Readers are encouraged to be part of a worldwide eBook club with Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) during the inaugural Big Library Read, May 15-June 1, 2013. Through the Big Library Read, libraries worldwide unite readers around a single eBook. This year’s book is The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone.

The Four Corners of the Sky is a novel of love, secrets, and the mysterious bonds of families. Malone brings characters to life by exploring the questions that defy easy answers. Malone is the author of ten novels, a collection of short stories, and two works of nonfiction.

To download a copy of The Four Corners of the Sky, visit www.cals.org and click the eBook and Audio Book Catalog quick link. The Big Library Read selection will be available for all major devices, including Kindle and iPad, as well as through a web browser. During the Big Library Read, any patron may download a copy of The Four Corners of the Sky from May 15-June 1.  Following regular eBook check out procedures, at the conclusion of the Big Library Read, copies of The Four Corners of the Sky will be deleted from devices.  CALS will have a copy of The Four Corners of the Sky for check out after June 1.

The Big Library Read is a pilot project of OverDrive, a full-service digital distributor of eBooks, audio books, music, and video worldwide; and Sourcebooks, a leading independent publisher.

CALS’s downloadable library service, OverDrive, has been offered to patrons since October 2009. The downloadable collection has 16,644 titles. CALS’s thirteen branches serve patrons in Pulaski and Perry counties. For more information, visit www.cals.org.