PWPL Update

What a whirlwind these past few weeks have been. Since our last update the Library Board held a special meeting to discuss employee pay. I am very pleased to let you know that the board moved to continue employee pay through The end of the current "Stay Home, Stay Safe" Executive Order; or if the Executive Order is extended, through our next board meeting on April 21st. At which point, we will review what the current status is, and make decisions again.

Many of our staff are working from home during this time. However, there are a few things that are difficult for us to handle from home. Our main phone line is not able to be routed to a cell phone. So that phone line will go to Voicemail, these voicemails are being checked every couple of days. For faster response, please message us on facebook, or use the email form at the bottom of this page: http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/pwplinfo/index.php/location-and-contact/.

A page with FAQ's about the library during this COVID19 crisis has been added to the PWPL website. This information will answer the most common questions we've been getting. http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/pwplinfo/index.php/covid-19-faqs/

If you need to speak with someone, your best bet is to make contact via facebook or email first, we will call you! Answering forwarded calls is proving to be more difficult than we anticipated.

YOU CAN STILL ACCESS OUR ONLINE RESOURCES! See the links below.
Blocked cards now have access to Overdrive and other online resources!

Additionally, we've added digital card signup, read more below.

Andrea Ingmire
Library Director
906-226-4303
Online Library Card Signup - Available NOW!
Residents of the Peter White Public Library service area, which includes the City of Marquette, and the following Townships: Chocolay, Ewing, Marquette, Sands, Skandia, Turin, Wells and West Branch, can now apply for a PWPL library card online.

Visit our website to open your digital card today!

Online Resources - Direct Links and Access Information
eBooks and audio books available for checkout with your library card through Libby by Overdrive. Visit  gldl.lib.overdrive.com  or download the free 'Libby' app in your app store to get started.

Magazines are also available to PWPL patrons through RB Digital. Visit  www.rbdigital.com/superiorlandcoopmi/service/magazines  or download the RBDigital app to access thousands of popular online magazines such as  Newsweek ,  The New Yorker, US, Inc.  and so many more.
 
Digital Newspaper access timely news from the New York Times  online with your library card. To register as a PWPL Patron with full access you must visit  https://www.nytimes.com/subscription/redeem?campaignId=6WUH6&&gift_code=f1ca275fffbf4795 . Once you’re registered and logged in, enjoy unlimited articles from the  New York Times  online.

Language Learning looking for something different to do with the kids? Try learning a new language as a family with Mango Languages. More than 70 languages are available from which you may choose. Visit  https://learn.mangolanguages.com/welcome  and setup an account, you be prompted to pay or choose a library location after setting up a login. Or, download the Mango app to get started. 

Streaming Movies Kanopy is the PWPL’s video on demand service. Online movies may be checked out and returned just like movies at PWPL. To try Kanopy, go to  peterwhite.kanopy.com  to get started. Please note, Kanopy is experiencing a lot of traffic at this time. 

Michigan’s eLibrary MEL is also available to you. At  www.mel.org , you will find online databases, Consumer Reports, K-8 eBook collection, Learning Express Library, Novelist and so much more. Visit MEL today to explore the many resources always at your fingertips. 

If you need help with any of these services, please call PWPL staff Monday – Friday between noon – 5:00 pm or leave a message during other hours. We will be happy to help you out. PWPL staff all look forward to serving you as best we can during the closure.  
Meditation Class - via Zoom!
Feeling adrift? Join us online this Thursday at 5:30pm for Jeremy Morelock's Meditation Group.

You can join us via Zoom on Thursdays at 5:30pm.

See connection information below:
Mobile Device:
1. Download the free Zoom app.
2. Sign Up at bottom.
3. Click  Join  with Meeting ID  317 545 0687
  or  click the following link: 
4. If prompted, click OK to allow the mobile device to use your camera and microphone so that you may view and participate in the meeting.
5. When you see: "To hear others please join audio" click  Call using Internet Audio

Desktop/Laptop:
To join from a computer, point your web browser to  https://zoom.us/join  and put in the meeting ID  317 545 0687.  You will use the computer microphone and camera to participate.
Youth Services Programming

Join the Youth Services Department for several Facebook Live programs.

If you do not have Facebook, we are also posting videos to our You Tube channel. The upload takes some time. So look for the new uploads on the day following the facebook live event.

Contact Andrea Ingmire with any questions or comments! aingpwpl@gmail.com 906-226-4303
The Mission of the Peter White Public Library is to enrich the community through access to library services and cultural opportunities.