September 2020
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Our buildings are open to the public! 
Curbside Services are still an option!
 
No-contact Curbside Service at all 7 locations (includes books, movies, hotspots, games, printing, and faxing. Not sure if there’s another library item included with curbside? Just ask!)
                            
 
Find FAQ & important updates here: myacpl.org/coronavirus
 

New Online Resource 
Download the BiblioBoard Library app or visit Biblioboard on the library website.  No Login Required. 
 
Browse local content from self-published authors, top indie eBooks and so much more. 
 
Read, Watch, + Listen instantly with one click; no holds, no checkout limits and no borrow limits. 
 
Local Artists, submit your works to the Athens County Public Libraries Community Collections to be showcased on the library's website.  Patrons across the county can discover your art, music, recipes, or photographs!  Fiction eBook submissions have the potential for national exposure.  
 
Share your work now! 
Or browse the ACPL Community Collections! 
 
Need help creating your book? You have access through ACPL to the Pressbooks Self-Publishing Platform. 
 
Mural Makeover Complete
BIG THANK YOU
to Passion Works Studio and the Friends of the Athens Public Library for making this project come to life! 
 
 
 
Stop by the Children's Area at the Athens Branch Library to see this amazing mural.  It's sure to bring many smiles for years to come! 
 
 

Fun is never hard when you have a library card! With your ACPL card you can take a bike ride, set up a backyard theater, have an epic family game night, and so much more! 
Check out our Library of Things!
 
 
Looking for What's New for Children & Teens?
Visit the Kids & Teens tab at MyACPL.org for frequently updated lists of new books and librarian recommendations. Place holds directly from the lists and let us bring them to you curbside!

Click the banner for a list of challenged titles. 
 
New Books Coming This Fall
The return
by Nicholas Sparks

Moving into a family beekeeper cabin to recuperate from war injuries, an Afghanistan veteran falls in love with a guarded sheriff while working with a sullen local teen to investigate the mystery of a grandparent’s death. 1.5 million first printing. Tour.
Here we are
by Graham Swift

In a book set in the waning days the Brighton Palace Pier’s popularity, an acclaimed author offers a story of delicate illusions where what one chooses to believe can unearth the most revealing connections.
We're better than this : my fight for the future of our democracy
by Elijah Cummings

A memoir by the late Congressman details how his experiences as a sharecroppers’ son in volatile South Baltimore shaped his life in activism, explaining how government oversight can become a positive part of a just American collective. 50,000 first printing.
The Book of Two Ways
by Jodi Picoult

Experiencing memories of a man other than her husband while surviving a plane crash, an end-of-life doula on the brink of a fateful decision envisions two disparate paths that find her staying with her family or reconnecting with the past. Illustrations.
She Come by It Natural : Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs
by Sarah Smarsh

The National Book Award-finalist author of Heartland explores how the music of Dolly Parton and other prominent women country artists has both reflected and validated the harsh realities of rural working-class American women. 60,000 first printing
 
View Complete Fall Title Lists:
 
                             Fiction                                     Nonfiction
                             Mystery                                Thrills & Chills 
                        Sci Fi & Fantasy                       Holiday Cheer
                   Memoirs & Biographies             New & Noteworthy Kids
                                          New & Noteworthy Teens
 
 
 
 
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