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The Atlantic County Library System is participating in the World’s Largest Digital Book Club
June 23 - July 7, 2016

The Big Library Read connects millions of readers around the world with the same eBook at the same time. For a two-week period beginning June 23, users will be able to borrow the eBook, A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain from our Overdrive eCollection and participate in a worldwide version of a local book club. There will be no waitlists for this popular mystery with a twist.

A Murder in Time is an intricate mystery about a brilliant FBI agent, Kendra, who finds herself transported back in time to the 1800s. Relegated to the servant class, she stumbles across a gruesome murder, and she alone recognizes they have a serial killer in their midst. Kendra scrambles to solve the case before it takes her own life – 200 years before she was ever born. At its core, Julie McElwain’s debut novel is a puzzle, a hunt for a murderer and a quest for justice.

To borrow A Murder In Time, readers should sign into the South Jersey Audiobook and eBook Download Center with their Atlantic County Library System card number and PIN. A Murder in Time can be read on all major computers and devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle®. The eBook will be available with no wait lists and will automatically expire at the end of the lending period, so there are never any late fees.

The Big Library Read is a free program made possible through a partnership between OverDrive and Pegasus Books, publisher of A Murder in Time. The title was selected based on a survey of more than 20,000 library readers.

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Sign with Marcus, Learn with Mango

Local student Marcus Cruz is a self-taught polyglot. Currently, Marcus knows 18 languages- all learned by using the Atlantic County Library System's Mango Languages service. Having already mastered Brazilian Portuguese, Tagalog and American Sign Language, he wants to teach himself more, and with 71 languages offered by Mango Languages he has plenty to choose from. Marcus' story was recently featured on the Slice of Mango blog and you can follow him on Instagram.

This summer, Marcus is volunteering his knowledge by facilitating three sessions on American Sign Language at the Mays Landing Branch. Each session of Sign Language with Marcus is divided into three weeks covering the alphabet, numbers and phrases.

Sign Language with Marcus: Introduction to American Sign Language
Mays Landing Branch
Session 1: June 1, 8 &15
Session 2: July 6, 13 & August 3
Session 3: August 10, 17 & 24
Wednesdays at 6:30-7:30 pm

If interested in one of the three sessions, please register in person at the Mays Landing Branch or by calling 609-625-2776, ext. 6304.

Featured Database: ReferenceUSA

ReferenceUSA is the leading provider in business and consumer research for small business owners, entrepreneurs, job seekers, students and people looking to move. The Atlantic County Library System offers full access to this database to help users create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds, as well as locate and research people and companies.

Learn how to take advantage of all ReferenceUSA has to offer
by registering for their free online webinars.

Over A Million, Thanks!

1,124,147 items circulated in 2015!

Thanks to you, and our staff, for making 2015 a year for the books; not to mention the movies, music, computers, databases and programs!

2015 Atlantic County Library Statistics

810,746 people walked through our doors
There were:
- 53,443 card holders
- 388,097 printed volumes owned
- 24,855 audio volumes owned
- 37,433 video volumes owned
- 1.8 million views on our website
- 100,767 hits on over 25 subscribed databases
- 18,962 eBooks and eAudiobooks owned
- 151,550 downloads or views in 10 digital media services
- 142 public computers available with internet
- 170,231 computer users
- 61,654 WiFi sessions
- 346,365 pages printed
- 971 children programs
- 122 young adult programs
- 774 adult programs
- 3,119 reservations made for our meeting rooms
- 27,398 reference requests

eMags Made More Manageable

Note: As of June 27, 2017, Zinio is now RBdigital Magazines. Same service, new name.

Discovering, checking out and reading eMagazines is now easier to do in the Zinio for Libraries app.

Users no longer have to sign into or navigate multiple websites to enjoy free eMagazines from the Atlantic County Library System.

To browse and checkout eMagazines, click on the "Checkout magazines" link at the bottom the app screen. (If the link does not respond the first time you try this, uninstall and reinstall the app.)
To read your eMagazine, return to the app by using the "Back to Libraries" arrow on the top left of your iOS screen or the back button on your android device. From the settings options, which can be found on the top left of the Zinio for Libraries screen, use the "Refresh Library" button if you do not see a eMagazine you checked out.
To read eMagazine offline, click the "cloud" icon to download it onto your device.

Get the Zinio for Libraries app
to access complete digital editions of popular magazines
on all your mobile devices!

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