Drinking From the Fire Hose
"I don't think we should have less information in the world. The information age has yielded great advances in medicine, agriculture, transportation and many other fields. But the problem is twofold. One, we are assaulted with more information than any one of us can handle. Two, beyond the overload, too much information often leads to bad decisions." ~ Daniel Levitin
Author of The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload

Librarian's Corner
Dear Library Community,

With the vastness of the internet, social media, text messaging, and more we are bombarded daily with more information than our brains can process. It can be very difficult to separate fact from fiction and rumor from deliberate efforts to mislead. The coronavirus pandemic is leading to information overload for many of us. Finding information that is correct and current is often like trying to drink from a fire hose. The biggest role libraries can play in a national response to the emerging COVID-19 threat is as information specialists. Our aim is to provide trusted information that is easily accessible to all. Making the information flow more like drinking from a garden hose.

With that in mind, we have compiled a Community Connections and Resources page on our website with verified sources to help people get fast, reliable, information from clear, authoritative local government agencies and health departments for Covid-19 updates as well as information from national public health institutes, education resources, emergency services, senior services, local business, and local transportation resources. This directory will be monitored and updated on an ongoing basis so please book mark this page and refer to it when you need to access reliable information.
While our doors remain closed indefinitely during the Governor's Stay at Home order, the staff and I are implementing new systems to help us stay connected during these difficult times. For example, we are bringing some of our programs onto social media platforms:

  • Preschool Storytime is offered on Facebook every Wednesday and Friday @ 10:30 am.


  • We have partnered with the Loomis Basin Historical Society to provide Throwback Thursday Town History Tidbits and Treats on our Facebook and Instagram pages.

  • The Page Turners Book Club is on Zoom and we are exploring other virtual group possibilities.

  • And we continue to add useful links to virtual cultural and entertainment venues.

  • We are reaching out to other organizations for online educational partnerships as well.

  • Stay tuned for the SUMMER READING PROGRAM ONLINE! We are busy retooling the Digging Deeper theme with online software tools to help everyone achieve their summer reading goals and have fun while doing so. We'll roll out more details in the coming weeks.

Please visit our Facebook and Instagram pages often to stay connected. We would LOVE to see how you and your families are adjusting to the quarantine. Please tag us #LoomisLibrary or @LoomisLibrary.
NEW Digital Resources: Let the Library Come to YOU!
We're excited to add the Hoopla Digital Library to our collection–bringing the library to you 24/7!

Hoopla is a digital media lending service powered by local libraries worldwide. Users sign up with an email address, password, and library card information, and Hoopla gives them access to their local library's collection of digital titles. Users can then borrow a limited number of titles per month.You will need a library card to open a hoopla account.

If you don't have a card you can apply for a temporary card here and have access to our online resources such as EBSCO DATABASES , TumbleBooks , TumbleMath , TEEN BookCloud , Audio BookCloud , Romance Book Cloud , Legal Information Reference Center, Science and Technology Collection , PubMED Central, and more!
Page Turners Book Club now on ZOOM!
The Page Turners Book Club invites you to join us on ZOOM as we discuss our May pick: O ld Baggage by Alissa Evans. #1 UK Bestseller (Available in eBook and Audiobook on HOOPLA!)
Here is the link to join us on

Tuesday, May 26 @ 5:30 pm

If you already have a Zoom Account the meeting ID: 606 429 763
“A thoughtful, funny, companionable novel…executed with verve.”—London Times

The author of the acclaimed  Crooked Heart  returns with a comic, charming, and surprisingly timely portrait of a once pioneering suffragette trying to find her new passion in post-WWI era London.
We appreciate your continued support and your understanding as we make decisions in the best interest of our town, our team, and our community.

Please take care of yourselves and
each other.

~ Sarah Comstock
Community Engagement Librarian
Uplifting News from the Senior L.I.F.E Center!
Recently, we checked in with Jim Gilbert, the Director of the Senior L.I.F.E Center in Loomis, which has also suspended its programing for now. Jim reported that to date, none of the seniors who regularly participate in programs at the center have experienced symptoms of COVID-19. Each senior has at least one family member or neighbor who checks on them and delivers groceries and other necessary goods to their homes. For those who don't have support, the Center delivers donated food and checks in with them. As the weeks pass, the sense
of loneliness and isolation are very real for many seniors. They are used to having movement classes, coffee and news, craft activities, bingo, and other social events at the center which they miss. The Senior L.I.F.E Center is coordinating support services with local businesses and citizens who have offered to help. If you would like to reach out to our local seniors–please contact Jim at the Senior L.I.F. E Center.
In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Census Bureau is adjusting 2020 Census operations in order to protect the health and safety of the staff and the public and make sure they get the same population counted another way. You can learn more about it here:


The Census is critical. Not only does it affect political representation, it also directs billions of dollars in government funding to local programs and services. Funding for education, healthcare, and infrastructure such as roads is allocated utilizing census data. For every person missed during the Census, Placer County stands to lose $1,000 in federal funding per person, per year for 10 years. So far over half the households have been counted. If you have not filled out the 2020 Census you can do it online here:

 #BeCounted #PlacerCounts
Become a Member of the Friends of the Loomis Library!
Your Membership Contribution Supports Library Programs, Events, the Summer Reading Program, Book and Material Purchases, plus all the Little Extras that Mean so much!

Basic membership is only $15 a year or $25 for your whole family.
Higher levels are always welcome. All memberships are tax deductible per IRS 501(c)3 charitable rules.

To renew or join, visit the library and pick up a FOL membership envelope located at the front desk or at the FOL Book Sale.

Thanks in advance! You are helping to support the library and our community for today and the future.
Shop Amazon Smile and Support the Library - at no cost to you!
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization- That's US!

Simply go to: https://smile.amazon.com and select Friends of the Library Loomis as your recipient and then shop as you normally would!