Happy Fourth of July! Even though our Library buildings are not open today, you can still access digital books and resources through your library. We celebrate our freedom today, including the freedom to read freely.
Check out e-books, downloadable audiobooks, and digital magazines in the Indiana Digital Library. Need a suggestion to get you started? Try one of these patriotic reads:
For younger children:
Blue Sky, White Stars by Sarvinder Naberhaus, illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Fireworks at the FBI by Ron Roy, illustrated by Timothy Bush.
Fourth of July Mice by Bethany Roberts, illustrated by Doug Cushman.
For middle grade:
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes.
Judy Moody Declares Independence by Megan MacDonald.
One Dead Spy (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales) by Nathan Hale.
For teens:
Alex & Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz.
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson.
King George, What Was his Problem? by Steve Sheinkin.
For adults:
First Martyr of Liberty by Mitch Kachun.
Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis.
Washington, A Life by Ron Chernow.
Women Heroes of the American Revolution by Susan Casey.