Library to start loaning e-books

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Beginning Oct. 1, patrons of the Norwalk Public Library may rent one of three brands of e-readers for up to a week, loaded with five best-selling titles.

"I thought, 'We should give people a choice," said Chris Bradley, assistant director of the library. "We got them so that people can try them out and decide whether they like the experience." Bradley said the library has stocked four Amazon Kindles, four Barnes and Noble Nooks and four Sony E-Readers. One of each device will be available at the South Norwalk branch. The rest will be available at the main branch on Belden Avenue. Each reader will include "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett; "The Postcard Killers," by James Patterson; "Spider Bones: A Novel," by Kathy Reichs; "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," by Rebecca Skloot; and "Outliers," by Malcolm Gladwell. Bradley anticipates the titles will change on a quarterly basis.


Library to start loaning e-books