Bookmobile Routes Cancelled

As of April 1st all Bookmobile routes will cancelled until further notice.

AudioBooks

After years of resistance to audiobooks, I suddenly find myself converted to a complete fan of the spoken word. The realization hit me the other evening when I was driving home from work – not only was I willing to postpone listening to All Things Considered, I was also raptly involved in listening to a part of “The Gravedigger’s Daughter” by Joyce Carol Oates that I had already read! I just didn’t consider it finished until I heard it being read aloud. I give the credit to my new appreciation to the county’s Public Health Director who enthusiastically recommends a new book on tape or CD every time I see her. I realize now how inattentively I was reading, and how my attention span has improved by forcing myself to listen carefully. Thanks, Gayle!! I’m always looking for new recommendations from everyone – please share.
-Jeanne

Online Book Clubs

I highly encourage everyone to try out the online book club feature on our website. Under the "reader's page" link, click on "Online Book Clubs" to sign up. I am signed up for the fiction book club, which is nationally run by Suzanne Beecher. Ms. Beecher sends book club members small sections of books via email each day. This is a wonderful, no-obligation way to explore new books that you may not otherwise try. If you like the book, you can come to the library and check out the book to read the entire title. If you do not like the book, simply wait until the following Monday when a new book is featured. Happy reading, everyone!
~Mel at the El Dorado Hills branch library