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MAY 2022

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Longer Days & More Books

Spring reading is heating up

NEWS

Libby & OverDrive 

EBooks fans: We love your passion for this library service! Thanks for sharing your tips and suggestions to help us work through some unexpected hiccups with our eBooks services. We've added more answers to our frequently asked questions page at SLOLibrary.org  


We're also busy adding more titles in Libby/OverDrive, so please let us know if there's something you'd like that we don't have. And check out our selection of eBooks and audiobooks at cloudLibrary and Hoopla—The apps are available in your favorite app store.

Thank you for your patience. Please let us know if something doesn't look right in your account. We want to fix it! 

BOOKS & READING

Author Talk: Merle Haggard was a Friend of Mine

SATURDAY, MAY 21 | 2 pm
Arroyo Grande Library
Outdoor Sunshade Area


Writer Raymond H. McDonald shares his 2021 book and his stories about his friend of more than 50 years, country music legend Merle Haggard
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New Books

The Maid

by Nina Prose

How High We Go in the Dark

by Sequoia Nagamatsu

Portrait of a Thief

by Grace Li

The Power of Regret

by Daniel Pink

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Psst! Here's a Summer Reading Sneak Peek

Summer Reading officially starts June 1, but you can register for our Summer Reading Challenge now! Let's reach 1 million reading minutes together this summer. 

REGISTER

Asian American and Pacific Islander
Heritage Month

Rise: A Pop History of Asian America

by Jeff Yang

Dial A for Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

by Paula Yoo

Unfinished: A Memoir

by Priyanka Chopra Jonas

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All County of San Luis Obispo Public Libraries will be closed Monday, 5/30, in observance of Memorial Day.

TOP PICKS


Celebrate The Skin You Live In at the Library

SATURDAY, MAY 7 | 11 am

San Luis Obispo Library
Atascadero Library
Cambria Library

Book giveaways, book-making, and a special virtual appearance from the author and illustrator of The Skin You Live In, Michael Tyler and David Lee Csicsko. For ages 3+ and their families.

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Tidepools on Tour with the Central Coast Aquarium

SATURDAY, MAY 14 | Noon
Los Osos Library
SATURDAY, MAY 21 | Noon
Morro Bay Library

Travelling creatures include hermit crabs, sea stars, decorator crabs, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sea anemones, gumboot chitons, keyhole limpets, sea snails, mussels, scallops, algae and more!

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New DVDs

Licorice Pizza


Clean

Kin, Season 1

Without Remorse

BROWSE DVDs

Staff Picks

100 Things We've Lost to the Internet

by Pamela Paul

The Man Who Caught the Storm

by Brantley Hargrove

The Power of Geography

by Tim Marshall

A Hundred Flowers

by Gail Tsukiyama

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Donations Drive for TMHA Library Outreach Team

Transitions Mental Health Association's Library Outreach Team is rounding up new and gently used items for our neighbors in need through May 10. Drop off donations at Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Los Osos, Morro Bay, and San Luis Obispo libraries. 

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PUZZLER

Word nerds and bird nerds unite! Try this month's brainteaser from the Puzzlemaster Deck eBook series by NPR's puzzlemaster, Will Shortz (available on Hoopla). Answers are found at the end of the newsletter. 

Start with a word meaning 'on fire', add the letter O at the end, and you'll get the name of a bird. 

What bird is it?


ASK US!

Does Libby/OverDrive have fewer items now?


We’re no longer sharing materials with Black Gold libraries, so the catalog is smaller. We are working hard to add patron suggestions and new titles, and we'll be adding more titles in the coming months. Please let us know if there's something you'd like that we don't have. We also suggest trying our other download and streaming services,  Hoopla and cloudLibrary. The apps are available at your favorite app store.

How do I remove Black Gold from my Libby/OverDrive? 

If you have anything currently borrowed from Black Gold on Libby, it will stay there until you've returned the book. Black Gold should automatically disappear when you've added your County of SLO Public Libraries card and viewed your account or checked something out. We don't recommend uninstalling/reinstalling the app—That might erase certain tags, lists, or histories.


You can also remove the Black Gold card by selecting it, then selecting Actions (ACTIONS is written on the card).

Find more answers to your questions at our

Frequently Asked Questions page at SLOLibrary.org

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