Highland Library April 2020

Please register for programs online or call 248-887-2218.

Thanks for subscribing to our newsletter! We hope you're staying safe and well. Here's what's happening!

In the interests of community health and per the Governor's Executive Order, the Highland Library is closed through April 13. We will reassess opening at that time.

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The Friends of the Library BIG BOOK SALE April 15-18 is cancelled.

The building may be closed, but you can still find lots of books, audiobooks, and more online through your library! Check out our resources below!

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Adult Services

Use the Libby app or the Download Destination site to check out ebooks and downloadable audiobooks using your Highland Library card number.

Find ebooks, audiobooks, comics, music, movies and TV.
Create an account with your Highland Library Card Number.
Be sure to check out Hoopla Bonus Borrows: curated titles that don't count toward your monthly checkout limit!

Usually only available in-library, Ancestry Library Edition is currently available from home - just enter your Highland Library card number to get access to census records, birth certificates, obituaries and much more.

From Air & Space and Audubon to Yoga Journal and Zamoof!, find digital magazines, including back issues. Create an account using your Highland Card Number.

Want to learn a new language? Mango Language Learning has over 70 language courses. Create an account with your Highland library card, or browse as a guest.

Teen Services

Dawn's Reading Recommendations
Feed your reading and listening habit by checking out some great ebooks and audiobooks, hand-picked by Dawn and available online anytime through Hoopla or Overdrive. Updated regularly.

Use the Libby app or the Download Destination site to check out ebooks and downloadable audiobooks using your Highland Library card number.

...aaand some more links to keep your brainbox ticking over:

Shmoop
Test Prep, Study Guides, Teacher Resources, and more.

Hey Ya Podcast
From great new books to favorite classic reads, from news to the latest in on-screen adaptations, the Hey YA podcast is here to elevate the exciting world of young adult lit.

Hour of Code
Crack them knuckles and get a-codin'! Make a mini-game, Minecraft your way through some computer science, or program some Star Wars droids in an hour or less!

Amy Poehler's Smart Girls
Dedicated to helping young people cultivate their authentic selves. Read the history of some game-changers, find ways to help your community, and get inspired!

Y outh Services

StoryWalk
Enjoy a great picture book in the great outdoors! A Parade of Elephants is the Ready to Read Michigan book for 2020. Follow up your enjoyment of this story with activities related to the book, appropriate for preschool children learning at home.

DIY Storytime
For further fun together, check out our DIY Storytime page that includes stories you can read online, along with additional activities picked just for you by our storytime librarians.

Families Connect Book Club
Parents, don't forget about your older student. Take time while you are home to read and discuss a book together. This is a great time to get to know one another better. Our book club librarians have chosen a few great books, always available online, along with some discussion questions related to each book to help you get started.

Weekly Online Escape Room Puzzle
Sharpen your brain with some online escape room activities that will have you scratching your heads. Your kids might actually be better at it than you are, be sure to take advantage of all the people in your household to solve these puzzles. Updated weekly.

Find these and other great online-anytime resources at: highlandlibrary.info/kids

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