Libby
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http://southtexas.lib.overdrive.com
Overdrive has been updated, please contact
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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 Phillip Margolin. Margolin was born in New York City in 1944. After receiving a B.A. in Government in 1965, from American University in Washington, D.C., he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Liberia until 1967. He graduated from the New York University School of Law in 1970, and has worked for 25 years as a criminal defense attorney, an occupation of choice inspired by the Perry Mason books. He started to work in 1970 at the Oregon Court of Appeals.
He published his first story, a short story titled "The Girl in the Yellow Bikini", in 1974, and became a full-time writer in 1996. He has written 12 books as of January 2007. He lists as his favorite writer Joseph Conrad, and among his favorite books War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy and Stone City by Mitchell Smith.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillip_Margolin
ESL Classes
New Titles in the Library
Adult Fiction
An Insignificant Case – Phillip Margolin
The Grey Wolf – Louise Penny
Social Security 101– Michele Cagan
The More the Terrier– David Rosenfelt
Sonny Boy – Al Pacino
In too Deep– Lee Child
What Does It Feel Like – Sophie Kinsella
Young Adult/Junior Fiction
DarkWing Duck – Doug Gray
DogMan, Big Jim Begins– Dav Pilkey
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
"Everything you need for better future and success has already been written. And guess what? All you have to do is go to the library." ~ Henri Frederic Amiel
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