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Kids and Teens eReading Room OverDrive offers a separate URL and interface for younger users of the public library service, called the Children's eReading Room and Teen eReading Room that participating libraries can take advantage of. The library has the ability to set the age restrictions for the content available in these "reading rooms", to ensure that younger users are not exposed to more mature content that may be available for lending at the general library website. Pictured below is a Children's eReading Room option that a library could use for its younger users. KiO_ rnmiN nowt "moon The example above is the Kids eReading Room currently available from the El Paso Public Library digital collection Recommend to Library OverDrive offers a Holds Manager, Recommend to Library Manager, and Smart Lists. Using the Holds Manager feature, libraries can manage demand on the website by easily building carts or automating orders based on holds. You can create an unlimited number of Holds Manager plans, and each time it runs, a cart is created for review or an order can be placed for a holds - driven order on your behalf if you so choose. The Recommend to Library Manager feature allows you to respond to recommended titles from patrons. By using this option, you can create as many Recommend to Library plans as needed. These plans can automatically place a recommendations -driven order on your behalf, or create a cart for your review. The Smart List is a powerful collection development aid and time -saving tool that automatically generates a list of titles in Marketplace that are best suited to your collection's needs. These Smart Lists automatically build carts based on criteria you specify, including price, on -sale date, most desired genres and subjects, popular authors and series, press attention, languages and more. You can also set up a Smart List to manage repurchasing metered access content, so in-