My daughter is a voracious reader. The kid can go through library books faster than fast. As the true nerd I am, I keep myself current on all the library services. I knew that I could get ebooks, but I hadn't tried because I didn't have an ereader of any type. For the nontech savy, I don't have a Kindle, Nook, IPad....and the like. I am still waiting for a tablet that has everything I want at a price I want to pay. I recently discovered that Houston Public Library lends their ebooks in a format from Adobe that can be read by an Adobe program called Digital Editions. I downloaded Digital Editions onto my computer and we've been enjoying an endless supply of books without continuous trips to the library.
My daughter is truly a child of the digital age because she has no qualms about reading on a computer screen versus reading a book. We still make regular trips to the library, but it is nice to also have some ebooks stashed away in the computer. The checkout time for HPL is 14 days. You can "return" them early and check out more titles. They allow five titles at a time. I can use my library card and my daughter's card and get 10 titles at a time. Patrons can also hold books. I am currently 97 out of 200 for The Help. I may read it this century. The library will e-mail when it is ready for check out. I have 48 hours to download it and 14 days to read it.
Modern technology is a marvel.
Our library has a digital library book system as well, and I love it! I think there are "only" 67 people ahead of me for The Help, so I'll let you know how it is. :)
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