Everyone Reads

Read and share the joy of reading in your community!

OverDrive, one of the LME Library's ebook vendors, is promoting "Everyone Reads". This literacy campaign takes the beautiful message that people from all walks of life read and recreates it for a digital age. 

At everyonereads.com you’ll find short video public service announcements (PSAs) from celebrities and authors explaining what reading means to them, as well as book recommendations that they love.  

New videos and book recommendations will be added frequently, discussing the joys of reading regardless of format. You’ll find celebrations of physical books, ebooks, and audiobooks, as well as book recommendations across all reading levels and genres. 

ADML's app makes the Time best app list

           

The Alliance Digital Media Library's (ADML) app, Libby, was named one of Time magazine's best apps for 2018. ADML from the vendor, Overdrive, is one of LME Library's e-book and e-audio book providers.  Overdrive updated the app last year, and it has been very popular with users.

The LME Library card holders have two e-book/e-audio book services: ADML from Overdrive and eRead Illinois from vendor, Baker & Taylor.   

What are the differences in the services? The only real difference are the apps (ADML uses Libby and eRead Illinois uses Axis360) and the size of the collections. Both provide both e-books and e-audio book downloads and materials are available for both children and adults.  Both services are also shared consortia collections which provide larger selections of materials yet reduce the costs to the libraries.  However, patrons seem to prefer the ADML app, Libby, even though eRead Illinois has a larger collection and shorter wait time for holds.

Which service do you prefer?  Both services are available through the library website at lmelibrary.org.  If you are a LME Library card holder, you can login with your barcode number and your PIN.  Feel free to contact the library at 385-4540 for more information!

Big Library Read Going on Now!

The March 2016 Big Library Read features the ebook and eaudio book, American Sniper by Chris Kyle. Starting March 17 until March 31, users from over 21,000 libraries around the world can borrow the #1 New York Times best seller without any wait lists or holds. Both the ebook and eaudio book are available simultaneously. The Big Library Read creates a digital “global book club” for two weeks as readers can experience the same title together and share their thoughts on the Overdrive discussion board.

Users can also listen to Overdrive's exclusive interview with Taya Kyle, the widow of author Chris Kyle, to hear more about their story and learn about the version of Chris you may not see in American Sniper. Taya, who is also a New York Times best selling author, shared wonderful insight into their experiences both while Chris was serving and at home.

Feel free to participate in this global reading event available for our LME Library residents!

Kindle readers soon to be compatible with ADML

Wonderful news for ebook readers—Amazon and OverDrive announced the Kindle Library Lending program, which will enable Kindle customers to borrow and enjoy eBooks from library partners in the United States. The program is scheduled for launch later this year, and will significantly increase the value of the investment the LME Library has made in OverDrive. This means that Kindle owner will shortly be able to download ebooks from our Alliance Digital Media Library (ADML)!

We’ll keep readers posted about when this access will be available. More information can be found at
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