To my mind, one of the things that makes a library a library is book clubs. I run two at NCPL—First Monday and Classic Lit—and I love them and the folks who come discuss books with me every month. With the building closed, we can’t meet in person, but I’ve started a Goodreads Group where […]
By now, I bet most of you have heard about all the amazing and creative things people have accomplished throughout history during quarantine and isolation. Boccaccio wrote the Decameron, Shakespeare wrote King Lear, and all of that. There are some folks who are taking this as a sign that it just might be time to […]
As most of us are currently working and learning from home, sometimes finding things to fill the hours in the day, and the requirements of bosses and teachers, can be tricky. One thing you might want to try with your library card is Lynda.com, found on our Online Classes for Adults page. Lynda.com has […]
Here at the library, we love streaming video at the best of times, but right now it’s one of our very favorite things. Did you know that your library card gets you access to Acorn TV, famous for its selection of British TV? Well, guess what? You do! The process can be a little tricky, […]
Databases. Now there’s a word to put the average person to sleep. However, I am here to convince you that it is, in point of fact, one of the most exciting words in the English language. You see, databases, when you’re talking about something you get from your library, is just a code word for […]
So, you’re trapped at home, I mean self-isolating, and you are desperate to figure out what to read next. Maybe you started a book that just didn’t work, or you went to the Ohio Digital Library and the book you wanted wasn’t available right now, or perhaps your ennui is making it impossible to pick […]
The final votes have been tallied, and I have to say #LibraryMadness has been a great isolation activity. We received more votes in the final round this year than we did last year when the library building was open, and I just think that’s the best! (And it puts the lie to folks who are […]
Let me start by saying that I could not be happier with the really wonderful amount of participation we had in our first ever entirely online round of #LibraryMadness. We had nearly as many votes as we typically have when the library is open, and the fact people are still passionately engaging with the library […]
Just because the library building is closed, that doesn’t mean NCPL staff isn’t still hard at work. Just this past Friday, I bought 65 new ebooks and e-audiobooks for the Ohio Digital Library (which you might use on the Libby or OverDrive app). And as long as the library is closed and you can’t pick […]
The library has been closed since Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean #LibraryMadness can’t continue! We received a few in person votes, but for the most part folks got us their votes online, which I think we should keep doing for the final two rounds. So let’s do this thing, shall we? The classic Disney cartoon, […]