January 2021                                                                 
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We Wish You a Happy, Healthy New Year
And we truly appreciate your support throughout all of the changes in 2020. We'll continue posting service updates at SLOlibrary.org, and you'll continue to hear from us via email.
 
We're ready for good changes in 2021, and we're looking forward to reading, watching, playing, and learning with you this year--online and in-person. Keep reading for our special services highlights, for our Top Picks recommendations, and for tips on using the library online.
 
Spotlight

Sidewalk Service Through Jan 30
 
Place your holds, get notified, and pick up at SLO, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, and Morro Bay libraries. We'll be waiting at the front door for you--no appointment necessary. 
 
 
Book Connection

It's our convenient personal shopping service: Fill out a form and we'll fill up a bag of books for you to pick up. For kids, teens, and adults. 
 
 
 
Homework Help Online
 
Students of all ages can receive live one-on-one tutoring daily, 1–10pm, through Brainfuse HelpNow. 
 
 
 
 
Online Help for Job Seekers & Veterans
Get connected with job coaches, get help with unemployment benefits, and find veterans' services experts at Brainfuse JobNow & VetNow.
 
 
 
 
 
De-stress with Zoom Yoga

This January, nurture your body and mind through yoga, meditation, and community discussion with a weekly online yoga class.
 
 
  
 
 

Top Tips
 
 
Placing a Hold
Having trouble with the catalog? Be sure to log in to your account at SLOlibrary.org before doing your search. Or, try this video for more help placing your requests.
 
 
Managing Your Account
Can't find your library card number? Need help changing holds pickup locations? Call any open branch, or submit a request online anytime.
 
 

Downloading eBooks & Audiobooks
New to eBooks? Learn how to get started with cloudLibrary.
 
 
 
 
 
Top Picks
 
 
Best Books of 2020
A compilation of titles from The New York Times, NPR, and the New York Public Library. Be sure to log in at SLOlibrary.org to place your holds.
 
 
 
New Books Coming Soon
Fresh titles hit the shelves next month. Be sure to log in at SLOlibrary.org to place your holds.
 
 
New Movies + TV
This month's top DVDs. Be sure to log in at SLOlibrary.org to place your holds.
 
 
 Staff Picks
Your next favorite story. Be sure to log in at SLOlibrary.org to place your holds.    

 
#NextReads
Book recommendations for every reader.
 
 
Free eBooks and Audiobooks
Get the cloudLibrary app for your favorite device. 
 
             
 
 
 
 
Kids & Teens

Author Talk for Teens: Alyssa Sheinmel, 
What Kind of Girl
Join our exclusive virtual book club event for the young adult novel, What Kind of Girl. 
 
TUES, JAN 26 | 4:00
Live via Zoom
 
   
 
New Friends Virtual Escape Room
Central Perk fans: Try this '90s-nostalgia game developed by Atascadero Library's teen services librarian, Charlie Arthur.
 
             
 
 
 
Tale Trail: 
The Grumpy Bird
Are you a grumpy bird, too? Get outside and follow the silly story by Jeremy Tankard around the library anytime, page by page. 
 
ONGOING OUTDOOR EXHIBIT
Arroyo Grande Library
 

Cuentos y canciones bilingües: Bilingual Storytime with Ms. Susana 
 
LIBRARY ONLINE
via YouTube
 
 
 
County of SLO Public Libraries will be closed Monday, Jan 18, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
 
 

More
Explore Online Learning
We're here 24/7 with research collections, Consumer Reports, Lynda.com, Creativebug, and more.
 
 
Enjoy from Home
Download eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, and TV anytime with your County of SLO Libraries card.
 

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