COMCAST KNOW YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY SERIES
The local Comcast Station recently completed a short video on Reed Library, Know Your Local Library. Take a look!
ONLINE PATRON SELF-REGISTRATION
Having trouble getting to the library but eager to use some of the great resources the library now has available? We can help!
You can now register for a library card online and gain access to our digital content including e-books, downloadable audiobooks, streaming music and videos and digital magazines. Click “Library Card” on our homepage and complete the form. A library card number and PIN will be emailed to you, giving you access to the full Reed digital library!
Ancestry Library Edition
Ancestry.com is now available in the library, delivering billions of records in census data, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.
It’s intuitive search interface, detailed search indexes, and helpful Learning Center tools, make Ancestry Library Edition easy to use. It is an indispensable resource for genealogists and historians and the merely curious!
The valuable resource is available only in the library, bring in your device or use ours . . . you never know what you’ll discover.
eBooks for Kids!
The library has expanded services with a new digital collection website experience just for kids. The main MHLS Digital Download Collection now has a separate site to provide a safe and easy browsing experience for kids.
Libraries recognize the need to provide a safe environment for kids to browse library materials. Just as the children’s section of the physical library has its own place, the same experience is now available in the digital collection for kids eBooks and audiobooks. Browsing can be done by subject, reading level or interest level. Check out the Kid’s eReading Room.
hoopla!
Carmel library patrons can download thousands of movies, television shows, music albums and audiobooks for mobile and online access through a new partnership with hoopla digital. There is no waiting to borrow and items are automatically returned at the end of the loan period (video lends for 72 hours, music lends for 7 days and audiobooks lend for 21 days). Visit hoopladigital.com and get started!
The Library is a doorway to imagination
George Fischer Middle School students in Ms. Swarm’s art class illustrated the idea that the Library is a doorway to the world of information and imagination. The designs have been turned into notecards and complete sets of all eleven designs are available in the Library. Stop in and pick up a set!
Learn a foreign language fast!
Looking for fun, interactive language lessons? Lessons available in over 30 languages !
Who’s in your family tree?
The Heritage Quest database through our website gives you anytime, anywhere access with your library card to a collection of genealogical and historical sources (with coverage dating back to the 1700s) that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.
