Just when many people think they know about everything KDL has to offer, they discover yet another free resource.
It happened to Craig Paull when he was searching online for a pair of relatively obscure books.. and the results pulled up something he hadn’t noticed before.
Read Craig’s full story here.
(Do you have a KDL story to share? Let us know!)
Good news for eAudiobook lovers — Hachette Audio titles are now available in MP3 format! This means that these eAudiobooks can now be downloaded directly to a much wider variety of devices, including Mac, iPhone and Android.
Popular Hachette Audio authors include:
Visit http://ebooks.kdl.org and download one today!
Each month KDL staff join Shelley Irwin on the WGVU Morning Show to talk about what’s going on at the library. This month, listen to KDL Communications Assistant Morgan Jarema and author/illustrator Ryan Hipp talk about the upcoming Celebrate the Mitten Writers Conference, happening Saturday, April 20 at the Cascade Township branch.
(Space is filling fast for this conference, so register now if you are interested in attending!)
Enjoy!
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(photo courtesy of Shelley Irwin)
Find your next heavenly read at KDL! To view 10 of the most popular Adult Inspirational Fiction titles at KDL this year, click on the link to the KDL Top Ten List!
OverDrive has updated our eBook site once again, this time offering some new options for viewing titles.
In addition to the existing Cover view, you can now select to view titles in a Grid or List, each of which provide more information about each title:
Cover View:
Grid View:
List View:
(Also, note that the option for changing the search results from “My library’s collection” to “Only titles with copies available” or “Additional titles to recommend” has now moved to the top of the left column.)
These updates were made in part due to user feedback — If you have suggestions for OverDrive, please fill out their survey and you could win an iPad!
Happy Downloading!
Like everyone who works at KDL, I find myself frequently talking about our services when I’m not at work.
I was recently talking with another parent who told me his family loves KDL’s free programs, especially those during the summer and other school breaks. He said he wished, though, that we had more in the way of educational resources to help his kids with school.
Like so many library users, his family was only dipping a toe into the Olympic-sized pool of what KDL offers. I took advantage of that opportunity to share with him the Parents & Kids page on our website, with its recommended reading lists, learning-focused games and online reference resources, where his kids can search thousands of college and graduate schools, identify scholarships, take online practice tests and use test prep eBooks.
Do you know about everything KDL can do for your children? Is there a service you need from your library? We’re always interested to hear your suggestions.
Lance Werner, KDL Director
Wendy Batchelder from “Lost Arts” will present “Lily of the Valley Is for Happiness,” appearing in full Victorian costume to talk about the meaning of flowers. You don’t have to dress in period costume (though you could), but you will learn to make a simple tussie mussie (also called a “nosegay,” and either term is just plain fun to say, innit?) to give to someone who makes you happy. Pre-registration is required and class size is limited. For teens and adults.
Monday, April 22, 2:00 PM – Plainfield Township branch
Monday, April 22, 6:30 PM – Englehardt branch
Thursday, April 25, 6:00 PM – Gaines Township branch
Saturday, April 27, 1:30 PM – Krause Memorial branch
Thursday, May 2, 6:30 PM – Byron Township branch
Thursday, May 16, 6:30 PM – Comstock Park branch
Help address childhood hunger in Kent County by supporting Kids’ Food Basket! During the month of April, KDL Gives Back will sponsor juice box collection and bag decorating stations at all 18 branches.
Drop off juice boxes and bring the family in to decorate sacks:
Monday, April 1 – Tuesday, April 30
Kids’ Food Basket is a nonprofit West Michigan organization whose mission is to make sure children in our community do not go to bed hungry. The group began more than nine years ago by serving 125 kids every school day through its Sack Supper program, and now serves nearly 5,000 kids every day.
*photo: Kids’ Food Basket
** UPDATE: Wow, thanks for the library love bombs! We wish we had tickets for each and every one of you. The (random number-generated) winner of the pair of tickets is Shelly, who wrote on March 28 that she enjoys long walks with audiobooks. Have a great time, Shelly!
Love David Sedaris? Know anyone who does?
Here’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to see Sedaris, best-selling author and National Public Radio humorist, in person at 7:00 PM on Sunday, April 14 at the DeVos Performance Hall downtown.
All you have to do is sign up for KDL’s monthly eNewsletter and leave a comment on this blog post telling us what you love most about the library. Enter by March 31. Already receive our eNewsletter? Great! Just leave your comment below! And so it will be done. You will be entered.
* Tickets courtesy SMG/Van Andel Arena, DeVos Place & DeVos Performance Hall
The calendar in April will attest
KDL’s 10th Annual Teen Poetry Contest,
Up to 10 teens a-rhyming
Will earn prizes for poetic timing,
$50 in Schuler Books gift cards
For stanzas o’er which you labored hard,
Rules and entry forms available here
Or at the KDL branch you hold most dear,
Poems better than this one accepted April 1 through 30,
Your mom might read them, so nothing dirty.
Last year more than 200 area teens in grades 6-12 entered our annual poetry contest. In case you missed it, here are those winning entries. Go forth and compose those cantos.
