Digital Resources- Your Perfect Traveling Companions
Digital Resources

Our Digital Collections- Your Perfect Traveling Companions

Taking to the road or sky this summer? Don’t forget to stock up on e-books, e-audiobooks, digital music, video and more from AAPLD! Digital resources are easy to use, easy to access, and won’t clutter up the car or load down your luggage. If you haven’t used our digital collections before, vacation time is the perfect opportunity to give them […]

Join the latest Big Library Read!
Digital Resources

Join the latest Big Library Read!

Feeling stressed? Then you’ll love the latest Big Library Read selection, “The Art of Taking It Easy” by psychologist, comedian and author Dr. Brian King. The Art of Taking It Easy is a practical and hilarious book that encourages readers to embrace humor as a way to reduce stress and live a happier, fuller life. In his book, King defines […]

RB Magazines Moving To Libby
Digital Resources

RB Magazines Moving To Libby

Your favorite RB Digital magazines now have a new home on Libby! Starting March 31, RB Digital magazines will  no longer be available, so to read your favorite magazines, you’ll need to visit the Libby digital reading platforms. Libby is user friendly and easy to navigate, but if you haven’t used it before, never fear!  We’ll walk you through the […]

Learn A Language, With a Little Help From Your Library
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Learn A Language, With a Little Help From Your Library

“Speak a new language so that the world will be a new world.” Rumi, Persian Poet   There are plenty of reasons to learn a new language. Plans for a trip abroad, communicating with a new friend or family member, making yourself more valuable at work, even boosting brain health! Studies have shown that bilingual people process information more efficiently, […]

Join our TED Talk Series for Black History Month
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Join our Black History Month TED Talk Series

To commemorate Black History Month 2021, AAPLD is proud to offer a series of four thought-provoking TED talks, presented by leading Black authors and historians. The Black History On Your Own Time series runs through the month of February, and there’s no registration required. To watch a talk, simply click the links below, or go to our online program calendar […]

Safe, Convenient and Fun! Discover Digital in 2021
Digital Resources

Safe, Convenient and Fun! Discover Digital in 2021

The year 2020 saw record levels of digital book circulation worldwide, according to OverDrive, one of AAPLDs digital material providers.  Check-outs of ebooks, downloadable audiobooks and digital magazines, from both public libraries and schools, grew by 33% over 2019. The Covid-19 pandemic is the primary reason for the growth, as more patrons discover how to use their Smartphones, computers and […]

Too Much of a Good Thing?  Try these tools to manage your holds
Digital Resources

Too Much of a Good Thing? Try these tools to manage your holds

  It happens to everyone. You browse the library’s catalog, or you read one of those “Best of…” articles that gives you great ideas for books you’d love to read. You place them on hold. And then? They all arrive at once and you’re overflowing with books! What’s a book lover to do—especially if you’re not a fast reader, or […]

Join the fall Big Library Read!
Digital Resources

Join the fall Big Library Read!

  Starting November 2, library patrons can check out the latest selection for the Big Library Read, a digital book club sponsored by Overdrive/Libby and local libraries across the country. Reverie is a contemporary YA fantasy novel by debut author  Ryan La Sala. When a gay teen’s daydreams suddenly materialize in real life, he begins to question what is real, […]