Note: You will need to know your Amazon Kindle account login and password to use a Kindle to check out ebooks.
(**NOTE** IF you see Use on: Kindle devices via USB only - follow the directions below the dotted line.)

Go to the FMS Digital Library on a computer, or on a Kindle Fire, and search for your book(s). You will need to select the Kindle format. 

• Go to the FMS Digital Library
• Sign In. Your Card # is the number under your library barcode in your agenda book. Your PIN is your computer login password.
• Search for an ebook
• Click the green Borrow button (The purple Wait button means the book is currently checked out. You may reserve the book and wait for it to be returned.)
• Click Download and select the Kindle format.
• A new Amazon.com window will open
• Click the yellow Get Library Book button
• Sign in to your Amazon.com account
• Choose a device from the “Deliver to” drop down menu, click Continue
• The eBook will be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle or Kindle App (download will start immediately if you are currently connected to WIFI)

The book will remain on your Kindle until it is automatically checked back in on the due date. For directions on how to return a Kindle ebook before it is due, click on the "Returning ebooks" link on the left.

**Directions for Kindle books which need to be downloaded via USB only**

You will need to attach your Kindle to your computer with a USB cable. The power cord that comes with the Kindle will work - detach the electric plug from the cord.

Go to the FMS Digital Library on a computer, or on a Kindle Fire, and search for your book(s). You will need to select the Kindle format. 

• Go to the FMS Digital Library
• Sign In. Your Card # is the number under your library barcode in your agenda book. Your PIN is your computer login password.
• Search for an ebook
• Click the green Borrow button (The purple Wait button means the book is currently checked out. You may reserve the book and wait for it to be returned.)
• Click Download and select the Kindle format.
• A new Amazon.com window will open
• Click the yellow Get Library Book button
• Sign in to your Amazon.com account
• Choose a device from the “Deliver to” drop down menu, click Continue

(Video directions for the next steps)

• Decide where you want to put the file so you can find it. We recommend putting it on your desktop - it will default to your Downloads folder unless you change it.
• Go into My Computer and open your Kindle. Drag the downloaded file to the Documents folder of your Kindle.
• Properly eject your Kindle, and the book will appear on your homepage.

The book will remain on your Kindle until it is automatically checked back in on the due date. For directions on how to return a Kindle ebook before it is due, click on the "Returning ebooks" link on the left.