Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. Breaks Record with Nearly Five Million Checkouts in 2020 Jan 13, 2021 at 10:21 am by WGNS
The Tennessee Regional eBook and Audiobook Download System (R.E.A.D.S.) announced today that they achieved a record-breaking 4,957,038 digital e-book, audiobook, magazine and video checkouts in 2020.
Tennessee R.E.A.D.S. was once again one of OverDrive’s most used digital library services. OverDrive is the world’s leading digital reading platform for libraries and schools. Last year, R.E.A.D.S. had the fourth-highest number of checkouts worldwide and was the southeast’s number one library system.
Little Noon Music: A Special Memorial Tribute to Madeline MacNeil
The Friends of the Handley Regional Library System and Little Noon Music present a musical memorial tribute to performer Madeline MacNeil, who passed away in March 2020, at 12:15 p.m. Friday. Madeline performed for the library system for more than 20 years. The musical tribute is free and open to the public and will be online on Facebook at www.facebook.com/handleyregional.
MacNeilâs friend, Rich Follett, coordinated the recording of a tribute with area musicians performing their favorite MacNeil song.
Musical performances include:
Allen Dec performing As Time Goes By