September 16, 2016 marks the 3rd International Read an eBook Day-- a celebration of modern storytelling when readers around the world are encouraged to choose from millions of free eBooks from their local library. So far, in 2016, Atlantic County Library System patrons have borrowed 44,691 eBooks and eAudiobooks.

As a complement to physical books, eBooks provide convenient and instant access to reading.  ACLS patrons can download free digital titles anytime, anywhere with a library card number and an internet-connected computer or device though our eBook collections: OverDrive, Axis 360, OneClickdigital and TumbleBooks Library for Kids.

Everyone is also invited to share what they are reading on social media and join the #eBookLove conversation. On Twitter, make sure to address @aclslibrarian so we can share your tweets. To learn more about how to participate in International Read an eBook Day, visit readanebookday.com.

Read an eBook Day also falls in the middle of Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Atlantic County Library System joins the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to make sure that every student has the most important school supply of all – a free library card. To sign up for a library card, visit your local branch in person and you can begin checking out digital titles immediately.

TIME Magazine released their list of “The 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time” and “The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time.” You may have read some of these books as a child or young adult or perhaps you have a child reading one now. Or maybe, you might be reading one now as a not-so-young adult. Whenever you read them, these novels have and will continue to shape lives for generations.  How many have you read? Use our library collection to re-read some of your favorites or find new ones no matter what your age.

Read more for full list of YA titles chosen.