A nonfiction option has been added to the preloaded Kindles available for check out at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.

In December the library added Kindles loaded with high-demand fiction and now has three of the simple black and white devices that patrons can place holds on like printed books.

A fourth Kindle has been loaded with nonfiction books that library records indicate patrons have placed on hold numerous times.

The available nonfiction titles on the device include: “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by Matthew Desmond, “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race” by Margot Lee Shetterly, “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis”  by J.D. Vance, “Love Warrior: A Memoir” by Glennon Doyle Melton, and “The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds” by Michael Lewis.

For now, the Kindle eReaders will be available to check out from the Research and Information Desk for up to 28 days. If demand increases, the loan period may be shortened.

The devices are not equipped with browsers – such as Chrome or Explorer – but are just set up to read the books loaded on them. The devices can be found on the library’s catalog as “High Demand Nonfiction (Coeur d’Alene) Kindle eReader.”

The Kindles can also be used by readers who need large-print materials. The fonts can be enlarged by readers for easier viewing.

Information on the new service is available at 208-769-2315 or by visiting the Research and Information Desk at the library, 702 E. Front Ave.