colleges, you will type in Connecticut State Community College.

STEP 2

After adding the library, you will be able to see the ebooks and audiobooks available in the collection. However, there are a few extra steps you must take in order to borrow these resources.

STEP 3

First, click on the settings button at the bottom right corner of the screen.

Next, click on libraries - add, remove, or configure libraries. 

Then, click on Connecticut State Community College.

STEP 4

At the top of the page is where you will enter the VLC Barcode, however, you probably do not have one yet. Look to the bottom of the screen and click create card. Location services must be allowed for this process. Don't worry, you can always turn them off again later.

Step 5

Here is where you will enter the following information:

• first name
• last name
• school email address
• create a password

Please note that you are creating a password to use with the library card/VLC number you will be issued. This is not asking for the password associated with your school email address. 

After creating your password, check to confirm you are not a robot, and click submit.

STEP 6

After you click submit, open up your school email account. You should have an email from no-reply@thepalaceproject.org. If you don't see the email in your inbox, check your junk folder.

There are two steps you need to complete with this email:

1. Click the link to verify your email address
2. Copy or write down the library barcode

STEP 7

Back in the Palace Project App, enter the library barcode number that you just received in the email and the password you created. Click sign in.

STEP 8

If you are not automatically redirected, click on the catalog button on the bottom left corner of the screen. Enjoy the over 32,000 ebooks and audiobooks provided to you by the CT State Community Colleges.