Books & Materials

The 3M Cloud Library is available to Dakota County and South St. Paul cardholders only.

Getting started
To start checking out eBooks from the 3M Cloud Library, go to the Getting Started page. From there, you can download applications for Windows as well as iOS and Android.

Browse selection
To see what titles are available in Dakota County's 3M Cloud, go to the 3M Shelves page.

Check out guidelines
A maximum of five eBooks can be checked out at any time.

eBooks are checked out for 21 days and cannot be renewed, but can be returned early if using a mobile app. They can be checked out again, if they are not on hold for another customer.

No hold notification
Titles are able to be requested. Because the cloud does not store email information for the user, 3M currently cannot notify the user of a pending hold. Customers waiting for holds should check the cloud app every day or two to see if their hold has been fulfilled. 3M is currently working on a notification system for customers.