October Monthly Essentials
Welcome one and all to spooky season! It’s that moment again when everything turns to pumpkin spice and ghosts. As an arachnophobe, I’m not crazy about the number of spider decorations that always pop up, but I will admit to having a soft spot for…
The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion ebooks now available in Marketplace
Calling all Reprobates—meet me immediately at Lapis Lazuli House for an important announcement! The ebooks of The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion by Beth Brower are now available in Marketplace and ready to add to your library’s collection! Now, if you’re confused by this…
Make Social Media Easier: A Look at SOCi for Public Libraries
Managing your library’s social media can feel like a full-time job. Especially when your staff is already wearing multiple hats. Planning a content calendar, creating posts, writing captions, scheduling content, and keeping up with comments and engagement all take time. And while social media is…
Spooky, Not Scary: Halloween Picks for Kids on Kanopy
Halloween is just over a month away, and families will be looking for seasonal things to watch together. Kanopy Kids has a set of Halloween titles that lean more silly than scary, which makes them a good fit for younger viewers. Here are seven to…
Shop the best books about books
September is Library Card Sign-up Month and a great time to highlight all your library offers. It is also perfect for some bookish reads. Books about books are always a big hit at the library. With novels about authors, bookstores, libraries, book clubs, and more,…
The Kanopy Crypt Collection: A New Name for the Horror Collection Your Patrons Already Love
If you’re a longtime Kanopy partner, you’ll notice something different this October. Fright Fest has a new name: the Kanopy Crypt Collection. Same curated lineup your patrons look forward to every fall, just under a new banner. Whether your regular patrons come back every year…
There’s a Little Witch in All of Us: Magical Books for Fans of Practical Magic
As we officially enter into fall, the witching season is upon. Not only have witchy books been hotter than ever – for the past few years we have seen an influx of magical tales with no sign of their popularity slowing – but now the…
Kanopy Kids titles that are perfect for your younger patrons!
Screen time doesn’t have to be something parents feel guilty about, it all depends on what’s on the screen. Kanopy Kids is built around slower, gentler paced content over the sensory overload common in a lot of kids’ programming. Every title in the collection is…
Reading Lolita in Tehran, the film adaptation, is now on Kanopy for US public libraries!
Reading Lolita in Tehran, the adaptation of Azar Nafisi’s beloved memoir, is now on Kanopy! In revolutionary Iran, as fundamentalists tighten their grip on society, a professor secretly gathers seven of her most dedicated female students to read and discuss forbidden classics of Western…
Libby app updates: A simpler lending partnership experience and more
We’ve introduced new Libby app updates designed to make it easier for patrons to discover and borrow from their libraries and, for eligible libraries, to make lending partnerships more seamless than ever. “Lending partnerships” is Libby’s standard term for reciprocal lending agreements (RLA) and digital interlibrary loans. Libraries in a lending partnership network have one…