It’s all about the BOOKS here. Get the scoop on the hottest new releases and recommendations for underground indie favorites. Get ideas for your TBR list with seasonal and trending books along with more on your favorite genres and sub-genres.

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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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Books about Jewish American history or written by Jewish American authors

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Explore Jewish American history, religion, and storytelling with books by Jewish American authors this May and all year long on the Libby app from your library. 

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9 books to read for Jewish American Heritage Month

From history to fantasy to a time traveling Passover goat, explore these captivating stories.

Kate Frick is a collection development librarian working with school library partners. They love reading books to babies, going on long walks while listening to their favorite podcasts, and playing games of all shapes and sizes… and reading, of course!

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Find a few of the best fictional moms in books, movies, and TV series available to borrow free from your library on the Libby and Kanopy apps (Mom would approve).

Our favorite fictional moms to read & watch this Mother’s Day

They may not be real, but they've set the bar for mom greatness.

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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Discover new books coming out this May and read or listen to the audiobook for free on the Libby app from your library.

May 2025’s biggest books

Gear up for summer reading with these highly anticipated reads. ☀️

Melissa Marin is a Product Owner, mom of 2 and has loved reading since her days of devouring all the Babysitter Club books she could borrow from the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. When not reading, you can find her listening to comedy, pop culture and true-crime podcasts, watching feel-good TV and movies, and seeing live music.

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Discover the best funny audiobooks and comedy films to keep you laughing! You’ll be rolling with these rom-coms, absurd adventures & more on Libby from your library.

20+ funny audiobooks and comedy films that’ll make you LOL

Guaranteed to tickle your funny bone and brighten your day.

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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Grab your headphones and get ready to enjoy in your downtime — or anytime — some of the best new audiobooks for summer on the Libby app. 

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The best new audiobooks for summer listening

Grab your headphones and get ready to listen to this season's standouts.

Sarah Filiberto spent 10 years in public libraries planning programs, doing community outreach and answering every question under the sun. In her spare time, she loves to craft and try new hobbies, go to comic cons and spoil her pets, not necessarily in that order. 

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Starry sky and the headline: Star Wars Reading List

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Celebrate Star Wars Day with these 9 book recommendations for younglings to Jedi Knights and every age in between on the Libby app. 

May the 4th be with you: A Star Wars reading list

Celebrate Star Wars Day with a book for everyone from younglings to Jedi Knights.

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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Comics-style star with headline: Free Comic Book Day, May 3

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Check out these trending comic and graphic novels based on upcoming movie tie-ins or highly anticipated series on the Libby app—always free from your library.

Celebrate Free Comic Book Day with these 7 epic digital picks (and yes, they’re free!)

Visit your local comic book store on May 3 for free comics—and check out your library to borrow free comics every day.

A selection of books and films by AAPI authors or with AAPI actors

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Find books by AAPI authors on Libby and must-watch films starring AAPI actors on Kanopy that celebrate the talents of this vibrant community. 

20 books & movies to read and watch for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate the talents of this vibrant community.

Emma Dwyer is a Product Trainer at OverDrive, where she provides support to Public Library partners. She is also a former co-host of the Professional Book Nerds podcast. Prior to joining the Training team, Emma was a Digital Content Librarian. She enjoys reading, Love Island (UK), travel (to warmer climates like her home state of California), coffee, and hanging out with her family and dog.

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What should you read after “Great Big Beautiful Life”? Here are more books for fans of Emily Henry you can read in the Libby app. 

Loved “Great Big Beautiful Life”? Here are the best read-alikes to try next.

Romance readers, rejoice! And read these rom-coms after you finish Henry's latest.

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