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Weekly E-Newsletter The library building may closed, but our virtual branch is open 24/7 and we want to stay in touch! Each week we will share some great resources as well as staff recommendations available through our virtual branch and online. Visit our Website and check us out on Facebook and Instagram.
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Library Take Out *EXPANDED HOURS* Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 11 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Place Mansfield only items on hold through the SAILS catalog.
- Once the item has been made available, you will receive an email or phone call and be instructed to call the library to schedule a pick-up date and time.
- Items will be checked out and placed in a brown paper bag for drive up pick up at the set time.
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Looking for suggestions on what to read, but not sure what? Fill out our NEW "What Should I Read Next?" form to receive an email list of 4-6 book recommendations OR get a phone call to schedule a pick up time to receive a book bundles created just for you!
Please submit a separate form for each person. Allow 72 business hours for staff to prepare your request.
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While the physical library building remains closed, staff are working hard to provide continuous library services to our patrons. Such services include our remote printing. By clicking on the link below, patrons with a valid SAILS library card can send a document(s) to the library printer, then call the library to schedule a curbside pick-up of the document(s). The cost of the printed document(s) will be added to the patron's library account. For more information on this service, please call the Reference Department at 508-261-7380 ex. 3.
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WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED!
The library offers 24/7 access to free WIFI! Save your data by downloading all your digital media in the COA/Library parking lot!
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Use Fold3 to search military records! Are you doing genealogical research on a family member who served in the military? If so, Fold3 provides convenient access to some military records, including draft registration cards, hospital admission card files, WWII Navy muster rolls, and photos. Fold3 is searchable by names, dates, places, publication names, conflict periods, document types, and more. It's best to start with a simple, broad search such as a name or keyword search, then narrow those results using dates, places, and the available filters on the left side of the page. For more tips on searching in Fold3, there are tutorials available to watch. Fold3 Library Edition can be accessed from home here with your Mansfield library card number. (And if you’re curious as to where the name “Fold3” comes from, it’s because the third fold in some flag-folding ceremonies traditionally honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world!)
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Imagine your summer with us! We have something for everyone! Imagine a great summer full of good books, fun activities, and prize drawings! This year we will be using a website called Beanstack for keeping track of reading and activities. Using the site is easy and we will be happy to help you get started. There is also a convenient Beanstack app available, if you prefer! Go to the library’s website and look for the “Imagine Your Summer 2020” page and you will find all of the information you need.
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Virtual Book ChatMonday July 20th, 6:30PMZoom Meeting RoomMiss talking about what you're currently reading, what you want to read, or just miss talking with others? Come to our virtual book chat! We're physically distant, so let's be social together! This program is free and open to all. Registration Required for invitation to Zoom Meeting Room. Registrants will receive the invitation to the Zoom Meeting Room on the day of the event.
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Author Zoom Series - Lauren WilligThursday, July 23, 6:30PM Zoom Meeting RoomAs part of Imagine Your Summer 2020 at the Mansfield Public Library, we are honored to host a virtual author talk with author Lauren Willig for a discussion of her book, The Summer Country! "A brilliant, multigenerational saga in the tradition of The Thorn Birds and North and South, New York Times bestselling historical novelist Lauren Willig delivers her biggest, boldest, and most ambitious novel yet—a sweeping Victorian epic of lost love, lies, jealousy, and rebellion set in colonial Barbados."-Amazon Lauren Willig is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Pink Carnation series and several stand alone works of historical fiction, including The Ashford Affair, That Summer, The Other Daughter, The English Wife, and the collaborative novels, The Forgotten Room and The Glass Ocean. This event is free and open to all. Registration Required for invitation to Zoom Meeting Room. Registrants will receive the invitation to the Zoom Meeting Room on the day of the event.
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Take and Make Project Video for Teens & AdultsWednesday July 22nd, 12:00PMLibrary's Facebook PageRegister for a Take & Make project and then come to the library on Wed. July 22nd (10 am - 4:30 pm) to pick up the supplies to make the project. At the library, look for Table C under the portico (near the book & media return boxes) for the take & make bags. Be sure to register individually, if you have more than teen or adult interested.. On Wednesday at 12:00 pm, there will be a "How-To video" posted on the library Facebook page which will direct you through the making of the project! If you didn't register, you can still watch the video and make the crafts using your own supplies!
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Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Virtual Stories and Songs for ages 0 - 3 Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Miss Nina Reads for Grades K - 3 Thursdays at 10 a.m. Virtual Stories and Songs for ages 3 - 5 Fridays at 7 p.m. Virtual Bedtime Story
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Nicole and Catherine Recommend: One to Watch : a novel
by Kate Stayman-London
Bea Schumacher is a leading fashion blogger, known for her warm, honest body-positive message. But after an unexpected heartbreak, Bea's confidence is shaken. In the midst of her sadness she receives a surprising proposition: Would Bea like to be the first plus-size woman to star in the next season of reality dating competition sensation Main Squeeze?
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Kim Recommends: Carolina Breeze
by Denise Hunter
A follow-up to Lake Season finds Levi Bennett returning to Bluebell, North Carolina, where he struggles to care for his younger siblings and fulfill his parents’ retirement dream, an effort that is complicated by a Hollywood star’s scandal.
