Exciting News: Borrow a Kindle from the library!

The library has been circulating e-books for four years now, but our borrowers have had to use their own e-readers to access this service. Now, thanks to a generous $1000 gift from the Friends of the Library, we have six (6) Kindles, loaded with e-books, for our patrons to borrow for a 3-week period!

Here’s how it works:

You may borrow a Kindle if you’re a patron in good standing (no fines/fees owed) and have a good track record of returning what you’ve borrowed! Fines are $1.00 per day after the 3-week loan period (note: there is no maximum accrual limit) and the Kindles cannot be renewed. A borrower who fails to return a Kindle will be charged the full replacement of the unit and its accessories.  Kindles must be returned to the main circulation desk, never left in the book drops!

Each Kindle comes with instructions, a cord for re-charging the reader, and a carrying case. Kindles can be reserved, just like you’d place a hold on a book (search for “Kindle” under Title or Keyword). Patrons will not be able to purchase additional titles, but may choose from among these popular pre-loaded titles:

Alex Cross run / James Patterson

Angel fire / Courtney Allison Moulton

Beautiful ruins / Jess Walter

Casual vacancy / J.K. Rowling

Catching fire / Suzanne Collins

Elsewhere / Richard Russo

End of your life book club / Will Schwalbe

Forgotten / David Baldacci

Francona, the Red Sox years / Terry Francona

Game change / John Heilman

Gone girl / Gilliam Flynn

Guilt / Jonathan Kellerman

Hobbit / J.R.R. Tolkien

Homeland / Cory Doctorow

Hunger games / Suzanne Collins

Just one day / Gayle Forman

Mockingjay / Suzanne Collins

Mouse and the motorcycle / Beverly Cleary

Notorious Nineteen / Janet Evanovich

Perfect hope / Nora Roberts

Prodigy / Marie Lu

Racketeer / John Grisham

Round house / Louise Erdrich

Secret keeper / Kate Morton

Shoemaker's wife / Adriana Trigiani

Sins of the mother / Danielle Steel

Tenth of December / George Saunders

Thomas Jefferson / Jon Meacham

Twelve tribes of Hattie / Ayana Mathis

A Wrinkle in time / Madeleine L'Engle

The Library will add new titles in demand and as new books are published throughout the year.

Our purpose in lending Kindles is two-fold:

1.)    To encourage borrowers who are “on the fence” about e-readers to try one out!

2.)    To supplement, electronically, our print copies of popular titles with long waiting lists.

We thank the Friends of the Library for their generosity in helping us provide this new service for our patrons! Please give it a try; we think you’ll “kindle” to the idea!