eBook download instructions for Kindle Fire

1.       From home screen menu bar touch Web. Navigate to http://live-brary.com.

2.       Touch eBooks on side menu bar.

3.       On top bar you can change “all formats” to Kindle only. Type in title or genre you are looking for.  

4.       Touch add to cart, proceed to checkout, select library, enter bar code on back of library card, touch go select 7 or 14 day checkout, touch confirm check out, and touch get for Kindle.

5.       You will automatically be navigated to Amazon website. Touch “get library book”. (You will notice deliver to: icon below “get library book”. If you have multiple devices - Kindles or even iPad2 – you have to register with Amazon) you can select which device you want eBook delivered to. For this example select your Kindle Fire if it is not the default already. Now touch “get library book icon”.

6.       You will now receive a thank you message that your eBook was delivered to your Kindle Fire wirelessly. 

7.       Touch the home icon button in lower left hand corner.

Note: your eBook will NOT be downloaded onto to your Kindle Fire until you touch upper right hand menu bar. You can touch the wireless bars or battery icon to bring up additional choices. You want to touch the “Sync” icon. Your eBook will now be downloaded. You will notice eBook has a little download arrow on bottom right hand of book. Touch arrow and eBook will now be loaded into your book shelf.

eBook download instructions for iPad2

1.       Download the Overdrive Media Console (OMC) app. You will notice while browsing at www.live-brary.com at bottom of screen you can select “OMC” app by tapping “get the app”.

2.       Select browse icon at top. You can select browse all Kindle books, Adobe EPUB, Open EPUB, Overdrive MP3 Audio books, and Public domain titles.

3.       If you select Kindle eBook title you have to download the Kindle app first. App is free. Select browse all Kindle Book titles, select title, add to my cart, proceed to checkout, select library, enter barcode from library card, select 7 or 14 day lending period, select confirm check out, and select get for Kindle icon. You will automatically be navigated to Amazon website. You have to sign in with your Amazon account credentials then select get library book icon. If you want eBook delivered to iPad2 you have to select deliver to: iPad2. However, you first have to register your iPad2 with Amazon. Start Kindle app and eBook title you selected will be downloaded.

4.       Next choice is Adobe EPUB eBook title. Make sure OMC app is loaded onto iPad2. Select title, add to my cart, proceed to checkout, confirm checkout, select download, OMC app will automatically startup on iPad2 and download eBook.

5.       Next choice is Open EPUB eBook title. Select title, add to my cart, proceed to checkout, confirm checkout, download, select open in iBooks, your title will automatically download into iBook on iPad2. If you have a problem downloading into iBooks it might be because Apple does not support PDF file format. Select “open in” and select OMC app. 

6.       Next choice is OverDrive MP3 audio book titles. Select title, add to my cart, proceed to checkout, confirm check out, download, OMC app will automatically open up and download MP3 title. Note: MP3 audio book titles will be downloaded in parts. Parts can be 30MB in size. MP3 book can consume a lot of space of you eReader device.

7.       Finally, public domain titles. Select public domain titles, you can browse by subject or featured eBooks. Select title then download. You will receive the option to open in iBooks or “open in…”. Select open in iBooks. The title you selected will automatically be downloaded.

Over 36,000 Free eBooks!

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Copyright for most of these books has expired in the United States. (They may still be copyrighted in other countries). So anybody may make verbatim or non-verbatim copies of those works.
Follow this link to access over 36,000 free ebooks http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page. Additional information regarding eBooks can be found at the Brentwood Public Library Adult Reference website. https://sites.google.com/site/adultreferenceservices/e-books

IMMIGRATION LAW

IMMIGRATION LAW - Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Class is scheduled 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Learn your rights about the new immigration laws. Time
will be set aside for questions.
Conozca sus derechos y aprenda de nuevas leyes de
immigracion. Despues de la presentacion va a haber
tiempo para contestar sus preguntas.

Hispanic Heritage Month Organization Fair

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month on Monday, September 26, 2011 through Friday, September 30, from 2:30PM to 5:30PM., the Brentwood Public Library will be providing patrons the opportunity to meet with representatives from many local organization. 

Marketing Basics

Marketing Basics - Thursday, September 15th, 2011 9:30AM to 11:30AM
Marketing doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Find out how to
effectively market your small business. BWC026
Follow this link to register Program Calendar

Hurricane Irene - Important Information

Some important numbers to have in advance of Irene:

1.       American Red Cross of Suffolk County: 631-924-67002.

2.        Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management: 631-852-49003.

3.       Long Island Power Authority: 1-800-490-0075 (to report downed power lines or electrical emergency)

4.        National Grid: 1-800-490-0045 (emergency gas safety service)

Town of Islip Natural Disaster Resident Brochure