Audiobooks vs Screen Time for Kids
Your child can listen to a story while you finish cooking dinner. However, they are more engaging than simply staring at a television, computer, or iPad screen. [Source: RingSunChatsworth]
Turn Up the Volume on Audiobooks
Listening to a book gives our eyes a rest and helps us enjoy books even more, a well as improving mental health, including depression and anxiety. [Source: NextAvenue]
Record Surge in Digital Library Lending
A global pandemic and a national reckoning with race and social justice helped turn 2020 into a record year for digital lending in public libraries, according to OverDrive, the leading digital platform for public libraries and schools. [Source: Publishers Weekly]