Kent District Library (MI)'s Blog, page 10

Find Adele’s “25” on Freegal

British songstress Adele is breaking records left and right with her latest release, “25.” Among her accomplishments: unseating Beyoncé as the artist with the fastest selling album in iTunes history.

But she’s also making headlines for not allowing her album to be streamed on services like Spotify, Rhapsody and Apple Music. You’ll only be able to purchase the album, either online or in the store (do people still buy CDs?).

Luckily for you, as a Kent District Library patron you’ve got access to Freegal, our digital music service, which does carry Adele’s “25.” Log in with your library card number. Freegal lets you stream up to three hours of music a month. Even more exciting: You can legally download up to five songs a week from the Freegal library! That includes Adele’s smash single “Hello,” not to mention past hits like “Rolling In The Deep” and “Someone Like You.” With these mp3s, you can listen to Adele to your heart’s content.

Freegal’s library includes thousands of artists, tens of thousands of albums and millions of songs. The content comes from 28,000 music labels, including big-name ones like Sony Music Entertainment. It also has mobile apps from the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Store.

Holiday closing – Thanksgiving Day

Kent District Library will be closed Thursday, November 26, for Thanksgiving. We will resume

Study Rooms

Need a secluded place to hit the books before that big exam? How about tweaking an upcoming presentation before showing it to a live audience? Perhaps you have a weekly tutoring session which requires some private space? All of these tasks and more can be accomplished in the study rooms housed at many KDL branches!

Besides our welcoming large spaces, where we shelve the collection and offer circulation and reference services, 15 of KDL’s 18 branches also offer some sort of study rooms or quiet reading areas. These free rooms are excellent places for individuals or small groups to accomplish whatever it is that needs doing. One patron even commented that “studying and writing in coffee shops can be distracting and costly. I have loved using the private study rooms available at … KDL because they are free, secure, and quiet.”

So feel free to stop in, talk to one of our staff members, get a room and get busy!

Fill Out a Survey, Receive a $10 Gift Card

Of course we encourage families with young children to come to our

Book to Film: In the Heart of the Sea

Reminder: Suspension of MeLCat InterLibrary Loan Nov. 18-Dec. 12

Please remember that beginning Wednesday, November 18, no new MeLCat requests can be placed. Incoming and outgoing materials will continue to be processed, and currently checked out materials can still be renewed and managed using

Comedienne Judy Schreur at Plainfield

Senior comedienne Judy Schreur will perform at the Plainfield Township Branch, 2650 5 Mile Rd. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525, at 1 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30. This is a rescheduling of her program, “Celebrate Life in the Laughter Lane,” was originally on the calendar for 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2.

This is a workshop on the art and power of laughter: Learn why we need humor, what makes us laugh and how to make others laugh. You’ll leave motivated to look on the positive side of life.

KDL closed Wednesday, Nov. 11

All Kent District Library branches will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11 for an All Staff professional development day. We’re taking a day to make sure we’re the best library system we can be for all of our customers. Please pardon our absence, and we’ll all be back on Thursday, Nov. 12!

 

National Adoption Month

November is National Adoption Month, and there are some great picture books about families and adoption. Most of them can be found in the Coping section of the picture books (they’ll have a blue sticker!).

A couple of favorites on the topic of adoption are:

Upcoming Book Sales

Get a great deal on some great books. Shop our upcoming