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April 2023 |
Welcome to our monthly newsletter featuring all that's happening at your library. |
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Hoopla Flex is our new digital “Quick Pick” or “Lucky Day” collection. There's no new app to download or website to visit: Hoopla Flex is already available for existing Hoopla users. Simply log in to Hoopla to get started!
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Quick facts about Hoopla Flex:
- No holds can be placed on Hoopla Flex titles. - Flex eBooks loan for 10 days, Flex audiobooks loan for 14 days.
- All Hoopla users have 5 Flex borrows per month. - There is no change to Hoopla’s Instant collection or the number of Instant borrows.
- Instant items are marked with a small lightning bolt symbol, Flex items have a small arrow circle. When logged into your Hoopla account, you can easily see how many of each type of borrow they have remaining for the month. |
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Questions? Check out our Getting Started with Hoopla guide, or contact us at librarian@middlesex.ca
| | Programs & Events |
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Spring Storytime
Spring storytime is in full swing at libraries across Middlesex County! To find one near you check our event calendar or our website. All weekly storytimes are drop-in, and everyone is welcome! |
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Seed Library
Many Middlesex County Libraries are offering seed libraries this spring. For details, contact your local branch. |
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National Canadian Film Day 2023
Join us on Wednesday, April 19 to celebrate Canadian Film!
Strathroy Library: For adults & seniors Peace by Chocolate from 2-4pm, and for children & families Ballerina from 4-6pm
Parkhill Library: For adults & seniors Carry It On at 1:30pm
Dorchester Library: For adults & seniors All My Puny Sorrows at 6:00pm |
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2023 Reading Challenge
Part One of our 2023 Reading Challenge is almost finished! Return your completed bookmark to any Middlesex County Library no later than May 6 to be entered in a draw. Watch in branch and on our social media for Part Two, coming the last week of April. |
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Drag Storytime
Middlesex County Library, in partnership with the Rainbow Optimist Club of Southwestern Ontario and Strathroy Pride, invites you to join our special guests as they share books promoting messages of diversity, inclusion and acceptance.
Parkhill Library: Saturday, April 29 at 11:00am Komoka Library: Saturday, May 27 at 11:00am
Strathroy Library: Saturday, June 24 at 11:00am |
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| Middlesex EarlyON | |
Open Spaces Programs: Join us on an adventure in the great outdoors! This short video will give you a glimpse of what you and your child can expect at an Open Spaces program. Join us as we enjoy free play and adventures in learning in the great outdoors. We will let your child(ren) take the lead in these nature-based programs. We offer a circle time (songs and stories) at the end of the program. Best suited for children 2 to 6 years of age, but children from 0 to 6 years of age are welcome! Registration is required, please email earlyon@middlesex.ca. For more information, visit our website.
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| Staff Picks |
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| Oliver Jeffers |
A wryly whimsical alphabet primer reinforces letter-recognition skills by introducing an Astronaut who is afraid of heights, a Bridge that ends up burned between friends and a Cup that is stuck in a cupboard.
Selected by Jen, Thorndale Branch Assistant |
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| Nan Forler |
When her beloved pet tortoise, Rodney, dies, Bernadette feels all alone until a special friend helps her overcome her sadness, in this comforting and gently humorous picture book about bereavement and the power of friendship.
Selected by Lorena, Melbourne Branch Assistant |
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| Gregg Andrew Hurwitz |
Evan Smoak, the Nowhere Man, a protector of the truly desperate and deserving, finds himself a target of someone with similar training and knowledge of his Orphan X identity.
Selected by Carolyn, Dorchester Branch Assistant |
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| Serhiæi Rudenko |
The first major biography of the leader to appear in English. Zelensky: A Biography is translated from Ukrainian by Michael Naydan and Alla Parminova, the book will follow Zelensky's story from his childhood in central Ukraine through his career as a comedian and his election as president in 2019, ending with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022.
Selected by Lynn, Komoka Branch Assistant |
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| Amanda Montell |
A feminist linguist offers a humorous deconstruction of the words and idioms that have been used to keep women from gaining equality and how they can take back control of the language.
Selected by Dallas, Mt Brydges Branch Assistant |
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