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April 10, 2020 | Special Edition
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#BrightenBelmont with Belmont Recreation
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#BrightenBelmont
is the Recreation Department’s new social media campaign to engage the public and spread positivity during the COVID-19 pandemic. They will be posting activities, opportunities for interaction, uplifting photos, positive stories, and more.
Join in by using the hashtag #BrightenBelmont on social media. The Recreation Department's vision is to use social media and the hashtag #BrightenBelmont to unite the town, keep everyone connected, and innovate unique program ideas in a virtual space.
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The Recreation Department's featured program this month is
Belmont's Got Talent
. All Belmont residents are invited to submit a video showcasing your talents.
Stay tuned to see how the Belmont Public Library and you, our library patrons, can also help #BrightenBelmont!
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Take Advantage of OverDrive
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Get ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more from home using
OverDrive
. Discover thousands of books including bestsellers, fiction and nonfiction, children’s collections, and young adult materials. There are a few movies in OverDrive, too!
The easiest way to use the OverDrive catalog is by downloading the Libby app on your tablet or other smart device. Then, grab your library card and password/PIN (if you don’t know your PIN, we can help you reset it through our
Ask A Librarian
service) and follow the prompts. Libby allows you to read and listen to materials in the app, or you can choose to send ebooks to your Kindle device. You may borrow up to 10 items at a time.
Did you know that we also select titles in OverDrive that Belmont residents get first? Some of these recent OverDrive Advantage additions include Marjan Kamali's
The Stationery Shop
(audio) for adults, Jenny Han's
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
(ebook) for YA readers, and Raina Telgemeier's
Sisters
(ebook) for kids. Place a hold and you'll get Belmont's copy before anyone else!
P.S. If you have not used your library card in a while, try again
— we've extended card expiration dates and updated blocked accounts.
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Entertainment & Education
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- Watch Thomas, Leela, Khyana, and Ravi on the Oklahoma City Zoo's live red panda cam (image source)
- Learn how to use Value Line, one of the investing resources available from the library, or watch our other how-to videos
- Stream author talks, color kids' coloring pages, and enjoy online concerts from the comfort of home
- Decorate your sidewalk with chalk, learn to juggle, play board games online, or pick another activity from this list of 75+ ideas from the Boston Globe Magazine
- Borrow audiobooks, movies, and more from hoopla — and you can search "bonus borrows" to find items that won't count towards your monthly limit!
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Belmont's COVID-19 informational phone line: 617-993-2222 Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm
Trusted Health Resources
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The Belmont Public Library is closed until further notice.
While you wait to borrow physical books from the library, keep track of your to-be-read list using the
My Lists feature
on your library account.
Need to get a library card or reset your password/pin?
Click here
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