Check Out the Library's OverDrive Collection to Celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month

September is just around the corner and with it comes Library Card Sign-Up Month - a perfect time to discover all the incredible resources the library has to offer! If you didn’t know, your MCard serves as your library card. While you don’t need to sign up for an additional card, this month is a fantastic time to check out the array of streaming, gaming, and reading materials available here at the University library! 

One such resource is the library’s OverDrive collection. Whether you’re searching for academic texts or just some leisurely reads, there’s something for everyone. If you’re interested in ebooks or audiobooks, here are just a few highlights from the collection: 

  • Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian. “From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family… Set against the backdrop of Tehran and Los Angeles, this tale of intergenerational trauma and love is an ode to the fragile bonds of family, the hidden secrets of history, and all the beautiful moments that make us who we are today.”
  •  An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong. “In An Immense World, author and acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, allowing us to perceive the skeins of scent, waves of electromagnetism, and pulses of pressure that surround us. Because in order to understand our world we don't need to travel to other places; we need to see through other eyes.”
  • Spy x Family, Volume 1 by Tatsuya Endo. “Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head!”
  • The Black Girl Survives in This One by Various Authors. “Celebrating a new generation of bestselling and acclaimed Black writers, The Black Girl Survives in This One makes space for Black girls in horror. Fifteen chilling and thought-provoking stories place Black girls front and center as heroes and survivors who slay monsters, battle spirits, and face down death.”   
  • Cooking Comics! Simple Skills, Fantastic Food by Laurie Thompson and illustrated by Tsukuru Anderson. “Cooking Comics! is a fully illustrated comic-book-style introduction to the skills you need to master the kitchen! Not only will you learn kitchen fundamentals, but you will also learn delicious and versatile recipes utilizing those techniques–complete with options to dress up your meals or quick shortcuts to simplify your mouth-watering creations.” 
  • Can't Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne. “All Reyna and Kianthe want is to open a bookshop that serves tea. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters… all complemented by love and good company. Thing is, Reyna works as one of the Queen’s private guards, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives isn’t so easy.”