April 2020

Maury Loontjens Memorial Library Stuck at Home Edition 3

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With many of us at home for the foreseeable future, we have decided to highlight some ways to make the stay more bearable. On the bottom of this email are some resources from the state library, the state and town to help deal with this situation including contact information for obtaining services.

Stream for Free Click on the picture or below to view a great video, our Reference Librarian, Sam Judd, has done on accessing our free streaming services (Acorn, Qello and Indieflix) from home Access Streaming Services with your Narragansett Library Card

Join Our First Even Virtual Card Crafting Night   Sign up--with your name, phone number and email and you will receive instructions on picking up your card "packet" and how to take part in our first ever virtual card crafting event on Monday, April 20th at 6:30pm.

Need Tax forms? Federal Tax forms are available at https://www.irs.gov/forms-instructions and State Tax forms are available at http://www.tax.ri.gov/taxforms/ Don't have a printer at home? We've got you covered. Email info@narlib.org with the form you need, your name and phone number (or call 401-789-9507) and we will print it for you!

TRY STAY AT HOME BINGO AND SEE HOW WELL YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE CURRENT GUIDELINES!

Online Learning & Enrichment Resources from State Library

Below are a some statewide resources--list provided by Lt. Governor Danial J. Mckee.

Rhode Island Department of Health    COVID-19 Info Line: (401) 222-8022    After business hours phone : 211   E-mail: RIDOH.COVID19Questions@health.ri.gov ·      Website : health.ri.gov/diseases/ncov2019

Grocery Store Senior Shopping Hours The Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging created a list of local grocery stores offering senior shopping hours for those over 60 or individuals with compromised immune systems.

Grab and Go Food Sites for Children Due to the closure of schools, free "Grab and Go" meals are available for children throughout Rhode Island. New sites are still being added so please check back or contact your school district or charter school for more options.     All of these sites are operating on the same basis, which is that anyone aged 18 or under who shows up gets a free meal. There are no ID or residency requirements, but the child must be present . Click to find sites.

MEAL DELIVERY FOR SENIORS

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Narragansett Community Center and South Kingstown Senior Center and dining room are closed to the public. The Title IIIC senior congregate meal program operated at the South Kingstown Senior Center has been adjusted to provide box lunches which are available for pick up or delivery to those without transportation. Senior residents of either town, age 60 or older are eligible to receive a daily boxed lunch. If you are not already registered with the South Kingstown Senior Center Congregate Meal Program, please call the Center at 401-789-0268 to register. Both Narragansett and South Kingstown will be delivering to any senior resident wishing to participate and unable to pick up their meal (delivery starting in Narragansett as of March 23, 2020.) For any other information Narragansett residents can contact Karen Flint at the Narragansett Community Center at 401-782-0675 or by email @ kflint@narragansettri.gov; South Kingstown senior residents can contact the Center at 401-789-0268.