Got a Kindle or Nook? Read What the Clinton-Macomb Library Can Do for You

Read all about it: eReaders are a big hit at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library.

To deal with increasing demand, the library will offer more eReader services for residents in Clinton Township and Macomb Township.

Among the programs are YouTube tutorials that teach users how to download books to popular eReader devices such as the Kindle and Nook.

The Main Library also has a “tinker table”  for residents to test four of the more popular eReader devices before buying one.

Downloads on the library’s eBook service have increased significantly. When the service began in 2011, the library said there were only 300 checkouts per month. But in the last year, that number has grown to 1,250 per month.

“When items are available online people think that there are unlimited quantities available,” Jamie Morris, the community relations specialist for the Clinton-Macomb Public Library said in a press release. “But, eBooks are just like regular, physical books. We can only purchase so many copies and when they’re checked out, we start a holds queue.”

The Clinton-Macomb Public Library has three branches: the Main Library is located at 40900 Romeo Plank Rd. in Clinton Township; the South Branch is located at 35891 S Gratiot Ave. in Clinton Township; and the North Branch is located at 16800 24 Mile Rd. in Macomb Township.