Recommended Read-Alikes
Looking to add some new titles to your digital collection? Check out our newly redesigned Read Alike page! Handpicked by our staff librarians, these lists can be very helpful in finding popular, high-circulating content that your patrons are sure to enjoy. To help you navigate easier,…
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Read-Alikes!
If you’re anything like me, you’ve binge-watched Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt at least five times since its debut on Netflix. My Unbreakableaddiction is seriously becoming a problem, it’s even spurred several bouts of Hulkamania. I need more! If you also need more Unbreakable goodness in your…
Reviewing Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
I owe a lot to Sarah Dessen. Let me explain. I first began reading her novels back in 2003 when the film “How to Deal” was released. While Mandy Moore may have gotten me into the theater doors, (I was a wee teen, don’t judge)…
The Digital Bookmobile is coming back!
Today, April 15th, is National Bookmobile Day which makes it the perfect time to announce that OverDrive’s Digital Bookmobile will be returning for another trip across the United States! The tour will run from June through October, including a stop in Cleveland during Digipalooza so…
eHighlights Adult Edition- April & May
The arrival of a new month brings another great edition of our Adult eHighlights catalog. April and May are both amazing months for new books so I’m sure you’ll love browsing through all the great new titles. My personal favorites this month include Oliver Sacks’…
Reviewing God Help the Child by Toni Morrison
Nobel laureate Toni Morrison know how to tug at people’s heart-stings. Her work is notoriously fierce, poignant, and emotional and God Help the Child has claimed its place among her canon of extraordinary novels. In less than 200 pages, Morrison shares a moving story about…
Get 3 free seasons of Sesame Street for your digital collection!
Want to earn FREE Streaming Video titles for you library’s digital collection? Here’s how: Purchase our Family Friendly video pack (worth ~$2600 USD) and you’ll get 3 seasons of Sesame Street for free! That’s right – Big Bird, Elmo, and the whole gang will be…
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
A fantastic campaign started one year ago in April of 2014 to address the lack of children’s literature with diverse voices. It is called We Need Diverse Books. Ellen Oh, the President of the organization, said “Armed with statistics, we knew that the lack of…
Reviewing The Children’s Crusade by Ann Packer
I still remember when my mom gave me Ann Packer’s The Dive from Clausen’s Pier, for two reasons. One: I could not put it down and suffered a night without sleep, followed by a day of dark circles under eyes and stumbling. Two: it made…
Reviewing House of Echoes by Brandon Duffy
My husband and I often daydream about selling all of our possessions and buying a little cabin in the middle of the woods in Vermont or upstate New York. We could read books all day and listen to music; he could write and I could…
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