Wishing you all a lovely month,

 

Grammy Award Nominees Playlist on Freegal
Looking for some new music for the new year? Freegal’s 2021 Grammy Award Nominees playlist is a good place to start. Check out all the Freegal curated playlists here. Create an account or log in to stream unlimited music -- ad-free!.

 

Trace Your Family's Roots from Home with Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com has extended remote access to library cardholders through March 31, 2021. Take advantage of this rare opportunity to trace your roots from home for free.

 

Take Control of Your Finances with WeissRatings
Getting your financial house in order has never been easier. The library offers the full WeissRatings suite of consumer guides and financial planning tools to help you find insurance companies, investments, Medicare plans and more that are right for you. You can access the full suite of guides and tools here.

 

Thanks to a generous donation from Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library, a new Mobile Library Services van will bring the Library to more residents of Boca Raton. With the van, the Library will provide materials, resources and services to residents without access to traditional library buildings due to mobility, transportation, and/or socio-economic limitations, investing in the future of the community by removing barriers and providing equity of access for all citizens. Library team members will use the new vehicle to sign up residents for library cards with full access to digital materials, deliver library materials to residents with access challenges, and participate in community and City events. Be sure to wave when you see us driving around town!

 

New Community Bookshelf at Dixie Manor Apartments
Thank you to Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library for generously funding a Community Bookshelf for the Lois Martin Community Center in the Dixie Manor neighborhood. Our library staff selected and installed new bookshelves to be filled with updated, relevant, diverse, and fun reads for all ages from babies through adults. Located in the Cornelius Riley Reading Room, the Community Bookshelf was designed as a “take one, leave one” service that the Dixie Manor community can use to create and maintain lifelong readers and learners in their neighborhood.

 

 

Name: Shilo Perlman

Position: Library Assistant III, Events and Community Engagement

 

What She Does: After working almost 20 years in the Youth Services section of the library, Shilo moved to the Events & Community Engagement (ECE) section, where she’s been for two years. As part of ECE, she plans the library’s large events, represents the library at City-sponsored events, visits schools, and much more, all with the goal of connecting the library more to our community. COVID obviously changed much of that for the time being, but she remains busy working on other projects, including the two StoryWalks that have been installed on City's nature trails. The first one was installed over the summer in partnership with Palm Beach County along the Pondhawk Nature Trail near the Spanish River Library. The second was just installed a few weeks ago in Serenoa Glade Preserve in George Snow Park. 

Why She Loves Her Job: "I am so proud of everything the Boca Raton Public Library has to offer. Therefore, I love my job because I get to share my pride and joy with the community! Whether I am installing a new StoryWalk book, talking to families at an event, or presenting a storytime for children, I couldn’t be more proud to represent our libraries. I want everyone to love the library like I do and know that BRPL has something to offer everyone. I can’t wait for the day when I can begin attending community events again and sharing my love of the library with those who may not be able to get to us!"

 

What I'm Reading Now: The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater

 

Monday - Saturday: 9:00am-3:00pm

Sunday: Closed

Express Service includes new library cards and renewals, checkouts, and browsing for up to 30 minutes, 50-person capacity. Facial coverings are required.

 

Sunday: Closed