Backyard Poultry magazine on Flipster

Whether you’re already in the poultry business or want to know more about chickens and eggs, Backyard Poultry is a colorful look at chickens and their  habitats and great source of information for all types of readers.

From show chickens to county affairs, this bi-monthly magazine offers expert advice on keeping your flock healthy, picking out the right rooster, as well as great recipes and feature articles.

In the June/July issue, read about a young entrepreneur’s journey in the poultry business and how organizations are leading young people toward the business.

To access Flipster, visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads, scroll to Flipster and sign in with your library card.

Lion’s Roar magazine on Flipster

Do you know about our Lion’s Roar magazine on Flipster? It shares Buddhist wisdom for your heart and mind. Inside this month’s issue are articles about how to be calm and resilient, tips for meditation, what to do in an emergency and book suggestions.

You can read Lion’s Roar for free with your library card. Here’s how:

Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.

Looking for more? Try these keyword searches for eBooks and eAudiobooks:

Buddhist meditation
mindfulness
resilience

Black Voices digital collection

Take a look at our Black Voices digital collection on OverDrive.

These titles are currently available for you, with no holds.

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo – eBook

Solitary by Albert Woodfox – eBook

Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom – eBook

The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom – eBook

Our Black Voices collection includes many other eBooks and eAudiobooks to download or reserve. You can view the entire collection here.

National Iced Tea Day – recipes and books for you!

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Nothing is better on a hot summer day than a tall glass of iced tea. To celebrate National Iced Tea Day, here are some recipes and a few books to enjoy while you sip!

Lemonade Tea

Sweet Tea

20,000 Secrets of Tea by Victoria Zak – eBook

The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura – eBook

Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper – eBook

Looking for more books about tea and tea-related mysteries? Visit this keyword search.

Baby eagle livestream update

In an earlier post we shared links from explore.org to livestreams of birds and animals across the world. One of the most interesting links was of these baby eagles.

Have these birds grown! They are “teenagers” now and are preparing for their first flight. If you’re lucky, you can see them practice by spreading their wings and running across the nest. Their wingspans are already impressive. See them here.

In the distance, you will often see one of the parents perched on a branch, guarding the nest and searching with its “eagle eye” for fish in the stream far below.

When will these nearly-grown birds leave the nest?

You can read more about eagles and other birds in these Flipster magazines. Here’s how: visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.

June is Audiobook month

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Did you know that June is Audiobook Month? Audiobooks are a great way to hear a story while you’re driving, walking or doing things around the house. Besides those boring tasks at home, jigsaw puzzles, coloring, knitting and needlework can be terrific companions to an audiobook. And audiobook narrators are talented storytellers, bringing drama and subtle nuances to life.

To celebrate Audiobook Month, we have a collection of Great Narrators ready for you to download on your device.  You can view the collection here.

Need help downloading your audiobooks? Click here for OverDrive help.

Virtual Program June 18 – Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club

The Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, June 18 at 1:00 pm. Please join us to discuss The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie is regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the masters of the mystery novel. This classic manor-house mystery introduces Christie’s much beloved character, the detective Hercule Poirot.

You can download this Always Available eBook here.

Registration is required. This program supports PA Forward Civic and Social Literacy.

Happy National Paper Airplane Day

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Learn more about the origin of paper airplanes and watch a how-to video here.

Got the flying bug? Here are some fiction and nonfiction stories about aviation, ready for take-off on your device:

The Aviators – Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight by Winston Groom – eBook available now

The Aviator’s Wife – A Novel by Melanie Benjamin – eBook available now

A Higher Call – An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos – audiobook available now

Hornet Flight by Ken Follett – eBook available now

Sully – My Search for What Really Matters by Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, III – eBook available now

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough – Willing to hop on a short waitlist? This audiobook available soon!

Looking for more? Try these keyword searches:

aviation
flying
paper airplanes