Featured Collections on NC Digital Library

by Edward Hirst  Rowan Public Library

Have you seen the Featured Collections on the NC Digital Library website? Featured Collections revolve around a theme and are generally available for a limited amount of time. These collections can contain downloadable Audiobooks, EBooks, and magazines. They are available for checkout by anyone with a library card number and PIN from Rowan Public Library at this web address: ncdigital.lib.overdrive.com/

Spring is in the Air is made up of 221 titles that cover subjects such as Travel, Nature, Gardening, and Home Design and Décor.  In the book The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects by Spike Carlsen you will find 76 simple, illustrated instructions to a build a variety of projects including plant supports, a greenhouse, or a chicken coop. All of the projects are written for novices using basic hand tools.

NC Middle School Battle of the Books contains 40 titles in Audio and EBook formats.  All of the titles for the 2016 edition are available except Schooled by Gordon Korman and A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen. Most titles can be checked out in either eBook or audiobook format. While it is a shared collection with other libraries, we also have some titles only available for our users through the library’s Advantage account.  Logging in with your Rowan Public Library card number automatically makes these titles available for you, no special login is required.

Reading Hamilton: The Musical is another Featured Collection on the NCDL website. Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is the inspiration for the hit Broadway musical Hamilton! and is available in both audio and eBook formats. Other titles in this collection include Duel with the Devil,  the story of how political rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr teamed up to take on America’s first sensational murder mystery and The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph J. Ellis.

All of these titles are available for reading and listening on a wide variety of personal devices such as phones, tablets, and mp3 players. Remember there are never any lost items or late fees with digital checkouts.