New Digital Items-August 2024

All the Colors of the Dark Chris Whitaker, Edoardo Ballerini Audiobook
The Blue Hour: A Novel (unabridged) Paula Hawkins, Gemma Whelan Audiobook
Enemy at the Gates Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, George Guidall Audiobook
The Four Loves C. S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis Audiobook
Here Lies a Vengeful B Codie Crowley, Justis Bolding Audiobook
It Ends With Us Colleen Hoover, Olivia Song Audiobook
The Lost Years, Part I Nicholas Sansbury Smith, R. C. Bray Audiobook
The Outsiders S.E. Hinton, Spike McClure Audiobook
Sandwich: A Novel (unabridged) Catherine Newman, Nan McNamara Audiobook
Term Limits Vince Flynn, Nick Sullivan Audiobook
Thank You, Mr. Falker Patricia Polacco, Kate Forbes Audiobook
Total Power Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills, George Guidall Audiobook
Unplugged Gordon Korman, A.J Beckles, Maxwell Glick, et. al. Audiobook
The Wedding People: A Novel (unabridged) Alison Espach, Helen Laser Audiobook
A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin, Rob Inglis Audiobook
All the Colors of the Dark: A Read with Jenna Pick Chris Whitaker eBook
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness Jonathan Haidt eBook
The Blue Hour: A Novel Paula Hawkins eBook
Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations—and Take Over Our Lives J. W. Ocker eBook
Dying to Win Eileen Goudge eBook
Emily’s Big Discovery Liz Kessler, Joanie Stone eBook
The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts Delyth Badder, Mark Norman eBook
The God of the Woods: A Novel Liz Moore eBook
Remarkably Bright Creatures: A Novel Shelby Van Pelt eBook
The Summer She Went Missing Chelsea Ichaso eBook
Take a Chance Military Romance Box Set Caridad Pineiro eBook
Wear It Well: Reclaim Your Closet and Rediscover the Joy of Getting Dressed Allison Bornstein eBook
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Libby Book Awards!

March 12th was the first Libby Book Awards! Libby of course is the eBook and eAudiobook reading app that is free to use with a library card! Scroll down to see the award winners and put a copy on hold today!

Winner for Best Adult Fiction

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - ebook

eBook/ eAudiobook

Honorable Mention:

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Title details for Tom Lake by Ann Patchett - Wait list

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Adult Nonfiction

The Wager by David Grann

Title details for The Wager by David Grann - Wait list
eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Divine Rivals - Audiobook
eBook/ eAudiobook

Honorable mention:

What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez

Title details for What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez - Wait list

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Audiobook

I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai

Title details for I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai - Wait list
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Winner for Best Debut Author

The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes

Title details for The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes - Wait list

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Diverse Author

Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

Title details for Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling - Available

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Memoir & Autobiography

Pageboy by Elliot Page

Title details for Pageboy by Elliot Page - Available

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Mystery

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Title details for Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto - Wait list

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Thriller

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

Title details for Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll - Wait list

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Winner for Best Romance

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

Georgie, All Along - ebook

eBook/ eAudiobook

Honorable mention: 

We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian

Title details for We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian - Wait list

eBook

Winner for Best Fantasy

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Fourth Wing - ebook

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Romantasy

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros

Title details for Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros - Wait list

eBook/ eAudiobook

Winner for Best Science Fiction

System Collapse by Martha Wells 

Title details for System Collapse by Martha Wells - Wait list

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Winner for Best Historical Fiction

Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward

Title details for Let Us Descend by Jesmyn Ward - Available

eBook/ eAudiobook

 

Winner for Best Book Club Pick

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang

Title details for Yellowface by R. F. Kuang - Wait list

eBook/ eAudiobook

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Blackstone Unlimited is now available!

A new way to listen to audiobooks! Blackstone Unlimited is available with your Andover Library Card. Visit BlackstoneUnlimited.com, or download the app. You can use your Andover Library Card to sign up and listen to audiobooks anytime for free.
Click this link to get started: https://www.blackstoneunlimited.com/customer/account/create
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Using Overdrive and the Sunflower eLibrary

Overdrive, or the Sunflower eLibrary, is a great way to check out ebooks and audiobooks from the Andover Public Library.

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To begin, in your web browser, go to https://sunflowerelibrary.overdrive.com/sunflowerelibrary-andover/content

 

1. Click the Sign In button on the top right of the page

 

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2. Select Andover Public Library from the pull-down menu.

 

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3. Enter your fourteen-digit barcode number from the back of your card. Your password is your last name in lowercase letters.

 

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4. Once you’re logged in, you will see the Sign In button is now My Account. From here, you can view your loans and holds, see which items you have on your wish list, which items you’ve rated, and change your account settings.

 

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5. To search for an ebook, audiobook, author, or subject/genre, select the Search button. You can search by title, author, and genre! Interested in crime books? Search “Crime.” Interested in all books by John Grisham? Search “John Grisham.” Interested in Regency romance novels? Search “Regency Romance.” Give it a try!

 

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6. The search results will show audio and ebooks both. You can filter your search by selecting the categories to the left. To search for all available titles, select Available Now under Availability. To limit your search to ebooks or audiobooks, select the appropriate item under Ebooks and Audiobooks.

 

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If an ebook or audiobook is available, an orange bar with the words Available will show at the top of the cover image (see “The Rooster Bar” in the image below). If a book is checked out, a white bar with the words Wait List will show at the top of the cover image (see “The Reckoning” in the image below).

 

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7. To find out more information about a book, select the book’s image or title. This will allow you to read a short description of the book, see what formats it is available in, read a sample, and either check the item out or place it on hold.

 

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8. To place a hold on an ebook or audiobook from the search screen, select the Place a Hold button below the title. The pop-up notification will show you where you are in line for that item and how many copies the library owns. You will also see several “read-a-likes” that you might want to check out! When the item is available, you will receive an email.

 

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9. To check out an item from the search screen, select the Borrow button below the title. Choose whether you’d like the item for 7 or 14 days and again select Borrow

 

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You have the option to read the ebook in the browser, download an EPUB version, or read with your Kindle. With audiobooks, you can listen in the browser or download an MP3 version.

 

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Should you have any questions about using Overdrive and the Sunflower eLibrary, APL staff are always happy to answer questions.

Happy reading!

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