Start at www.kentcountylibrary.org, click Search, Articles & Info, Magazines, and finally Consumer Reports. You will be asked to enter your 14 digit library barcode with no spaces or punctuation.

From there, you're free to search or browse the articles and reliability ratings. Soon you'll know the top 10 cars and trucks for 2010, what to look for when considering a new digital camera, and more.

Picturing America, an exciting new initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities, brings masterpieces of American art into classrooms and libraries nationwide. Through this innovative program, students and citizens will gain a deeper appreciation of our country's history and character through the study and understanding of its art.

More information is available online at www.picturingamerica.neh.gov.

The new book lists have been updated today, so now's the time to place your hold. And, if you need any help with your account or placing holds online, we'd be happy to help.

eAudiobooks can be accessed and downloaded via the library's Web site, www.kentcountylibrary.org. Click Search > Downloadables > NetLibrary Audiobooks. You can log in through the library's site using your library card barcode.

eAudiobooks are books that have been read aloud and recorded. eAudiobooks are available from notable authors, such as Meg Cabot and Alexander McCall Smith.

"Audiobooks, in the form of cassettes and CDs, have been popular in libraries for many years," said Jerry Keiser, Director of Kent County Public Library. "The ability to download eAudiobooks from the Web is being embraced by long-time listeners as well as new listeners who want material for their portable media devices."

A popular format in many libraries, eAudiobooks allow library users to listen to materials on-the-go. eAudiobooks can be checked out from the library or from a personal computer via the library's Web site, 24/7. Users may check out up to 10 eAudiobooks at a time, and they are automatically returned to the library at the end of the checkout period.

eAudiobooks can be downloaded or played on any desktop, laptop or portable device that supports Windows Media Player version 9 and above. Users can also transfer favorite titles to a wide range of portable devices, including portable music players, portable media centers and more.

Call the library at 410-778-3636 with any questions.

So please, take a moment to get the facts on the flu.

The new book lists have been updated today, so now's the time to place your hold. And, if you need any help with your account or placing holds online, we'd be happy to help.

Visit the new parents page through this link or click the "Parents" menu option in the left hand menu on any page of our website.

This is just one more way, we're trying to tailor our website to fit your information needs. Don't forget, if you want to access our website from home, the web address is www.kentcountylibrary.org.

Tuesday, October 27, 10 AM, Chestertown Branch
Wednesday, October 28, 10:30 AM, Rock Hall Branch
Thursday, October 29, 10:30 AM, North County Branch

Kent County Public Library is joining the Maryland Humanities Council and libraries across the state in sponsoring One Maryland One Book 2009.

This year's title is "Song Yet Sung" by James McBride, author of the bestselling "The Color of Water." Set on the lower Eastern Shore in Dorchester County in March 1850, and inspired by the life of Harriet Tubman, "Song Yet Sung" should be of particular interest to Shore readers. Drop by the library to get your free copy. Then join in the conversation at one of our upcoming events, or form your own discussion group. There will be two community conversations and an author visit in October. Details below and on our website: www.kentcountylibrary.org

Wednesday, October 14th at 5:30 PM
Community Conversation featuring readings by Karen Somerville and Michael Sampson
Bethel A.M.E. Church
237 N. College Ave.
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-810-0600
Everyone welcome. Refreshments.

Wednesday, October 28th at 5:30 PM
Community Conversation featuring readings by Karen Somerville and Michael Sampson
Kent County Public Library, Chestertown Branch
408 High Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
410-778-3636
Everyone welcome. Refreshments.

Thursday, October 29th at 4:30 PM
Visit by Author James McBride
Decker Auditorium - Gibson Art Center
Washington College
Chestertown, MD 21620

Jane Eyre: Gothic Melodrama & Spiritual Autobiography
a presentation by Dr. Robert Kachur
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 5:30 PM.
Kent County Public Library, Chestertown Branch
408 High Street, Chestertown, MD,
410-778-3636

Ever since its publication in 1848, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre has caught and kept the public's attention. Although appealing to a wide audience, Bronte's novel, a blend of Gothic melodrama and spiritual autobiography, has especially stirred interest - and even controversy - among feminists and Christians alike. During our discussion of Jane Eyre, we will discuss why this story of an emotionally and physically abused young girl who seeks to find purpose and belonging as she enters womanhood has affected so many readers so profoundly, focusing especially on its "scandalous" religious subtext and its startling apocalyptic ending.

Robert Kachur is Assistant Professor of Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century British Literature at McDaniel College where he also teaches courses on the Apocalypse and Horror fiction. He received his Ph.D. in Nineteenth-century British Literature with a minor in Composition Studies as well as his M.A. in English Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Jane Eyre is available from the Kent County Public Library in print, audiobook, and movie formats.

The new book lists have been updated today, so now's the time to place your hold. And, if you need any help with your account or placing holds online, we'd be happy to help.