Collection Development, Featured, Featured Titles Toni Morrison narrates two new recordings of her beloved classics Submitted by Kristen Luby on September 27, 2017

Award-winning author Toni Morrison returned to the studio to record never-before-available unabridged editions of SONG OF SOLOMON and PARADISE. Her brilliant readings add another level of musicality and magic to her already-poetic written words. AudioFile raves, “Morrison sets the gold standard for a writer narrating her own work.” Read more

Tagged: author-read, Classics, Fall '17, PARADISE, SONG OF SOLOMON, Toni Morrison

Promotions & Events, Promotions & Events Celebrate the freedom to listen on Banned Books Week 2017 Submitted by Kristen Luby on September 22, 2017

Sound off on censorship! Join the national literary community from September 24 through September 30, 2017 to celebrate your right to hear powerful stories. Read more

Tagged: Banned Books Week, Censorship, David Levithan, ELEANOR & PARK, Rainbow Rowell, TWO BOYS KISSING

Collection Development, Featured-LL Staff Picks: Beloved Classics and Backlist Gems available on audio this fall Submitted by Kristen Luby on September 13, 2017

Build your library’s audio collection with these award-winning bestsellers and listener favorites, now available from BOT/Listening Library. Including listens from bestselling authors Jon Scieszka, Brian Jacques, Mildred D. Taylor, and more!

Seventeen beloved classics are available this fall, including these outstanding listens that belong in every library’s collection: Read more

Tagged: Backlist Gems, Brian Jacques, Classics, Ellen Raskin, Jean Craighead George, Jon Scieszka, Logan Family Saga, Mildred D. Taylor, MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, REDWALL, Staff Picks, THE STINKY CHEESE MAN, THE WELL, THE WESTING GAME

Featured Titles Let’s Code, Girls! Submitted by Kristen Luby on August 23, 2017

Inspire young listeners to learn about computer science and technology with the new Girls Who Code audiobooks. Plus, find more STEM listens here. Read more

Tagged: GIRLS WHO CODE, Reshma Saujani, Sneaky STEM Listens, STEAM, STEM, THE FRIENDSHIP CODE