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Madison Stoneburner Simon is a Marketing & Communications Specialist for OverDrive. When she’s not working, you can find her reading or creating content for her Bookstagram, teaching Pilates, or spending time with her husband and their three perfect pups. She is a proud member of The Junior League of Cleveland and loves volunteering in her community. 

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Get a taste of what these celebs are cooking up with new cookbooks you can borrow from your library on the Libby app. 

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The best celebrity cookbooks of 2024

Sample what these celebs have cooked up!

Annie Suhy has been working in the book industry since 2006. When she’s not working, practicing yoga, or petting cats, she’s doing paint-by-numbers and buying more plants. An avid poetry fan, her favorite collection is "The Splinter Factory" by Jeffrey McDaniel.

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Check out Kanopy's most-watched films of the week for 11/4/2024 in this ranked list on Letterboxd. All you need is a library card to watch. 

Kanopy’s most-watched films of the week

See what everyone is streaming from their watchlist.

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Introducing Hickory Hollow, a new six-book series for middle-graders available exclusively to libraries and schools through the Libby, Sora, and Kanopy apps.

Mystery meets adventure in Hickory Hollow: An enchanting new series kids will love

Join the adventure—available only from your school or library!

Meghan Volchko is a writer for Libby Life and a collection development librarian. Her English degree set her up perfectly for grad school, where she received her MLIS and has been immersed in the world of books ever since. You can find her reading with her cat, traveling with her friends and family, or having kitchen dance parties with her daughter. HEAs are life.

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Check out the most anticipated books hitting shelves this November in the Libby reading app from your library.

November 2024’s biggest books

Gobble up these good reads hitting digital shelves this month.

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All ages can join Libby’s digital book club and borrow the ebook or audiobook of “Montgomery & the Case of the Golden Key” by Tracy Occomy Crowder with no holds or waitlists.

Kids book club pick: “Montgomery & the Case of the Golden Key”

Borrow with no holds or waitlists!

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While every library cardholder is a winner in our book, here are a few standouts in each of the five categories.

Show off your library card: Announcing the 2024 contest award winners & honorable mentions

While every library cardholder is a winner in our book, here are a few of the standouts.

Tori Casper is a collection development librarian at OverDrive, where she helps public libraries build and highlight their digital collections. Outside of work and reading, she enjoys hiking, gardening, wildlife photography, and planning trips to national parks. Tori is always happy to discuss all the books with strong nature settings.

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Explore these cli-fi reads on the Libby app, diving into imagined realities of a future on a warmer planet.

11 climate fiction books to inspire action (while they’re still fiction)

They're not horror, but these cli-fi reads might still give you a scare.

Joe Skelley has always been a lover of reading and the library. His love of libraries brought him to OverDrive where he works on the Marketing & Events team and hosts the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Joe loves to read horror, thrillers, magical realism, and the broad spectrum of YA! When he’s not working, Joe’s listening to audiobooks, working on a DIY project, and (most importantly) hanging out with his Boston Terrier, Roscoe.

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The intense and mysterious trailblazers of the zodiac, Scorpio will love these books picked just for them on the Libby reading app.

Books for Scorpio: Our picks for the passionate readers of the zodiac

Check out these picks for the mysterious trailblazers of the zodiac.

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Settle in with a piping hot PSL and one of these cozy mysteries on the Libby app to celebrate the season, minus the scares.

Pumpkin spice latte mysteries to savor this season

Grab a piping hot PSL and one of these cozy mysteries to celebrate fall.

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That’s a wrap on the 2024 #CheckOutYourLibrary Fiction & Film tour. Check out the highlights and follow along for updates on our travels in 2025!

What you might’ve missed on the first “Check Out Your Library Fiction & Film tour”

This year’s tour may be over, but the fun doesn’t stop here. Check out the highlights and follow along for updates on our travels in 2025!

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