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Downloadable Audiobooks are compatible with a wide range of portable devices, including portable music players, portable media centers, Pocket PCs, and even select smartphone devices.

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A great database for fiction readers. Find "read-alikes," book lists, book discussion guides, books by genre, books in series, and much more. You must have a Kent Public Library card to use NoveList.

Dear Reader Online Book Club

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Other Online Catalogs

SEAL/SENYLRC
The SEAL catalog at SENYLRC includes the holdings of libraries in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties. Please contact the staff of your local library if you wish to interloan materials owned by libraries other than those in the Mid-Hudson Library System. Kent Public Library patrons can call 225-8585 for assistance.

About the online catalog of the Mid-Hudson Library system:

Kent Public Library is part of the Mid-Hudson Library System, which serves over 65 libraries in the Hudson Valley. Above are links to the online catalog of the Mid-Hudson Library System. All of the materials owned by the libraries in the Mid-Hudson area are included in this catalog.    Should the item you want not be owned by the Kent Public Library , please request that item using the Request-A-Title feature on the library catalog.  For any assistance with the card catalog, please contact the Kent Public Library (225-8585).
     To access the card catalog from your home computer and to access you own library account, click on the link above. From there you can search the library system catalog. To access you library card account or to request a book, click on the link above and, at the Mid-Hudson Library System library catalog page, click on Check Your Record or click on the Request-A-Title button once you find the item you wish to order. Enter you library card barcode number and your PIN.
      In your account, you will be able to view your current  checked out items, view any fines or overdues, and renew books*.  You will also be able to search for and request books. For privacy protection, if you forget your PIN after you have created it, you must call the Kent Library (225-8585) or stop by to have us delete your old PIN so that you can create a new one.
    * Please note that you may NOT be able to renew items that are overdue or have holds on them. 
Pop Up Windows: Starting Sept. 1, 2005, the online catalog will be offering photo shots of book covers and links to descriptions and reviews. You must, however, allow the following URL in your pop-up blocker to take advantage of these features:
http://syndetics.com

About Downloadable Audiobooks

The latest audiobook best-sellers, book club favorites, award-winning authors are available to Kent Public Library patrons. These audiobooks can be downloaded to your home computer and then transferred to your MP3 player or other supported device. Over 850 titles are available and 30 new titles are added monthly.
You can also access the Pimsleur Language Series Collection - easy to understand lessons for beginners, intermediate level speakers, and ESL students covering 39 languages, and the Holy Bible (Contemporary English Version) - an unabridged translation of the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts.

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