Kindle Library Lending and OverDrive – What it means for libraries and schools

Aurora Jacobsen SELCO Librarian Selco librarian added these comments:
After yesterday's big announcement that the Kindle was going to work with Overdrive, there were more questions than answers. Today, more details are emerging, although the picture is far from complete. One of the big answers came from the Overdrive blog, which clarified:

Your existing collection of downloadable eBooks will be available to Kindle customers. As you add new eBooks to your collection, those titles will also be available in Kindle format for lending to Kindle and Kindle reading apps. Your library will not need to purchase any additional units to have Kindle compatibility. This will work for your existing copies and units.

Overdrive books won't be available until this coming fall, and by then, many more answers should be available.

Karen Estrovich manager of content sales for OverDrive wrote this article on April 20, 2011
http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2011/04/20/kindle-library-lending-and-overdrive-what-it-means-for-libraries-and-schools/

Today Amazon and OverDrive announced the Kindle Library Lending program, which will enable Kindle customers to borrow and enjoy eBooks from our library, school, and college partners in the United States. The program is scheduled for launch later this year, and will significantly increase the value of the investments that libraries have made in OverDrive-powered eBook catalogs.

Many of our partners will immediately receive inquiries about this new program, so here is a brief introduction into what can be expected when the program launches:

The Kindle Library Lending program will integrate into your existing OverDrive-powered ‘Virtual Branch’ website.

Your existing collection of downloadable eBooks will be available to Kindle customers. As you add new eBooks to your collection, those titles will also be available in Kindle format for lending to Kindle and Kindle reading apps. Your library will not need to purchase any additional units to have Kindle compatibility. This will work for your existing copies and units.

A user will be able to browse for titles on any desktop or mobile operating system, check out a title with a library card, and then select Kindle as the delivery destination. The borrowed title will then be able to be enjoyed using any Kindle device and all of Amazon’s free Kindle Reading Apps.

The Kindle eBook titles borrowed from a library will carry the same rules and policies as all our other eBooks.

The Kindle Library Lending program will support publishers’ existing lending models.
Your users’ confidential information will be protected.

The Kindle Library Lending program is only available for libraries, schools, and colleges in the United States.

We’re thrilled that our library, school, and college partners will be able to provide Kindle customers with access to eBooks from their digital collections. And we look forward to providing you with more information on the launch of the Kindle Library Lending program as it becomes available.

Congratulations to Shelby B and Jace H the winners of the two Easter baskets designed by staff members
Donna Kirchgatter and Sandy Riedel.

This fun activity helped celebrate the holiday with a great guessing game for the children. It was interesting to see the different methods the children had for choosing their special number. One little 2 year old guessed the number 5 and no matter what her mother said to encourage her to guess a larger number she refused and said her favorite number was 5. The correct number of the eggs in a bowl was 145 eggs.

Thank you to all who participated.









Jace H. and her sister will share the basket.










Shelby will have help from her two older sisters eating all the goodies.

Children's Librarian Quoted in the New York Times!!

Kindle Users Gain Access to Library E-Books. Amazon, the maker of the Kindle e-book reader, said it would reverse its policy and allow the device’s users to borrow e-books from public libraries later this year.

Ingvild Herfindahl posted an update on this exciting news about eBooks and Kindleon our Library's Facebook pagehttp://www.facebook.com/kassonlibrary and not 5 minutes later got a call from the New York Times - they're doing a story on it and wanted to interview her.

Ingvild's quote was chosen and quoted in the NY Times! Check it out: http://nyti.ms/flI2FY

Congratulations Ingvild!

Easter Storytime April 19-21

Easter and the Easter bunny was on all the children's mind this week. Children's Librarian Ingvild read great bunny stories and talk about egg of all sizes. The children were able to go on their very own Easter Egg hunt in the library. The children found their egg and turned in the empty egg for one filled with candy. The craft was to create their own egg out of a coffee filter, magic markers and a spray bottle. Wonderful creations out of this fun project.

Additional pictures may be found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kassonlibrary/

Wednesday, April 20

Tuesday, April 19

Rain Storytime Week of April 12-14

Rain was chosen as this week's theme and the children were excited about the stories and the craft.
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Public Libraries Are Not Just Internet Access Points

I checked with one of my favorite website Sites and Sound Bytes by Tasha Saecker, director of the Menasha Public Library in Menasha, WI. I liked what she wrote on October 21, 2010 http://sites.menashalibrary.org/2010/10/21/public-libraries-are-not-just-internet-access-points/about one of the roles a library provides to the public. As Tasha said "Yes, that is a very important piece of what we do, but take a look at the map that ALA created about how much technology training we do as well. I think that that is one of the biggest pieces of the digital divide puzzle, how to help the people who are not online, not using computers, or just not comfortable with them at the level they wish to be. Public libraries are stepping up and taking that on themselves. " Weekly and sometimes daily we do one-on-one training for individuals on many different topics but we are seeing more computer training for on so many have people stop in and ask us to help them fill out job applications, compile a resume, or just learn how to type on a computer. In fact a while back we had a person sitting at a computer ask what is the purpose of the space bar? The library is not just books any more. We do so much more and fill the gaps with people and their needs.

Honor Books Storytime Week of April 4-8

The Newbery Medal is without doubt the most prestigious award for children’s literature in the USA and is known internationally. It was first awarded in 1922. It was named after the eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery.

The Caldecott Medal was named in honour of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is the most significant award for picture books in the USA.It is presented to the author of the book judged to have made the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Additional pictures may be found at:http://www.flickr.com/photos/kassonlibrary/ Regular Storytime Tuesday, April 5 Bedtime Storytime 4/4/11