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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
