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Download and Browse eMagazines That You Can Keep Forever

Digital magazines contain more than beautiful photos and easily digestible articles — they also contain interesting ideas and tips for ways that you and your family can pass the time, stress less, get creative, eat better, take up a new hobby, and just plain be entertained while you’re staying at home.

Your library card gives you access to RB Digital, with a wide selection of digital magazines for adults and kids that you can access and read from anywhere.

Here are a few ways to use current issues of some of the eMagazines in our collection:

Keep the Kids Busy with Highlights

  • April’s issue includes jokes, riddles, crafts, stories of Earth Day heroes, and more.

Take Up Yoga with Women’s Fitness

  • Read about vegan fitness, a perfect day of mindful exercise, how to sleep better, and more.
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cloudLibrary Update: Hold Pickup Period Now 2 Days

In order to reduce wait times for cloudLibrary eBooks and eAudiobooks, we have reduced the hold pickup period for cloudLibrary materials from 4 days to 2 days.

How to Receive Notification of Holds in cloudLibrary

In a browser: Sign in to cloudLibrary, then click on Settings. Make sure the option “Yes, notify me” is selected and the email in the box is correct. Make any changes needed and click “Save.”

In the app: Tap on “Account” at the bottom of the screen, then tap “Notifications.” Choose which notifications you wish to receive (grey switches indicate that you have chosen not to receive a particular notification). Turn on “Email notifications,” make sure your e-mail is correct, and tap “Save” in the top right.

Titles to Add to Your TBR Pile

Many of us are finding it easier to tackle our TBR piles, now that we’re practicing social distancing. Here are some suggested titles to add to your reading list — most are available as audiobooks.

FICTION

Something She’s Not Telling Us by Darcey Bell 

Charlotte has everything in life she could ever want — an adoring husband, Eli, a thriving flower shop, and an adorable, smart daughter, Daisy, who is five. Her relationship with her mother is improving, as long as there is some distance between them. Her brother, Rocco, finally seems to have found a girlfriend, Ruth, that the family likes, and the relationship between them seems as if it may become permanent.

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Update: BCFL Resumes Purchasing Macmillan Titles

We are happy to announce that we are again purchasing titles from Macmillan Publishers now that the company has lifted the embargo on eBooks it instituted last fall (see BCFL’s original response here). A major publisher, Macmillan is the parent company of several popular imprints such as: Tor; Henry Holt; Farrar, Straus & Giroux; St. Martin’s Press; and Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.

Head over to cloudLibrary to check out the newly purchased titles, which are already in our catalog. These titles include books for adults, as well as additions to our selection of popular read-along eBooks for children.

Missing Library Storytime? Here’s How You Can Have Storytime at Home!

We know it’s hard to be stuck at home with little ones who have become used to a daily routine. We thought providing resources for doing an “at-home” storytime might help any families or little ones missing their weekly storytime routine at the library!

Below are some songs, rhymes, and stories you can access from the comfort of your home! All you need is a library card! We recommend breaking up stories with 2-3 songs or rhymes in between; however, you know your little ones best!

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Because Adults Need Inspiration, COVID-19 Edition

Last week, we published a list of kid-friendly resources to help and inspire families and children, working and learning from home. But we recognize that adults stuck at home during COVID-19 restrictions need inspiration, too! So, for the older crowd, here’s a list of online and digital resources to help you create, get healthy, learn, and have fun. Oh, and for those of you new to this cooking thing, we offer a few suggestions for places where you can get help with that, too.

Create

Get Healthy and Move

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Boredom Busters Bitez: Daily Fun for When You’re Stuck Inside

Say hello to Boredom Busters Bitez, an extension of our Boredom Busters publication.

Starting today, we will release three different Boredom Buster activities per day – each with a different theme. Visit our Boredom Busters’ page daily, download the activity files, and have fun! The themes for this week are: In the Garden, Mindfulness, Make-Believe, Pond-Life, and Jam Out!

Resources for Families and Kids: Have Fun and Learn While Social Distancing

Here you are a few days into COVID-19 restrictions, maybe working from home, and helping your children adjust to a life that includes remote learning, homeschooling, and social distancing. Maybe you could use a little inspiration and help with adjusting to your new normal. We’ve put together this great list of free resources that includes ways to get your kids learning, having fun, moving, listening, and exploring.

Earn Badges

Explore the Earth

Fun & Games

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Practicing social distancing? You can still use the library!

The library may be closed due to COVID-19 restrictions, but we are always open online. There are a myriad of ways you can use our website and e-library to read, listen, learn, and stay informed while you’re at home practicing social distancing. Here are a few.

You’ll need a library card to access many of these resources. If you don’t have one, apply for an ecard, which will give you access to our e-resources. Once we reopen, you can visit us and trade up for a full-service library card.

Kids

Engage in fun activities, complete challenges, and earn badges with Let’s Play School (for kids ages 3–5) and Badge Squad (for kids ages 5–14). Download activity cards from our website, then visit us when we reopen and your child will receive a real cloth patch for each badge they’ve earned.

Enjoy read-along eBooks with professional narrators. You’ll find read-alongs on Hoopla, cloudLibrary, and OverDrive.

Kids & Teens

Get study help and live online tutoring with Brainfuse (for elementary through college students). LearningExpress offers tutorials, skill practice tests, and test prep for high school students.

Adults

Learn something new, sharpen your skills, or get tips on working from home with online courses from Lynda.com (LinkedIn Learning). Use Brainfuse and LearningExpress to get resume help, brush up on core skills, practice for your GED, and more.

Keep up with the news by reading The New York Times or use NewsBank to access news from publications around the world.

Get expert advice and make smart purchasing decisions with reviews and advice from Consumer Reports Online and get information on investing with Morningstar Investment Research.

Everyone

Enjoy eBooks, eAudiobooks, and eMagazines with Hoopla, cloudLibrary, OverDrive, and RB Digital. Stream music and videos with Hoopla.

Have questions about your account or using our resources or services? Contact us. Get answers to other questions by using Power Library’s Chat with a Librarian service (available 24/7).

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