Kindles-to-Go

Borrow a Kindle, loaded with ebooks, for 4 weeks
Up to 10 renewals are available if there are no other requests
Can be reserved
Each has dozens of titles in a category — bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, historical fiction, literary fiction, mystery, nonfiction, romance, science fiction and fantasy, suspense and thrillers, fiction, teen's popular titles, children's popular titles, and urban fiction.
Some Kindles are available at our Main branch, others are at our Douglass Branch (more on that below)
For Champaign Public Library cardholders

The Kindles are available at service desks in both buildings.

At the service desk, 2nd floor:

Biographies and Memoirs: All kinds of life stories, both historical and current
Book Club: Popular titles discussed by library book clubs
Historical Fiction: Novels set in the past
Literary Fiction: Critically-acclaimed classic and current titles
Mystery: Classic and current mystery in a variety of subgenres (historical, cozy, police procedural, etc.)
Nonfiction: Learn something new, or just enjoy a true narrative
Popular Picks: Recent popular titles
Romance
Science Fiction and Fantasy: Speculative fiction, both current and classic

At Children’s desk, 1st floor:

Children’s Fiction: Popular titles for young readers
Children's Picture Books: Popular titles for young readers
Children's Nonfiction: Popular titles for young readers
Children's Monarch and Bluestem books: A selection of nominees of the Monarch and Bluestem children’s book awards.
Teen: Popular titles for teen readers

At the service desk:

Douglass Branch General Titles: Popular and classic titles, with a focus on African-American fiction
Douglass Branch Urban Fiction: Gritty tales of street life