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Shelia Mawdsley did everything from answering questions at the Reference Desk to tech training to running a classic lit book club in her 17 years in public libraries. Now she helps other public libraries make the most of their OverDrive collections. In her spare time, she’s either writing or reading, usually with an opera playing in the background. If you ever run into her, ask Shelia about #WITMonth.

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If you can’t get enough Big Sky country, cattle, and crime, these “Yellowstone” read-alikes on the Libby app are for you. 

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Books like “Yellowstone” every western fan should read

Saddle up for these Dutton family saga read-alikes.

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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A kid holding a phone with the ebook "Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key"

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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!

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. 

The best celebrity cookbooks of 2024

Sample what these celebs have cooked up!

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Check out Kanopy's most-watched films of the week for 11/11/2024 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.

Gryphon Beyerle is an Account Manager at OverDrive specializing in international publisher services. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where she’s stuck in a Groundhog-Day-style loop of snacking, reading, and napping.

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Step back in time and journey through the decades of the 20th century with these historical fiction ebooks and audiobooks on the Libby app. 

Retro reads: Books set in every decade from 1910 to 2000

Take a literary road trip through the decades.

Kiki Faison has dreamed of being a writer for as long as she can remember, and today she’s living that dream. When she's not working, or volunteering locally, she enjoys exploring nature with her daughter and pup, getting lost in suspense novels, and hunting for treasures while thrifting.

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Discover the UK’s most highly anticipated new books being released this November in the Libby app.

November 2024 must-reads from the UK to add to your TBR

Turn the page on a new season with this month's best books.

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Discover Australia and New Zealand’s most highly anticipated new books being released this November in the Libby app.

November 2024’s top books in Australia & New Zealand for your summer escape

Summer essentials = these hot new reads.

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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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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.

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