Our buildings may be closed, but our WiFi is still on, and you can use it for free in our branch parking lots and outside our buildings. Look for painted WiFi symbols showing the best spots to park to access the signal. For branches where the signal does not reach the parking lot, you can […]
Archives for April 2020
Let’s Play School: Spotlight on “How I Feel”
By completing three of these activities, children can earn the How I Feel badge from Let’s Play School. Stop by your branch once the library reopens, so that your child can pick up their patch!
Instantly Available Titles for Your Virtual Book Club
Virtual books clubs have grown in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic. While book clubs have long been popular, during this difficult time, more and more people have turned to book clubs to share quotes from favorite reads, discuss important issues or even dish on their favorite beach reads. If your book club has moved online […]
Welcome to Remote Help Desk: Assistance for Your Technology and Computer Problems
Do you want to learn how to do something on your computer, tablet, or device? Need help downloading or streaming e-books, music, movies, and other digital content? Is your computer running slow or are you worried that your device might have spyware? Even though our buildings are closed, we can help you remotely with Remote […]
Explore Your Family History at Home
Whether you are curious about genealogy research, have a family history puzzle to solve, or hit road blocks in your own research, BCFL offers a plethora of e-resources for you to utilize while at home. Background In addition to my role as a BCFL branch staff member, I’m pursuing genealogical certification and recently published my […]
Announcing More Hoopla Borrows For You!
With our buildings closed, you are using our e-library and borrowing more e-content than ever before. Now you can borrow even more! We’ve temporarily increased your monthly Hoopla borrows from 10 to 12 items. Combine that with Hoopla Bonus Borrows that don’t count toward your monthly limit, and you’ve got plenty of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics, […]
Let’s Play School: Spotlight on Explore My World
Children completing three of these activities can earn the Explore My World badge from Let’s Play School. When the library reopens, stop by your branch so that your child can pick up their patch! Go on a Color Hunt! Make a list of all the colors of the rainbow, then have your child find as […]
Books of the Times: What to Read During a Pandemic
What to read during a pandemic? Some readers turn to books that are optimistic. Others turn to books about plagues, pandemics, and disasters to try to make sense of what they are experiencing — if you’re in this category, check out these fiction and nonfiction titles, all available as eContent in cloudLibrary. Pandemics in Nonfiction […]
Badge Squad: Spotlight on Crafty Creator
Are your kids working on earning badges from Badge Squad while they’re at home? Here are some ideas they can use to earn the Crafty Creator badge. Remember, once the library reopens, children can visit their branch to pick up a cloth patch for each badge they earn. Explore: read An Eye for Art to […]
Here Are the Optimistic Books You Need Right Now
How’s you’re reading life going? Let’s be honest – there may have been a time when the idea of staying at home with unlimited time to read sounded like a dream come true. But that dream never looked or felt like our current reality. So while we are at home, our reading life may have […]
