WATCH: Listening Library Fall 2020 Buzz! Jen chats with the editorial team Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on October 9, 2020

Jen R from PRH Library Marketing is joined by the editorial team, Rebecca and Emily, from Listening Library, to talk about which audiobooks librarians can recommend to kids and families this fall into winter. From antiracist listening picks, to exciting author reads, school-themed audiobooks, laugh-out-loud listens, and much more, there’s something for everyone. Happy viewing—and happy listening! Read more

Tagged: audiobook buzz, book buzz, Fall 2020

Audiobooks Are Not Cheating! Back-to-School Digital Resources & more Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 31, 2020

As we head into a back-to-school season unlike any we have ever known, let audiobooks provide comfort, company, entertainment, and education to your young patrons and families. After all, audiobooks are not cheating! Here is the science behind WHY: Read more

Tagged: Audiobooks are not cheating, Educators, resource

“I am a library goer.” Kenneth C. Davis reflects on libraries, lockdown, and audiobooks Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 27, 2020

Kenneth C. Davis is the author of The New York Times bestselling DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT® HISTORY which gave rise to the DON’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT® series. He is also the author of the The New York Times bestseller AMERICA’S HIDDEN HISTORY. His newest audiobook, STRONGMAN, goes on sale October 6, 2020. Davis lives in New York with his wife.

“I am a library goer. As a small boy, I went to the Mount Vernon Public library with my mother every week. And I distinctly remember walking up those grand marble steps, as if I were going into a Greek temple. Read more

Tagged: Author Guest Post, Kenneth C. Davis, Library, Library Card Sign-Up Month, STRONGMAN

Civil Rights Icon Ruby Bridges to Narrate THIS IS YOUR TIME audiobook Submitted by Jennifer Rubins on August 14, 2020

***CIVIL RIGHTS ICON RUBY BRIDGES TO PUBLISH THIS IS YOUR TIME, INSPIRATIONAL NEW BOOK AND AUDIOBOOK COMING FALL 2020*** Read more

Tagged: author-read, Civil Rights, Read by the Author