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Officer Clemmons : a Memoir
by François Clemmons
An intimate debut memoir by the Grammy Award-winning artist who famously played "Officer Clemmons" on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood traces his Oberlin College music studies, his embrace of his sexual orientation and his life-changing chance encounter with Fred Rogers.
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Bookish and the beast : a novel
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Ashley Poston
In this adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast," the teenaged star of a popular science fiction movie franchise hides out in a small town, following a tabloid scandal, and meets the bookish Rosie Thorne who is still grieving over her mother's death
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Cinderella is dead
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Kalynn Bayron
"Queer black girls team up to overthrow the patriarchy in the former kingdom of Cinderella"
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Don't ask me where I'm from
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Jennifer De Leon
Reinventing herself at a privileged white suburban high school to get by in the face of escalating racial tensions, a first-generation American-LatinX teen is forced to take a stand when she discovers that her absent father cannot legally return home.
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The Extraordinaries
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T. J. Klune
A successful fan-fiction writer has a chance encounter with a superhero crush who challenges him to remake himself in ways that compromise his bond with a best friend, who is becoming something more. A young-adult debut by the award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea.
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The life and (medieval) times of Kit Sweetly
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Jamie Pacton
"Working as a Wench--i.e., waitress--at a cheesy medieval-themed restaurant in the Chicago suburbs, Kit Sweetly wishes she could be a Knight like her brother. She has the moves, is capable on a horse, and desperately needs the raise that comes with knighthood, so she can hold a spot at her dream college and help her mom pay the mortgage. Company policy allows only guys to be Knights. So when Kit takes her brother's place, clobbers the Green Knight, and reveals her identity at the end of the show, she rockets into Internet fame and a whole lot of trouble with the management. But this Girl Knight won't go down without a fight. As other Wenches and cast members join her quest, a protest forms. In a joust before Castle executives, they'll prove that gender restrictions should stay medieval--if they don't get fired first."-- Provided by publisher
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Mayhem
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Estelle Laure
A 1980s supernatural feminist tale by the author of The Lost Boys follows the experiences of a girl who flees an abusive family member only to discover that the women in her family possess transformative magical abilities.
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Where We Go from Here
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Lucas Rocha
A young gay Brazilian who has tested negative for HIV after a long-term relationship reluctantly introduces his HIV-positive ex to a new friend who has been recently diagnosed, before the three find their lives intertwined by the disease’s ongoing realities.
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Bedtime Math Inspiring children to love math so that they embrace and excel at it! Featuring daily math activities.
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Mash Up Math Cool math games and activities for kids including math video games, math board games, math puzzles and brain teasers, and other fun math game and activity ideas.
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No Time for Flash Cards A rich resource of preschool activities, lesson plans for early childhood classes, fun crafts, and preschool books.
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STEAMsational STEAM Activities for Kids STEAM and science lesson plans and teaching resources that will help you teach science to kids, even if you've never stepped foot in a lab.
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Science Fun for Eveyone!Have fun while learning cool, science trivia facts! Laugh as you read funny science jokes. Experiment or make a new creation!
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Rosie Revere, Engineerby Andrea BeatyHiding her prowess as a talented inventor by day, at night Rosie resolves to complete her great-great-aunt Rose's (aka Rosie the Riveter) unfinished flying contraption and is temporarily discouraged when the invention hovers instead of flies, a seeming failure that Aunt Rose encourages her to recognize as an amazing success.
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Iggy Peck, Architect
by Andrea Beaty
Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
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If I Built a School
by Chris Van Dusen
Imaginative Jack describes the kind of school he would build--one full of animals, with tubes to transport students directly to their classrooms, and library books that come alive
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What Do You Do With an Idea?
by Kobi Yamada
A boy has an idea which makes him uncomfortable at first but he discovers it is magical and that, no matter what other people say, he should give it his attention
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The Most Magnificent Thing
by Ashley Spires
A little girl and her canine assistant set out to make the most magnificent thing, however despite their hard work, the end result is not what the girl had envisioned, but a long walk soon clears her mind and yields a fresh perspective about what needs to be done to succeed.
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The Princess In Black and the Science Fair Scare
by Shannon Hale
An excited but nervous Princess Magnolia meets her friends at the Interkingdom Science Fair before a surprise goo monster sabotages the event, challenging the Princess in Black and the Princess in Blankets to pursue a scientific solution.
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Max Einstein : the Genius Experimentby James PattersonA first children's book series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives introduces 12-year-old orphan Max Einstein, a genius hacker, inventor and chess player who is recruited into a mysterious organization that uses science to solve world problems.
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Parker Bell and the Science of Friendshipby Cynthia PlattAsking her trivia-whiz best friend to team up for their school's Science Triathlon, a budding young scientist struggles with insecurity and changing perspectives when her friend recruits a third student onto the team.
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At the Bottom of the Worldby Bill NyeThe famed scientific educator and a best-selling science writer present a debut entry in a series introducing genius foster siblings Jack, Ava and Matt, who use their intelligence and observations to track down a fellow scientist who has gone missing in Antarctica.
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Sydney & Simon : Full Steam Ahead!
by Paul A. Reynolds
Twins Sydney and Simon learn about the water cycle and use science, technology, engineering, arts, and math to solve the problem of their stuck window and thirsty flowers
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