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Gabriela Mendicino is a lifelong reader, houseplant addict, and literal tree-hugger. She lives in the Cleveland area with the Mendicino Menagerie (a toddler, two dogs, three cats, a lot of fish, and one sometimes-grumpy man) and can and will launch into a tirade about how much she loves them so, you know...watch out for that.

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From getting a library card to showing up at the polls, here are a few ways you can show your local library a little love for all they do!

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10 ways to celebrate Library Lovers’ Month & support your local branch

Give your library a little love this month. 💝

Marissa Perschke has a passion for travel and love of reading that led her to join OverDrive’s experiential marketing team in 2019. As the full-time traveler with the Library Vehicle on the Fiction and Film Tour, she helps library patrons across the U.S. and Canada learn how to use the Libby and Kanopy apps. On her long drives between cities, she’s usually listening to magical realism or adventure memoirs. 

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Check out your library for your best year yet!

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Ready for a new year and a new you? Look to your local library and the Libby app for free resources to help you meet your goals. 

5 resolutions your library can actually help you keep this year

Learn how your library can inspire a new you.

Annie Suhy is the editor of Libby Life. 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. She is an Aries.

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The kid residents of Hickory Hollow and the headline "Welcome to Hickory Hollow"

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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!

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Shop gifts for book and library lovers at the Plot Threads shop featuring merchandise from your favorite library apps— Libby, Kanopy, and Sora.

Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Unique ideas for library lovers

Shop gifts featuring your favorite library apps—Libby, Kanopy, and Sora!

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Let your library help you stay festive and frugal this season with these tips for making the most of the holiday for less. 

10 holiday hacks from the library to get you in the spirit & save money

The library's the spot to stay frugal and festive. 🎁

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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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For Banned Books Week, take a look at these frequently challenged books that made it onto the big screen. Check them out on Kanopy or the Libby app. 

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12 banned books that were made into movies

For Banned Books Week, check out these frequently challenged books that made it onto the big screen.

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Join the fun on 9/18 by using #ebooklove and celebrate the joys of modern storytelling on the Libby app. 

6 ways to celebrate Read an Ebook Day

Join the conversation by using #ebooklove on social media &amp; tell us why you love ebooks!

Marisa Arancibia is a Digital Content Librarian on OverDrive's Global Libraries and Education team. She loves curating collections of favorite reads and discussing nerdy lore and fan theories with her fellow book people. When she's not working, she can be found reading thriller and fantasy novels, traveling, and playing with her goofy rescue dog, Swarley.

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Find out how a library card is your ticket to free programs, clubs, movies, books on the Libby app, and much more.

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Browse around for all things bookish! Find what to read next, news and reading trends, author interviews, tips and tricks on the Libby library reading app and much more.

Introducing the freshly rebranded podcast for book lovers! Same great conversations, new cozy vibe.

Say hello to Book Lounge by Libby!

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Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and more from your local library for free! Libby is the newer library reading app by OverDrive, loved by millions of readers worldwide.

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