Through November 16, Batavia Public Library cardholders of all ages may experience Big Library Read, biglibraryread.com, the world’s largest digital book club, with a Newbery Award-winning young adult novel.
Booklovers with a valid library card may join thousands of others around the world who are borrowing Darcie Little Badger’s indigenous fantasy novel, “A Snake Falls to Earth, www.overdrive.com/media/6799143/a-snake-falls-to-earth.”
This Big Library Read novel is available in more than 21,000 libraries around the world, including approximately 90% of public libraries in North America, along with thousands of schools. During this program, readers participate in engaging online discussions about the title. The program is facilitated by OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for popular eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines, and creator of the Libby app.
“A Snake Falls to Earth” tells the story of Nina, a Lipan Apache girl who always felt there was something more out there. She still believes in the old stories. Meanwhile, Oli is a cottonmouth kid from the land of spirits and monsters. Similar to all cottonmouths, he’s been cast from his home. He’s found a new one on the banks of the bottomless lake. Nina and Oli have no idea the other exists. But a catastrophic event on Earth, and a strange sickness that befalls Oli’s best friend, will drive their worlds together in ways they haven’t been in centuries. And there are some who will kill to keep them apart.
Big Library Read is an international reading program that connects millions of readers around the world with an eBook through public libraries. “A Snake Falls to Earth” is the 29th selection of this program, which began in 2013 and takes place three times each year. Readers may join an online discussion about the book at biglibraryread.com/join-the-discussion.
“A Snake Falls to Earth” may be read on all major computers and devices through Libby or libbyapp.com, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets and Chromebook™ without waitlists or holds. Through Libby, readers may send to Kindle®. The title automatically expires at the end of the lending period, and there are no late fees.
To sign up for a Library card, visit the Batavia Public Library during open hours at 10 S. Batavia Ave. For a list of daily hours, please visit bataviapubliclibrary.org.
— Batavia Public Library