Summer is almost here and, for many of us, that means we’ll be travelling! And you know what goes perfectly with travelling? Audio books! Discover what masses of commuters already know: listening to an audio book helps overcome the tedium of travel.

At the Buda Public Library, we have several ways to check out audio books. We have audio books on CDs for all ages. We recently got a bunch of new audio books, with a good mix of non-fiction and fiction, so be sure to look at those. Our patrons can also download audio books straight to their smart phones from two services. OverDrive has over a thousand audio books to choose from. OneClickDigital has over four thousand audio books and allows simultaneous usage, so you don’t have to worry about whether an item is already checked out.

Here are some of my favorite audio books:

In the mystery novel The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, eleven-year-old chemist Flavia de Luce investigates the murder of a stranger at her family’s ancestral home. It’s a mix of 1950s England, village life, and stamp collecting.

Aliens have taken over in The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex. Young Gratuity Tucci (Tip, to her friends) tells about her experiences during the invasion, including picking up a rogue alien going by the name of J-Lo.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams follows Arthur Dent after his escape from Earth, which was destroyed to make room for a hyperspace bypass.

Connect with audio books at the Buda Public Library!