Explore Alberta ebooks
As it is Canada’s 150th birthday this year, many Canadians are delving into Canadian books and now you can also discover more Alberta authors through “Read Alberta eBooks.”
This collection of over 1,000 Alberta-published eBooks, made available through a partnership between The Public Library Service Branch (PLSB) and Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA), is now available! The largest of its kind in Canada, the collection represents 24 Alberta publishers, with genres including: literary fiction, graphic novels, poetry, drama, mystery, memoir, biography, self-help, humour, scholarly, young adult and speculative fiction.
They are available on the Digital Content section of the library’s website www.lethlib.ca under the “Fiction, Poetry, Literature and the Arts” heading. The catalogue is browsable by genre, title, author, or publisher, and you can sign in using your library card barcode and PIN. The eBooks are readable on mobile devices, eReaders, and computers, with step-by-step set-up instructions for each type of device available: http://chinookarch.cantookstation.com/help/guides.
In 2016, Lethbridge Public Library customers borrowed 116,869 eBooks. If you click on Downloadable Books on the library website you will be guided through some eBook choices such as:
Just Added: Recent titles include “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by Neil DeGrasse Tyson; “Chasing Space” by Leland Melvin; “Knife” by John Tesar; “All the Lives I Want” by Alana Massey; “A Generation of Sociopaths” by Bruce Cannon Gibney; “How the Hell Did This Happen, the election of 2016” by P.J. O’Rourke and “The Moral Economy” by Samuel Bowles.
Too Hot to Hold: “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak; “Sycamore Row” by John Grisham; “A Wanted Man” by Lee Child; “When Breath Becomes Air” by Paul Kalanithi; “The Giver” by Lois Lowry; “The Black Echo” by Michael Connelly; “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn and “The Martian” by Andy Weir.
Your Next Great Read: “Go Set a Watchman” by Harper Lee; “Never Too Late” by Robyn Carr; “The Revenge of Analog” by David Sax; “Far From the Tree” by Andrew Solomon; “David Bowie, the last interview” by David Bowie and “Serial Monogamy” by Kate Taylor.
Poetry Month: “Eunoia” by Christian Bok; “Various Positions, a Life of Leonard Cohen” by Ira B. Nadel; “You Drive Me Crazy” by Mary D. Esselman; “Dog Songs” by Mary Oliver and “Prelude to Bruise” by Jones Saeed.
For Kids eBooks, the featured inspiration choices include: New Stuff, Harry Potter, Trending Now; OverDrive Read-Alongs, Comics for Kids and Your Next Great Read. Check the new teen additions as well (subject categories include fantasy, romance, science fiction and mystery).