Just for Kids: STEM Spotlight for Women’s History Month

This March, check out these kid-friendly books available on Hoopla! Spend storytime learning more about women inventors and getting inspired about the wonders of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Hidden Figures
by Margot Lee Shetterly
eBook

In this beautifully illustrated picture book edition, we explore the story of four female African American mathematicians at NASA, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, known as “computers,” and how they overcame gender and racial barriers to succeed in a highly challenging STEM-based career.

Hedy Lamar
by William Roy
eBook

From her native Austria to the limelight of Hollywood, Hedy Lamarr was constantly bombarded with societal limitations and personal obstacles-including her own beauty. Only through courage, ambition, and intellect would she rise to become both a cultural icon and an unparalleled inventor whose creations would alter the course of history.

Women Who Made History
by Julia Adams
eBook

Women have always made great contributions to science, and some of the greatest inventors in history were women. Kids can learn about these inspiring women who changed the course of history through their inventions and contributions to science.

Also, here are more books to check out this month.

Ada’s Ideas
by Fiona Robinson
eBook
Mary Had A Little Lamb
by Sue Fliess
eBook
Rosie Revere, Engineer
by Andrea Beaty and David Roberts
eBook
Mae Carol Jemison
by Lemima Ploscariu
eBook
Grace Hopper
by Nancy Loewen
eBook
Madam C.J. Walker
by Sally Lee
eBook

Get the Hottest Titles Now with the Lucky Day Collection

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! You don’t need the luck of the Irish to pick out your next book. Take a look at the latest books available in the Lucky Day Collection on Overdrive. With no wait, you might just find the perfect book to spend the holiday with.

Girl Gone Viral
by Alisha Rai eBook|Audiobook
My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me
by Jason B. Rose eBook|Audiobook

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
eBook
The Jetsetters
by Amanda Eyre Ward eBook|Audiobook
The Other Mrs.
by Mary Kubica
eBook
Such A Fun Age
by Kiley Reid eBook|Audiobook
The Giver of Stars
by Jojo Moyes eBook|Audiobook
The Secrets We Kept
by Lara Prescott eBook|Audiobook
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo eBook|Audiobook
King of Scars
by Leigh Bardugo
eBook
The Silent Patient
by Alec Michaelides eBook|Audiobook
A Wanted Man
by Lee Child eBook|Audiobook

Travel Back in Time with Hoopla

Journey back into time with a brand new eBook on Hoopla. There’s so many historical fiction books available to dive into. Don’t forget, you can access up to 10 eBooks, music, movies, and TV shows each month on Hoopla.

Keeping Secrets
by Bina Bernard
Novel
Things In Glocca Morra
by Peter Collier
Novel
The Sculptress
by V.S. Alexander
Novel
The Long Watch
by Alan White
eBook
Eye Of A Rook
by Josephine Taylor
eBook
When Twilight Breaks
by Sarah Sundin
eBook
An Unexpected Earl
by Anna Harrington
eBook
A Dance In Donegal
by Jennifer Deibel
eBook
Once We Were Here
by Christopher Cosmos eBook
The Surplus Girls’ Orphans by Polly Heron
eBook
The Paris Dressmaker
by Kristy Cambron
eBook
Truly Madly Plaid
by Eliza Knight
eBook

Listen up! Great Music on Hoopla

In celebration of the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards happening this Sunday, March 14th, we’re highlighting some of the nominated albums that are available now to stream on Hoopla. From pop and county, to soul and rock, check out these talented (and possibly Award-winning) artists.

Changes
Justin Bieber
Music

Chilombo
Jhene Aiko
Music
To Feel Love/d
Luke James
Music
Everyday Life
Coldplay
Music
Detroit 2
Big Sean
Music
Jaime
Brittany Howard
Music
Lady Like
Ingrid Andress
Music
All Rise
Gregory Porter
Music
Good News
Megan Thee Stallion
Music
Hollywood’s Bleeding
Post Malone
Music
Your Life Is A Record Brandy Clark
Music
Bridges
Mickey Guyton
Music

The Latest eBooks on Overdrive

This March, check out the latest books to be added to the Enoch Pratt Free Library’s collection on Overdrive. From romance and mysteries, thrillers and memoirs, there’s something for every type of booklover. Enjoy!

Black Magic
by Chad Sanders
eBook

The Black Butterfly
by Lawrence T. Brown eBook
Dear Wife
by Kimberly Belle
eBook
Goodbye, Things
by Fumio Sasaki
eBook
A Notorious Vow
by Joanna Shupe
eBook
The Beach House
by Mary Alice Monroe eBook
Murder, Interrupted
by James Patterson
eBook
The Wife Who Knew Too Much
by Michele Campbell
eBook
Inheriting Edith
by Zoe Fishman
eBook

When Crickets Cry
by Charles Martin
eBook
Small Doses
by Amanda Seales
eBook
Meaty
by Samantha Irby
eBook