One of the library’s best kept secrets is our collection of always available digital books and audiobooks. They can be checked out simultaneously, and checkouts are unlimited. Perfect for book groups or reconnecting with a personal favorite, these collections provide 24/7 access to timeless classics alongside brand new releases.
The library just added “Mysteries and Thrillers Without the Wait,” a collection of nearly 500 mystery and suspense ebooks. From cozy corners of the English countryside to high-stakes legal showdowns, this collection has something for every fan of the genre. Stick with a classic from authors such as Margery Allingham, Agatha Christie, John Dickson Carr, Graham Greene, Ruth Rendell, and Anne Perry, or discovery something new.
We’re in the second year of offering a “Romance Any Time” collection. With nearly 2,000 ebooks covering everything from historical and Christian romance to queer romance and romantasy, there’s something for every reader to swoon over. Both the Mystery and Romance collections are refreshed every quarter with 25% new content, so you’ll (probably) never run out of something new to read.
Finally, we’ve updated our “Always Available Audio” collection, which has nearly 300 audiobooks, with dozens of new titles. For readers of classic fiction, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, James Baldwin, Gabriel García Márquez, Jack Kerouac, Leo Tolstoy, and Virginia Woolf are available for your listening pleasure. Fans of contemporary fiction can explore works by authors such as Percival Everett, Elena Ferrante, Ben Aaronovitch, Nisi Shawl, Geneva Lee, Jeneva Rose, Carissa Broadbent, Ruby Dixon, T. Kingfisher, Freida McFadden, Karin Slaughter, and Jeff VanderMeer. Nonfiction readers can explore Seattle history with Murray Morgan and David B. Williams, current events with Mohammed El-Kurd and Laura Bates, or revist Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass,which has been part of our audio collection since it began in 2018 and has been checked out nearly 40,000 times!
To explore these collections, check out our Always Available page on the library’s OverDrive website, or the Libby app.
~Posted by Frank