I have always loved reading. When I was growing up, I read as often as possible–and then some. My mom frequently had to tell me to stop reading and clean my room. The only problem: as I was cleaning, I’d come across some book that had slipped under my bed, or behind my desk, and I’d quickly become immersed in the pages. At school, I’d try to finish my work as quickly as possible so that I could get back to reading whatever book I’d brought for the day.
As I got older and gained new responsibilities and commitments, from sports teams in high school to challenging courses in college to driving to work, my time for reading got smaller and smaller. Fortunately, a couple of years ago I discovered audiobooks! These became my solution to my lack of time to read. When I’m driving, exercising, cooking, or cleaning, I’m almost always listening to an audiobook. From Stephen King to Jane Austen to J.K. Rowling, I’ll read just about anything on audio. It’s perfect! In fact, I often find that I catch more details of the book because I’m not skimming over pages when a story gets intense.
The library has always been the perfect place to feed my book addiction, and the same is true of audiobooks. At Dover, we have a wall full of books on CD, including nonfiction. We also have three different ways to check out audiobooks digitally, each with a slightly different collection. The Acoustik app by Axis 360 has some awesome titles available only to Dover Library patrons, from the latest Janet Evanovich to Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken. The Ohio Digital Library has a ton of titles to choose from, and you can listen right from your Overdrive app. Hoopla also has a lot of titles, and the best part is that you never have to wait! Everything is free and easily accessible with your Dover Library card.
Next time you’re dying to read a book but can’t seem to find the time, I encourage you to try checking out an audiobook. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be hooked 🙂
-Kathryn,Technology Manager