Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862 in New York city. In 1921 she became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and in 1930 she was elected into the Academy of Arts and Letters. Wharton was not only an accomplished author, but also a home and landscape designer. Her design aesthetic was fully realized in the creation of her estate, The Mount, in Lenox, Massachusetts. Wharton died of a stroke in France in 1937. Find our more about Edith Wharton on our page of links.

Author Alan Alexander (A.A.) Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was born in London on January 18, 1882. Find out more about Milne, his son Christopher Robin, Pooh and all of his friends at our page of links.

Martin Luther King Day — This federal holiday celebrates the life and achievements of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born on January 15, 1929.

Dr. King was an advocate of non-violent protest and the youngest man to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

Do you want to use NOBLE’s OverDrive site, but you’re having trouble figuring out how to download ebooks to your Kindle, your Android phone, your nook or your iPad? Or audiobooks to your Blackberry, your iPod, or your laptop? There are so many combinations!

OverDrive My Help Links — Here is a page with help links for different combinations of formats and devices that should help you get started!

January is National Blood Donor Month. Find out why blood donations are so critical during this time of year, get the facts about blood donations and find out how you can donate on our page of links.

Looking for ways to celebrate New Year’s Day? Check out our page of links for some great ideas. Happy New Year!