Student Life

NCC participates in international read

The Library at Nash Community College has announced it will take part in the Big Library Read, the world’s largest digital Book club through public libraries connecting readers around the world with the same eBook at the same time. For a two-week period beginning June 23, Nash Community College Library patrons will be able to borrow the eBook, A Murder in Time by Julie McElwain (Pegasus Books), from http://nashcc.lib.overdrive.com and participate in a worldwide version of a local book club. There will be no wait lists for this popular mystery with a twist. Big Library Read is facilitated by OverDrive, the leading platform for eBooks and audiobooks from the library.

A Murder in Time is an intricate mystery about a brilliant FBI agent, Kendra, who finds herself transported back in time to the 1800s. Relegated to the servant class, she stumbles across a gruesome murder, and she alone recognizes they have a serial killer in their midst. Kendra scrambles to solve the case before it takes her own life – 200 years before she was ever born.  At its core, Julie McElwain’s debut novel is a puzzle, a hunt for a murderer and a quest for justice.

“Throughout my life, I’ve loved all genres of books – mystery, romance, paranormal and historical,” said author, Julie McElwain. “Maybe that’s why I’ve included a little bit of all those elements in A Murder in Time. I sincerely hope readers enjoy Kendra’s story as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it.”

Big Library Read is a free program.  To get started reading, all that is needed is a Nash Community College library card. A Murder in Time can be read on all major computers and devices. The eBook will be available with no wait lists and will automatically expire at the end of the lending period, so there are never any late fees.

The program is made possible through a partnership between Nash Community College Library, OverDrive and Pegasus Books, publisher of A Murder in Time. To borrow the eBook, visit http://nashcc.lib.overdrive.com.

For more information on Big Library Read, visit BigLibraryRead.com.

About OverDrive

OverDrive is the leading digital distribution platform, supplying the industry’s largest catalog of eBooks, audiobooks, streaming video and periodicals to 34,000 libraries, schools and retailers worldwide. We support all major computers and devices, including iOS®, Android™, Chromebook™ and Kindle® (U.S. only). OverDrive delivers all digital media on a single platform, and offers innovations such as OverDrive Read, the breakthrough EPUB and HTML5 browser-based reading experience, and Read-Along eBooks. Founded in 1986, OverDrive is based in Cleveland, Ohio USA and is owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten. For more information, visit www.overdrive.com.