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Short Takes - A Good Way to Listen

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Maybe you have a short commute. 

 

Maybe you are taking a very short trip in the car. 

 

Maybe you are someone who has small bits of spare time throughout your day.

 

Maybe you have a short attention span.

 

For any or all of these reasons you may want to try audiobooks that are collections of short pieces.  They could be traditional short stories or short true stories that inspire you or make you laugh.  In any case, it doesn't take much time, as compared to a full length book, to get from the beginning to the end of a complete work.

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Remember Bookmobiles?

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Neither do we.  But downloading  OverDrive audiobooks and eBooks brings your library to you this summer, just like the bookmobile did. 

Why download audiobooks?

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BTPL patrons and staff tell you why OverDrive audiobooks rock!

Scandinavian Sleuths

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Are you trying to find more authors from Scandinavia like Steig Larsson?  Why not give these authors a try? 

It's Orange Barrel Season

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Have you seen Telegraph Road lately?

 

There's a way around all of the construction chaos--stay home and download OverDrive audiobooks and eBooks this summer.

NetLibrary Audio

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In April, 2010, Bloomfield Township Public Library discontinued its subscription to the NetLibrary/Recorded Books Audio collection.  (Our NetLibrary eBook collection was not affected.) 

 

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New Audiobooks

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We add close to fifty new titles to the audiobook collection each month.  You would never know it to look at the new item shelves!  New audiobooks tend to be snatched up within hours of when they hit the shelves. 

 

New Audiobooks

Get to the Point--eBooks are hot

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Take your books anywhere this summer on a convenient eBook reader like the Sony Reader, BN nook or the new Kobo (not Kindle).   See what's new in eBook bestsellers--free to you from our OverDrive collection.   Watch a 3-minute video to get started.

 

 

And the winner is...

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2010 Audie Awards

The Audie Awards for 2010 have been announced!   These Oscars of the audiobook world are given annually in 30 categories.  View the finalists and winners.   Check our OverDrive collection  for many of the audiobooks on this list.

 

 

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