Update on ebook situation

It seems that some of the requirements of a contract with Overdrive are not very compatible with the nature of libraries -- providing access for the public at the lowest cost possible while maintaining the quality of the collection.

At the very least, the Kansas State Library is shaking up the status quo of the ebook services in a way that may create opportunities for smaller libraries across the nation to provide access to their patrons.

As one of the libraries who waited (based on economics) before jumping onboard with ebooks, I am following this closely.

Speaking of ebooks, those of you who bought one with wireless capability can come to the library to download books. Library cardholders can access our wireless service at no charge and use it for downloads to any wireless device. Stop by and check it out!

New materials
Fiction
--"Murder One" by Robert Dugoni (thriller)
--"Eyes Wide Open" by Andrew Gross (thriller)
--"A Conflict of Interest" by Adam Mitzner (thriller)
--"Dreams of the Dead" by Perri O'Shaughnessy (thriller)
--"Burnt Mountain" by Anne Rivers Siddon (general fiction)
--"Robopocalypse" by Daniel Wilson (science fiction).

Non-Fiction
--"Sex on the Moon: the Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History" by Ben Mezrich.