I hope this letter finds you and your families safe and healthy.
April is National Poetry Month and there has been an explosion of poems online lately as people have more time to create.  
 
  
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    During this time when many are spending more hours at home, I hope that the library's website and Facebook page will prove helpful in finding online resources that will meet your families' needs. Each passing da y brings more free content, which means more access to movies, e-books, e-audio, journals, and newspapers. In this mini-newslette r we'd like to spotlight one youth and family resource and one adult resource and provide links for easy access.
On our website last week, we added a Food Resource List linked to a slider, a virtual meeting listing for those in recovery, and tax/economic relief links for businesses and individuals linked from our blue Covid-19 slider. A new Tumblebooks slider brings access to Children's e-books (grades K-6), Children's Math E-books (grades K-6), 
Teen E-books (grades 7-12), Romance Novels for adults, and Audiobooks for all ages.      
 
~ Monica Caruso, County Librarian  
 




SERVICES UPDATES

  • Wi-Fi will be available in the library parking lot 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at both the Watauga County Public Library and the Western Watauga Branch.
  • While the library is closed, placing holds has been disabled.
  •  Get a library card for online resources: 
    (This last step is optional, but library card will expire after 'stay at home' order ends and you will need to bring your photo ID to the library to re-activate your card)
  • Staff will answer questions and provide reference services by phone and email when librarians are available.
  • Tips for accessing online resources with library card:
    • When you enter your library card number, put in the whole thing with no spaces
    • Your pin number is that last 4 digits of the phone number on file with us
     
SPOTLIGHT ON ONLINE RESOURCES


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