… and now that "something" includes the Kindle!

Get your fix for downloadable audiobooks and electronic books in the new Download Zone. There you'll find everything – from bestsellers to classics – in a format that's compatible with many portable devices and electronic readers, including the Kindle.

But libraries provide more than just the latest in high-tech fun and functionality. Libraries provide access to all people, regardless of their age, ethnicity, physical ability, income, language, or location. Libraries are part of the American dream. They are places for education, self-help, and lifelong learning.

If you haven't been there lately, stop by your local public library – either in person or online – and discover something special that's waiting for you.

Local public libraries have expanded their collections with the addition of downloadable audiobooks and electronic books. These new materials are available in the new Download Zone on the Four County Library System's website www.4CLS.org. They can be downloaded to a computer and many electronic readers, including the Nook, Kobo, Literati, Pandigital, Sony's e-reader, Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle, along with MP3 players, the iPhone, Android and other portable devices.

In addition to hundreds of book titles initially available through OverDrive, the service provider for the Download Zone, more than 30,000 other titles are available through Project Gutenberg, the first and largest single collection of free electronic books. More titles will be added as this new service develops.

Downloaded eBooks have a two-week loan period; downloaded audiobooks have a one-week loan period. Both feature automatic returrn, so there will never be a fine for an overdue item. Items cannot be renewed. Currently 35 libraries in the Four County Library System participate in the Download Zone.

For the past 50 years the Four County Library System has provided consolidated services that help 42 public libraries serve communities in Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Counties.

Click here to get to the Download Zone.