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The Techie Tablet Volume 6 - January 2021
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Hours of Operation
Monday | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | Tuesday | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Wednesday | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Thursday | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | Friday | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | Saturday | 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Sunday | 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
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In this Issue
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Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to get important updates, see upcoming events, enter awesome contests, and much more!
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Exam Invigilating We are now offering exam invigilations by appointment. Please call Mike at 250-426-4063 ext. 1008 for booking and more information.
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Interlibrary Loans Interlibrary Loans are back! Click here to submit a request to borrow from another library!
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Meeting Room Rentals The MTS is now available for limited booking. Call Michele at 250-426-4063 ext. 1005 for more information.
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Library TakeoutOrder material for curbside pickup! Click here for more information.
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Self-Checkout With two new self-checkout kiosks, life becomes a whole lot easier and safer!
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CloudLibrary Using the free CloudLibrary app, you can borrow material right from your mobile device! Click here to see how.
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Library2GoDownload and read digital books and audiobooks from your library right on your device! Click here to see how.
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Mobile PrintingNow you can print documents straight from your device to the Library's printer! Click here to get started or go to the Library's website for more information.
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Computer LabThe Library offers free public Wi-Fi outside the library 24/7. There is also limited public computer access. Click here for more details.
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Free Craft Kits
While Supplies Last,
Children's Section of the Library
Come in and check out our new penguin display in the kids section and pick up a craft kit to make your own sweet penguin! Limited quantities
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Virtual Storytime Virtual/Online The Cranbrook Public Library offers weekly a range of storytimes for children and their parents filled with fun stories, rhymes, songs, and activities. Check out our Facebook page to see our virtual storytimes!
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Canada Learning Code All Ages Live, Virtual Computer Science Courses and Workshops Join the over 600,000 Canadian citizens learning to code already! Learn the skills needed to enter into the fastest growing industry in the 21st century! Please go to the Canada Learning Code website to register. Link: https://www.canadalearningcode.ca/
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Kootenay Teen Book Club: Meet Gordon Korman!
Thursday, January 28, 7:30 PM (MST)
Virtual/Online
Author Gordon Korman in the house! Or, more accurately, in the Zoom room! Talk books with teens (and fans of every age) across the Kootenays and meet the authors in this online book club! We will have a discussion about his book, “Restart”, then we will have the author, the one and only Gordon Korman, come chat with us! To get a copy of the book and the Zoom link for the event, contact kootenayteenbookclub@gmail.com. We are totally fangirling!
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Canada Learning Code All Ages Live, Virtual Computer Science Courses and Workshops Join the over 600,000 Canadian citizens learning to code already! Learn the skills needed to enter into the fastest growing industry in the 21st century! Please go to the Canada Learning Code website to register. Link: https://www.canadalearningcode.ca/
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Nation-Wide Virtual Book Club
January 1-31, 2021,
Virtual/Online
Hey Canada! Mark your calendar for January 1, 2021 to be part of a nation-wide reading experience! Download the eBook or eAudiobook of Kim Thùy’s celebrated novel, “Vi”, in English or French, from our Overdrive collection through the whole month of January without wait lists or holds! Then, share in discussions about the book on the One eRead Canada Facebook group and join live, virtual conversations with Kim Thùy at 5 PM MST on January 19th (English) and 20th (French)! Here’s the group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/587015915117183/ Happy reading from over 600 public libraries across Canada! #1ereadlivrelcanada
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Read Local Book Club – Meet Roz Nay!
Tuesday, January 26, 7:30 PM (MST)
Virtual/Online
The Read Local Book Club connects readers and authors from across the Kootenays for a book club on Zoom. In January, we’ll be reading the Roz Nay’s thriller, Hurry Home. Join other readers for a book discussion and then Roz Nay will join us so we can ask her all our burning questions! To register and borrow a copy of the book, email kootenaylibrariesprogramming@gmail.com.
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Adult Colouring Contest
Entries due February 12th, 4 PM (MST)
Pickup at Front Desk of Library
You can pick up a copy at the library or email shollister@cranbrookpubliclibrary.ca for a copy to print off. Entries are due back to the library by February 12th. Winner will receive a $25 gift card. All entries will be posted on our Facebook page.
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Canada Learning Code All Ages Live, Virtual Computer Science Courses and Workshops Join the over 600,000 Canadian citizens learning to code already! Learn the skills needed to enter into the fastest growing industry in the 21st century! Please go to the Canada Learning Code website to register. Link: https://www.canadalearningcode.ca/
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Homework and Research Help for Students
The Cranbrook Public Library is here to support students of all ages. We have loads of library resources, some not necessarily available through Google, to help students in all learning environments. What's more, you know you can trust this information. You can find the complete list of digital resources on our website under the "eLibrary" menu. Happy researching!
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Explora
Ensure student and educator success with EBSCO’s new interface for schools and public libraries. Designed to meet the unique needs of its users, Explora supports both student research and classroom instruction with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality.
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Let's Talk Science
Let’s Talk Science is excited to offer new programming to support the needs of youth and educators across Canada with STEM learning resources and activities.
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Tumble Books
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of TumbleBooks – animated, talking picture books that teach kids the joy of reading in a format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music, and narration to existing picture books in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can read, or have read to you. Temporary access is provided for the remainder of 2020 using the Username: tumble2020 and Password: A3b5c6
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TeenBookCloud
Teen Book Cloud is a grades 7-12 ebook database. Temporary access is provided for the remainder of 2020 using the Username: tumble2020 and Password: A3b5c6
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Gale Courses
Gale Courses offers a wide range of highly interactive, instructor led courses on a broad range of subjects that you can take entirely online.
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RBdigital
Digital magazines, audiobooks, and ebooks that you can download for free and read on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Library card required.
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ProQuest
Full-text access to over 200 Canadian newspapers, including The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, and many local BC papers. There is coverage back to the 1970s and 1980s for some newspapers. Library card required.
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NNELS
NNELS (the National Network for Equitable Library Service) offers free digital books in multiple formats for those with print disabilities. Library card required.
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NoveList
Looking for a good novel? Want to find book reviews? Desperate to find other authors who are similar to your favourite? Check out NoveList, a database of fiction books and authors, recommended reading lists, book discussion ideas, and book reviews for all ages.
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Business and Employment Resources
Get up-to-date information for building a business, finding employment, and jump-starting your career with trusted library resources and websites that have all been verified by library personnel. Library card may be required.
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See more resources listed on our Website! |
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