The Alameda County Board of Supervisors announced the unanimous appointment of Deb Sica as the Acting County Librarian on March 26, 2024. Her appointment is effective March 30, 2024. Dr. Cindy Chadwick, Alameda County’s current County Librarian, is retiring on March 29, 2024, after serving 13 years with Alameda County Library.
It’s time for the Annual Indie Author Project Contest!
About the Contest Through this contest, libraries are helping indie authors get the recognition they deserve for writing great books. For authors, this contest is a powerful way to elevate your careers and writing goals, powered by the library community. Along with the accolade of the award and its perks, being recognized by librarians creates…
SimplyE Subscription will end as of April 1, 2024
SimplyE ends on April 1, 2024 SimplyE will no longer be available as of April 1, 2024. If you have not switched to The Palace Project, please do so before that date. You can check out our Quick Start Guide to Palace and get started now! Try Palace! The Palace Project app gives Alameda County…
TIME eMagazine Update
Important update About TIME Magazine from OverDrive TIME Magazine has notified OverDrive that they provided several of their publications for inclusion in our OverDrive/Libby catalog in error. As a result of this error, these publications were added to our magazine offering a few weeks ago. The impacted TIME Magazine publications and their back issues will…
hoopla monthly check out limit goes from 10 to 8 as of April 1
Your hoopla Monthly Checkout limit is changing on April 1 The monthly checkout limit at hoopla Digital will decrease from 10 to 8 items starting on April 1, 2024. BingePasses and Bonus Borrows Looking for more hoopla content? Check out hoopla BingePasses and Bonus Borrows. BingePasses BingePasses offer 7-day passes to more than 20 collections…
AC Library Upgrades Self-Checkout Machines
By February 2024, all AC Library locations will have new self-checkout machines to provide a quicker checkout experience. Learn more.
Alameda County Library Reached 1 Million Digital Checkouts in 2023!
Thanks to our community of readers, Alameda County Library is thrilled to announce that we reached a record-breaking 1 million digital checkouts in 2023! Our digital collection of over 90,000 titles serves readers of all ages and interests. For several years we have been providing readers 24/7 access to eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and other digital…
New eResource: BBC Literary Adaptations in Video
Streaming Video from the BBC and Alexander Street! We're so happy to announce the addition of this new eResource: BBC Literary Adaptations in Video. This collection comprises a treasure trove of BBC productions of famous literary works-- many of which were buried in the BBC archive for the past few decades! Includes works from Dickens…
New Performing Arts eResources from Alexander Street
Alexander Street Performing Arts We're so happy to announce that we've added ten new performing arts collections from Alexander Street. These resources are provided courtesy of the California State Library. According to the press release from the State Library, Every public school student and teacher, as well as every Californian with a library card, can…
New Genealogy eResource: My China Roots
New Genealogy eResource! We're very happy to announce that we've added a new eResource - My China Roots! My China Roots is a genealogy resource for researching Chinese ancestry. Users can research ancestral villages, surname origins, and digitized zupus (documents compiled by families to record the names and details of ancestors). Check out My…
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