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and ideas together to inspire literacy, learning, and discovery.

Here we are in February, offering you some library love, with our Check In @ LPL monthly online newsletter! Our resources, recommendations, and opportunities help make our community more vibrant.
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The Library is closed February 18 in observance of Presidents Day. Remember, no books are due when we are closed, nor on the day following our closures. You can still check us out on our website!

Have you met our Volunteer Computer Coaches?  

Our Volunteer Computer Coaches offer free, basic tutoring in the library’s main floor Computer Lab. Just drop by with your new device or your tech questions, and our patient and skilled Volunteers will lend a hand. We don’t do repairs or extensive training, but our Coaches just might have the answer you’ve been looking for!  No advance appointment is needed, whether you’re downloading ebooks for the first time, figuring out your new camera phone, or setting up a new social media account to keep in touch with family and friends. Just drop by and say hello as your schedule permits.

Hours:

• Mondays; 10:30-12:30 and 5:30-6:30 pm
• Tuesdays; 10:30-12:30 and 5:30-6:30 pm
• Wednesdays; 10:30-12:30
• Sundays; 1-3 pm

If you’re interested in joining our Volunteer Computer Coach team, just fill out our Volunteer Application.  

Explore our blogposts this month for things to hunker down with during this winter season. We love to share what we come across, so try a few recommendations. You can get the books and DVDs in our catalog.

• Page to Screen in Early 2019
• February Teen Book Picks
• February Nonfiction for Kids and Teens
• February Kid Book Picks
• Staff Picks for February
• NPR Book Concierge
• The Story of the Selkies

LafayetteREADS! is a quarterly Lafayette community reading and discussion group. We select books that are not only great reads, but that are relevant to today’s issues. Informal discussions focus on the book itself, as well as on ways in which the story sheds light on the contemporary world. Read and relate to your community!

The Newcomers by Helen Thorpe 
Book discussion March 18, 6 pm
Give yourself lots of reading time to get ready for our next quarterly LafayetteREADS! community book group. Sign up and reserve your place on the holds line.

Here’s the description from our catalog:
“From the award-winning, "meticulously observant" author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us comes a powerful and moving account of how refugee teenagers at a public high school learn English and become Americans, in the care of a compassionate teacher. The Newcomers follows the lives of twenty-two immigrant teenagers throughout the course of the 2015-2016 school year as they land at South High School in Denver, Colorado.”

"A delicate and heartbreaking mystery story...Thorpe's book is a reminder that in an era of nativism, some Americans are still breaking down walls and nurturing newcomers, the seeds of the great American experiment." -- The New York Times Book Review 

LIBRARY RESOURCES

We continue to expand our database collection in order to offer easily accessible, comprehensive information on a wide range of subjects. Try out these research tools this month:

• Explore your Family History with Ancestry
  Search billions of genealogy documents; access this resource at the Library.
• Explora Easy-to-use and reliable content from leading publications.
• Novelist Fiction readers, find new authors and titles based on what you like! Try Novelist Good Books Alerts to help you figure what to read next.
• Novelist K-8 Kids and young adults find books similar to those they love.
• ReferenceUSA gives you instant, real-time access to accurate, in-depth information on U.S. businesses and U.S. residents. To use- follow the link, select a database and get started!

LIBRARY TOOLS FOR EASY ACCESS

• RB Digital eMagazines - Stream or download magazines for free.
• Museum passes - Free admission to area cultural institutions-restrictions apply.
• Text messaging with the Library - Manage renewals and holds by text message.
• iPads - Enjoy the use of an iPad in the Library, for up to 2 hours.
• Libby helps you find and reserve library materials, from anywhere!
• Lucky Day - On display in the lobby - avoid long hold waits on popular titles.
• NY Times - Access all the news you need, for free!

GET A HANDLE ON YOUR ENERGY USAGE

Power Check Meters help you make your home more energy efficient! They are available for check out; watch the video tutorial.

New Program!

Coming in March ...

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