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Did you know Ladd has downloadable audiobooks?
Download Library has popular fiction audio and ebooks.
Featured Ebooks for March
Explore thousands of ebook titles available from over 20 databases.
Mobile pleasure reading options
Maine InfoNet Download Library makes using an Android phone, Kindle Fire, Nook, iPad, mp3 player or just about any device to access free Audiobooks and eBooks quick and easy.
Harvard University Press E-Books (2013)
A large selection of 2013 Harvard University Press e-books are available to Bates students, faculty and staff beginning this year.
Bee Books at Bates
With the approach of Spring, the thoughts of some turn to the birds and the bees. If you are one of those interested in (honey) bees, you might want to browse this sampling of the Bates bee book collection.
The Gender Trap: parents and the pitfalls of raising boys and girls
Emily Kane, Professor of Sociology and a member of the Program of Women and Gender Studies, has published an intriguing book on the social construction of children’s gendered childhoods.
Encyclopaedia of Islam Now Available
The library is very pleased to make Brill’s Encyclopaedia of Islam available to the Bates community.
The Swordfish Hunters
Prof. Bruce Bourque, Chief Archaeologist and Curator of Ethnography at the Maine State Museum and lecturer in Anthropology, interweaves three narratives into a fascinating and engaging account of the distinctive Red Paint culture of ancient coastal Maine.
Spectacular Scholarship
The Story of Opera by Bates Professor James Parakilas is a feast for all the senses.