Millington Arbela District Library

New Public Access Computers

admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:16:26 +0000

The Millington Arbela District Library has replaced four aging public access Internet computers. The new computers were purchased as a result of the library’s receipt of a grant from the Terrence S. Kaiser and Barbra A. Kaiser Foundation.

The new Internet computers and staff computers will be equipped with Microsoft Office Pro 2010 and the Windows 7 operating systems. The library’s previous Internet computers were provided five years ago by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Amazon Kindle® eBook Compatibility

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:39:22 +0000

We are happy to announce that Amazon Kindle® compatibility with the Millington Arbela District Library’s eBook collection is here. This update allows most existing OverDrive eBooks to be read on all Kindle devices, or by using free Kindle apps on iPhone®, iPad®, Android™, and other mobile devices.

At launch, there will be a small number of PDF titles that are not yet available for Kindle. OverDrive and Amazon are working to reduce this number to achieve greater coverage.

User Experience for Kindle Book Users

All browsing, searching, and checkout of eBook titles will remain the same at your library’s Virtual Branch website. When a user checks out a Kindle Book, a “Get for Kindle” link will be presented that opens a new window (or tab) at Amazon prompting the user to login to their Amazon account.

Fulfillment will occur at Amazon’s website so you will need an Amazon account to access the library eBook in the Kindle format. No purchase or credit card is required to create an Amazon Kindle account; users only need to provide an email address.

Once signed in, the user will select which Kindle device or free Kindle app they want to deliver the title to for reading. At launch, browse, check out, and fulfillment of Kindle Books from your library can be completed from web browsers on PC and Mac, iPad, and numerous other tablet devices.

Preschool Story Hour

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:00:28 +0000

Children from ages 3 to 5, who have not been in kindergarten, are welcome to enjoy stories and crafts in our Preschool Story Hour.

Preschool Story Hour meets for six weeks on Monday’s from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM, right here at the Millington Arbela District Library.

There is no charge for story hour. Call the library at 989.871.2003 to sign your child up today.