Library User Afternoon Interludes, Hot Tip of the Week: Discover Your Roots

Let's Stay in Touch

Weekly Updates from WCDPL

October 19 - 25, 2020

Library Hours, Programs, & News

Afternoon Interludes: Marimba on Facebook Live

WCDPL Hot Tip of the Week: Discover Your Roots

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WCDPL Express Service Hours

Bowling Green & Walbridge Building Hours:

Tuesday: 11 am - 3 pm
Wednesday: 3 - 7 pm
Friday: 1 - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 1pm

Curbside Service Hours:

Bowling Green: Monday - Friday: 9 am - 6 pm
Walbridge: Monday - Thursday: 10 am - 6 pm
To request materials: Call BG: 419-352-5050 or Walbridge: 419-666-9900

Or, use your library card to place holds on materials using the online catalog.

More details at Using Curbside Pickup Service.

See details of WCDPL Express Service plan here.

This Week at WCDPL

October 19 - 25, 2020

Tues., Oct. 20, 4 pm. Afternoon Interludes on Facebook Live.

“An Afternoon of Marimba” with Jacob Hargove.

Take a break from your day, settle into your favorite comfy chair, and unwind

with a virtuoso musical performance originating live from the WCDPL Atrium.

Selections range from Johann Sebastian Bach to Sir Elton John.

Presented in partnership with BGSU College of Musical Arts; exclusively on

Facebook Live.

Wed., Oct. 21, 10 am. Reference USA with Bill Carlson via Google Meet.

Guest Bill Carlson of InfoGroup demonstrates why Reference USA--newly

renamed "reference solutions"--is considered a premier resource for

business and residential information research during this live, real-time

training session. Learn to:

Locate companies and research business executives nationwide,
Track down business and residental addresses and phones numbers,
Discover news articles for research,
and more.

To register for the Reference USA Virtual Training and to get information

on accessing the online session, email woodref@wcdpl.org or call

419-352-5050.

Bunny's Book Club. Now through 11/30.

Students precshool through grade 5: sign up at wcdpl.readsquared.com and be

part of the Bunny's Book Club. Participants receive a plush bunny. Read and log

your minutes to earn tickets towards a Book Bundle Raffe. For more information,

contact the Children's Place at 419-352-8253

Tune in to Fun-Size Storytimes each Tuesday and Saturday morning on the

library's Facebook page.

Find more virtual program and event information at

wcdpl.org/calendar/month

Stay up-to-date with library news through the Let's Stay in Touch

e-newsletter, online at wcdpl.org, and our FaceBook page.

Hot Tip of the Week:

Genealogy Your Thing?

Discover Your Roots:

African American Heritage

This online resource provides a comprehensive mix of primary documents, records, and tools exclusively devoted to African American family history research.

Learn more here.

FYI: Hot Tips will be sharing more resources for genealogists and

family history research in the weeks to come.

Ohio Governor's Imagination Library and

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Provide a Free Book Each Month to Children from Birth to Age 6

The Ohio Governor's Imagination Library, in partnership* with Dolly Parton's Imagination Library sends a free book each month to children from birth to age 5 who are enrolled in the Imagination Library program.

Enroll your child today at:

ohioimaginationlibrary.org/enroll .

*This partnership also includes the United Way in Wood County and Wood County's seven independent libraries. Learn more about the partnership that brought the Ohio Governor's Imagination Library and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to Wood County children by visiting:

www.wcdpl.org/DPILinWoodCounty

Temporary Cards

Here's how to self-register:

Use this link to register for a temporary library card account.
From the pull down menu, be sure to select Wood County District Public Library from the list of libraries.
Complete and submit the registration form in the pop-up window.
Make a note of your user id information and keep it where you can find it.

*Temporary cards terms:

Temporary cards are valid for 60 days from the date of issue.
Temporary cards work with all digital resources and allow you to place 1 hold in the online catalog.
NOTE: If your temporary card expires before you obtain a permanent card, WCDPL will not be able to recover hold requests or checked-out items from the WCDPL OverDrive Collection, Ohio Digital Library, and Hoopla.
When you are able, we hope we to see you in the library during our Express Service hours, where you can register for your permanent library card.