TAG: digital library
Creativebug offers thousands of online craft, hobby, and art classes
Posted in News on April 17, 2020 at 6:00 am
By Carlie Hoffman Our latest digital resource, Creativebug, brings you inspiring craft, hobby, and art projects. Creativebug offers daily online classes and has thousands of projects in a wide range of categories, sharing techniques for all skill levels. This resource is great for everyone—those just starting out and those who want to develop the […]
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Digital Library: Making the most of the online resources
Posted in News on March 26, 2020 at 10:40 am
When you are learning, working, or relaxing at home, you’ll find that we have digital resources to save you money and help you learn and have some fun. To get the most out of our digital resources, visit our Digital Library web page. There, you’ll see a drop-down list of categories in the upper right-side […]
Tags: adults, books, digital library, digital resources, educational, entertaining, fun, Gale, gale courses, kids, news, parents, reading, recreational, school, teens
Digital magazines, now delivered by Flipster
Posted in News on January 10, 2020 at 6:00 am
Our newest digital resource is Flipster, giving you instant access to the magazines you know and love in an easy-to-read digital format. Flipster has all of the functionality you have come to expect from a digital newsstand. You can: Browse magazines by category or search for specific periodicals Easily find the latest issues on the […]
Tags: digital, digital library, digital magazines, digital resources, Flipster, magazines, popular, RBDigital, reading, zinio
Library insider: Helping your child research for school papers and projects
Posted in Explore and Discover on November 13, 2019 at 6:00 am
By Dana Mannino I always know when it’s research paper season. The first clue is that my work calendar explodes. For my work as a librarian, I offer research workshops to area high schools that aren’t fortunate enough to have their own library. Somehow all the requests for workshops come in at once. The second […]
Tags: Apps, digital library, digital resources, help, homework, librarian, library, Library Cards, online resources, parents, projects, questions, research, school papers, sources, students, teachers
Tell a new financial story with these digital resources
Posted in News on March 26, 2019 at 6:00 am
Managing money and investments can be a challenge. We have digital resources to help make personal finance and investment management easier and more cost effective. These digital resources are available to library cardholders living in-district at no additional cost. We have online courses if you want to understand how to balance your household bud […]
Tags: budgeting, credit, credit scores, digital library, digital resources, finance, financial, financial literacy, financial strategies, Gale, gale courses, investing, investments, LinkedIn Learning, money, morningstar, online courses, personal finance, strategies, tips, training
Great digital reads for the whole family
Posted in Explore and Discover, kids, Parents and Teachers, Teens on November 6, 2018 at 6:00 am
BY SHERI BOGGS November marks the time of year when families start drawing close together for the holidays and you know what that means—lots and lots of family time! The Library District has got you covered with several themed booklists available on our popular OverDrive digital platform. FOR KIDS We Are Family is a handpicked […]
Tags: adults, audiobooks, booklists, books, devices, digital collection, digital library, eBooks, family, fiction, kids, Libby app, mobile, mobile devices, nonfiction, overdrive, reading, science fiction, technology, teens, tweens, YA, young learners
Rock summer reading: Music pairings for The Great American Read
Posted in Explore and Discover on June 28, 2018 at 6:00 am
by David Wyatt I grew up out in the country and my school days were defined by early mornings and long bus rides. These long rides were filled with listening to music on the most skip-resistant portable CD player my allowance could buy while working on homework assignments at the last minute, and when I […]
Tags: adults, booklists, books, digital library, fiction, hoopla, instrumental, metal, metal music, music, nonfiction, PBS, post-rock music, prog metal, progressive metal, punk, rock music, science fiction, teens, The Great American Read
It’s Time for Research Papers & Science Fair Projects!
Posted in News on March 1, 2018 at 6:00 am
Get the knowledge and help you need online. Our digital resources help students with research, science projects, and studying for tests. We have the digital resources to help you succeed! RESEARCH PAPERS Biography in Context: Discover over 600,000 biographies of contemporary and historical figures. CultureGrams: Explore the cultures of people throu […]
Tags: biographies, cultures, current events, digital library, education, history, homework, homework help, kids, literature, parents, research, research papers, science, science projects, social issues, social studies, STEM, teachers, technology, teens, tweens, writing
St. Pancras Station sparks imaginations
Posted in Explore and Discover on February 13, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Melissa Rhoades What do filmmaker Christopher Nolan, the Spice Girls, and science-fiction author Douglas Adams have in common? They all found artistic inspiration in a building long considered an eyesore—a building I fell in love with at first sight. Ever since borrowing books about castles as a grade schooler, I’ve been fascinated with buil […]
Tags: Batman Begins, books, castles, Channel Tunnel, Chunnel, digital library, Douglas Adams, gothic, London, magical, movies, neo-Gothic, science fiction, Spice Girls, St. Pancras Station, The Secret Garden, towers, train stations
In anticipation: Romances to read in 2018
Posted in Explore and Discover on January 10, 2018 at 6:00 am
By Stefani Miller As we start a new year, I look forward to publishers announcing the release dates for new books. Whether it’s another installment in a favorite series or a second novel from a 2017 debut author, each month in the new year is a fresh opportunity to get my hands on a brand […]
Tags: adults, booklists, books, digital library, reading, romance, romance genre, romance series
