OverDrive is postponing Big Library Read, originally scheduled for June 22 - July 13, to August. They are sorry for the inconvenience.

The Big Library Read is available June 22 through July 13! Borrow the featured title "The Darwin Affair" by Tim Mason with no waitlists or holds from Libby & OverDrive

Intellectually stimulating and viscerally exciting, "The Darwin Affair" is breathtaking from start to stop." -- Wall Street Journal

London, June 1860: When an assassination attempt is made on Queen Victoria, and a petty thief is gruesomely murdered moments later—and only a block away—Chief Detective Inspector Charles Field quickly surmises that these crimes are connected to an even more sinister plot. Was Victoria really the assassin’s target? Are those closest to the Crown hiding something? And who is the shadowy figure witnesses describe as having lifeless, coal-black eyes? Read the rest of the summary at biglibraryread.com.

Use #BigLibraryRead on social media for a chance to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet from OverDrive!

NewsBank: Learn about Lady Liberty

Over 130 years ago this month, in June 1885 the Statue of Liberty Arrives in New York City from France

On June 17, 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City – a gift from France as an expression of friendship, mutual desire for freedom, and to honor the late President Lincoln for his abolishment of slavery.

Read about Lady Liberty’s history from the Lake County News in NewsBank’s resource: https://bit.ly/3diOidL

NewsBank is a free resource from Whitman County Library - Explore and research people, events, and issues across the globe and throughout history, access NewsBank now.