What started out as an experiment is starting to take off! I wondered if people would be interested in a new format for audio books, and I had my doubts. Personally, I fear change and resist it at every opportunity. Just asked my friend who had to pry my last 8-track (Van Halen's Diver Down) out of my hands.
Playaways, the beeper sized (but much lighter) digital audio books are catching on in popularity here at the Westhampton Free Library. We just put a new order out on the shelves and have more on the way. One patron told me she listens while running because the unit is so light. Another told me she listens in bed before she goes to sleep, "it's like someone telling me a story at bedtime" she said.
The growing selection features both popular fiction and non-fiction, and as always we are happy to take suggestions.
There is still time to get in on this year's Long Island Reads book discussion for Aloft by Chang-rae Lee. We will be having our "one island, one book" meeting on Monday April 28th. There are several copies of the book still available behind the circulation desk, so please check one out
and join us on the 28th, all are welcome.
and join us on the 28th, all are welcome. 