Libby
Overdrive/Libby
Libby Powered by OverDrive
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eBooks, audiobooks
& more on your computer, mobile device, iPod® or eBook reader
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http://southtexas.lib.overdrive.com
Overdrive has been updated, please contact
the library at 361-758-2350 to update your
password. Usernames remain the same.
The Overdrive app is no longer available.
Libby is the new application for Overdrive.
App can be found on the app store.
Attached is a slideshow that will help
you get started with Libby.
Author of the Month
This month we are featuring author Ben Mezrich. Ben Mezrich is a popular American author known for writing thriller, science fiction, horror, fantasy, nonfiction, and children’s books. He has written a number of standalone novels in his career, most of which have been widely successful. Mezrich graduated magna cum laude from the Harvard University with a degree in the subject of Social Studies in 1991. Some of the books written by author Mezrich bear the pen name Holden Scott. Mezrich is mostly known for writing nonfiction books. The best-known nonfiction work of author Mezrich is called Bringing Down the House. This book describes the story of 6 MIT students, who win millions of dollars by betting on blackjack games at numerous Las Vegas casinos using a sophisticated system of card counting. This book had become highly successful after its release and was also adapted into a Hollywood film.
https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/ben-mezrich/
ESL Classes
New Titles in the Library
Adult Fiction
The Mistress and the Key– Ben Mezrich
Triangle– Danielle Steel
Murder Island– James Patterson
Identity Unknown– Patricia Cornwell
Framed – John Grisham
The Boyfriend– Freida McFadden
Midnight and Blue– Ian Rankin
Young Adult/Junior Fiction
Kitty and the Stolen Storybook– Paula Harrison
The Haunted Mansion: Storm & Shade– Claudia Gray
Gravity Falls: Once Upon a Swine– Tracey West
Portal of Texas History
The Portal of Texas History has started to upload AP Progress newspapers (1935-1945). The following link will take you to the site.
Quote of the Day
"Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The only entrance requirement is interest." ~ Lady Bird Johnson
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