Free event highlights eBooks and audiobooks from the library -- anywhere, anytime
Traveling coast to coast, the Digital Bookmobile National Tour is making stops at Ridley Township Public Library & Resource Center on August 22, 2019 and Aston Public Library on August 23, 2019, both from 10 am to 4 pm. Community members are invited to this interactive exhibit to learn about and try eBooks and audiobooks available from Delaware County Libraries. Events are free and open to readers of all ages.
Library staff and eReading experts will be available on the Digital Bookmobile to guide visitors through the easy process of borrowing digital books. Readers with a valid library card can borrow their favorite titles 24/7 by visiting https://delco.overdrive.com/or by downloading the library's one-tap reading app, Libby, powered by OverDrive.
“The Digital Bookmobile is a wonderful event. It will give our library community the opportunity to come out and try our eBooks and audiobooks, with plenty of staff on hand to assist them,” said Delaware County Libraries Director Catherine Bittle. “This is just one of the many free services that our libraries offer.”
Readers at all levels of comfort and familiarity with eBooks are welcome at the Digital Bookmobile events. Staff will facilitate one-on-one tutorials to help visitors borrow and read or listen to eBooks and audiobooks. Equipped with interactive workstations, touchscreen activities, devices to sample titles and more, the Digital Bookmobile has everything a reader needs to get started. Popular devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle®, fill the Gadget Gallery for visitors to browse the Delaware County Libraries digital service.
Library cardholders can take advantage of the featured services to borrow eBooks and audiobooks free, 24/7 with no late fees on the library's website or by using the Libby app to read or listen instantly from virtually any smartphone, tablet or computer.
Delaware County Libraries is an agency of county government that provides support services for 26 independent member libraries. For information about the wide range of library services available to all county residents, visit www.delcolibraries.org.