BETHEL — The Bethel Library has received two new desktop computers and two new laptops from a Broadband Technology Opportunity Program grant. The computers are now installed and ready for public use.

A weekly children’s story and craft hour with Lisa Fox and librarian Michelle Conroy will begin on Thursday, Oct. 6. The story and craft time will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Children ages 2-5 are welcome to attend with their parents or guardian. For more information on the children’s hour, call 824-2520.

Bethel Library patrons will soon be able to download audio books and e-books using their library card number. The library will provide the service through Maine Infonet. More than 1,400 e-books, including best-selling fiction, young adult and children’s books, are available. Maine Infonet also has hundreds of downloadable audio books. E-books can be read on a computer screen or with portable devices, such as Sony Reader, the Nook and the Kobo. Soon, Maine Infonet e-books will also be compatible with the Kindle Pearl, Apple iPad and Droid-based smartphones. The library is planning to go live with the downloadable audio and e-books at the end of February.

The Bethel Library is now on Facebook. Contact them there or at 824-2520 for information on programs and other activities.