For Teen Readers
Resources for Finding Great Books
Wed, 06/26/2013 - 6:30pmEscape into some dark, fantastical worlds with this summer's teen book club. Pizza and pop will be provided, so come hungry. This month's book is Tunnels by Roderick Gordon, an exciting read about two friends investigating a labyrinthine world underneath London that's full of sinister inhabitants with evil intentions toward "Topsoilers" like us! Register today and reserve a copy of the book at the Information Desk. Ages 11-18.
Location:Conference Room
Wed, 07/31/2013 - 6:30pmEscape into some dark, fantastical worlds with this summer's teen book club. Pizza and pop will be provided, so come hungry. This month's book is Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins, an adventurous tale about a boy's quest in a strange underground world full of bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders! Register today and reserve a copy of the book at the Information Desk. Ages 11-18.
Location:Conference Room
Tue, 08/20/2013 - 6:30pmEscape into some dark, fantastical worlds with this summer's teen book club. Pizza and pop will be provided, so come hungry. This month's book is The Alchemyst by Michael Scott, a story that follows two teens who suddenly find themselves caught up in a deadly struggle between two rival alchemists fighting over a powerful book that holds the secret formulas to everlasting life! Register today and reserve a copy of the book at the Information Desk. Ages 11-18.
Location:Conference Room
Ebooks
Download Destination is a group of libraries in the TLN Consortia that collects, organizes and provides access to free downloadable ebook, audiobooks and music to consortium members. To see a list of member libraries click here. Services and the Download Destination website are provided by OverDrive.
To use Download Destination you need:
An active Brighton District Library account
Your 14-digit library card number
Your Pin number
Brighton District Library only provides Download Destination for users in the service population area because of our licensing agreement with Overdrive.
**As of October 1, 2012, some users may receive an access denied message.
Accelerated Reader's List
Maltby & Scranton Middle School's
Accelerated Reader List
Pinckney Navigator School's
Accelerated Reader List
St. Patrick's School
Accelerated Reader List
Reading Sites for Boys
Audiobooks
We have joined with a group of regional libraries to provide downloadable media services through OverDrive Digital Media
**As of October 1, 2012, some users may receive an access denied message.
- Download and Installation Instructions for OverDrive Media Console for Windows
- Download and Installation Instructions for OverDrive Media Console for Mac
Downloading eAudiobooks on a Mobile Device
- See our instructions for how to download eBooks to Ipod / iPhone / iPad,but browse for MP3 Audiobooks instead of eBooks (use the same process for other app-based mobile devices after downloading the OverDrive Media Console app for your device)
For kids, we have Tumblebooks, animated storybooks.
We also have playaways, a simple way to listen to audiobooks, for both adults and kids. Each Playaway comes with the digital content already pre-loaded on it. Simply add a battery and plug in earbuds!
Finally, the library has many audiobooks on CD
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