e-books on offer at Carmarthenshire libraries
Library members in Carmarthenshire can now download e-books through a new service launched this month.
It is being offered to make libraries and books more accessible to people and easier to use.
All that’s needed is a library card, a library PIN number and a PC or MAC connected to the internet.
A wide selection of books are available to download and are issued for a loan period of 21 days, after which time they expire.
Once the e-book has been downloaded it can be transferred to other devices such as e-readers, tablets and smart phones.
Books which have already been downloaded by another library member can be reserved and an alert will be emailed as soon as the title becomes available. Borrowers can download or reserve up to four titles.
Categories available include fiction; arts; language; science; children’s; education; sports and leisure; biographies; health; and computing.
The eBook service is being offered at six Welsh authorities from this month, including Carmarthenshire, with around 14 councils aiming to offer it by September, and the remainder of Wales at a future date.
It is being part funded by the Welsh Government through CyMAL – the Welsh Museums Archives and Libraries service.
Education executive board member Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge said: “This is an excellent new initiative which demonstrates that libraries are in tune with people’s needs and are offering a modern service, which allows more people to access books.
“It also means you don’t have to remember to return the book at the end of the loan period as it will automatically expire. This is an excellent, easy to use, service which I hope many people will take advantage of and enjoy the many books available to download.”
For more information contact Carmarthenshire libraries or go to http://wales.libraryebooks.co.uk
It is being offered to make libraries and books more accessible to people and easier to use.
All that’s needed is a library card, a library PIN number and a PC or MAC connected to the internet.
A wide selection of books are available to download and are issued for a loan period of 21 days, after which time they expire.
Once the e-book has been downloaded it can be transferred to other devices such as e-readers, tablets and smart phones.
Books which have already been downloaded by another library member can be reserved and an alert will be emailed as soon as the title becomes available. Borrowers can download or reserve up to four titles.
Categories available include fiction; arts; language; science; children’s; education; sports and leisure; biographies; health; and computing.
The eBook service is being offered at six Welsh authorities from this month, including Carmarthenshire, with around 14 councils aiming to offer it by September, and the remainder of Wales at a future date.
It is being part funded by the Welsh Government through CyMAL – the Welsh Museums Archives and Libraries service.
Education executive board member Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge said: “This is an excellent new initiative which demonstrates that libraries are in tune with people’s needs and are offering a modern service, which allows more people to access books.
“It also means you don’t have to remember to return the book at the end of the loan period as it will automatically expire. This is an excellent, easy to use, service which I hope many people will take advantage of and enjoy the many books available to download.”
For more information contact Carmarthenshire libraries or go to http://wales.libraryebooks.co.uk
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