Your local library might be doing some really, really cool things that you don’t know about. Here are a few incredibly awesome programs at libraries around the country, along with pictures of cats because why not? COVID Tests and Masks Recently we went to visit Freebird at college, and I brought a stack of COVID tests because…dorm, and because the only CVS within walking distance of campus was always sold out. But I can get … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Many, Many Awesome Things→
This guest post is from Crystal Anne. Crystal Anne with An E comes to us from a sunny clime, but prefers to remain a pale indoor cat. She enjoys reading, cross-stitching something nerdy, going to see live music, and playing video games. She works as an autism consultant by day, got a degree in information science for fun, and currently serves on her local library advisory board. … Last year, I wrote about my quest … Continue reading Guest Post: Library Board Adventuring One Year In→
NB: A very special thank you to the Montgomery County Public Library system in Maryland, for not only having magazines digitally, but also offering two free COVID test kits per day for anyone who walks in. … I’ve written about this before, but the apps and options have updated, so let’s revisit! One of my favorite things to do when my brain is fried and I want to read but don’t have the total bandwidth … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Magazine Time!→
Time once again to take a tour of all the neat stuff your local library is doing. This week: events! First up: local library Comic Cons! If the idea of San Diego International Comic Con and several dozenty-thousand people makes you want to run away (hi!) but you’d still like to meet people who dig the same things you do, chances are, your local library or a nearby branch might be hosting its own Comic Con. … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Comic Cons, Romance Cons, and More!→
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where we discuss all the neat things you can do through your local public library system You can take a tour of the archives if you want to see what Sarah has discovered previously! This month: Food! I’m taking over for Sarah this time because I recently started attending a pretty awesome club at my local library. If there’s one thing I love more than reading, it’s eating, and I … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Calling All Foodies!→
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where I take a tour of the different nifty opportunities that may await you at your local (library)! You can take a tour of the archives if you’re curious what other marvelous discoveries I’ve made while researching, as there are many services and unique offerings at public libraries. (You probably knew that, though.) This month: learning! Learning All The Things! Online education is not new, but library subscriptions to … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Learning! All the Learning!→
This year, one of the new regular columns I started and really enjoy writing is Unlocking Library Coolness, wherein I share unique and terrific resources I’ve discovered within local libraries, opportunities and items beyond the expected and inestimable excellence of All The Reading Materials. This year, I’ve covered: Libby, the new app from Overdrive that includes audiobooks, ebooks, and in some cases, magazines Different language learning options, which as a wannabe polyglot, I adore (current language … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Library Resolutions!→
Time for another edition of Unlocking Library Coolness, where I share unique and terrific resources I’ve discovered about local libraries, beyond the expected and inestimable excellence of All The Reading Materials. In previous editions, we’ve covered Libby, language learning options, and then magazine options for digital browsing. I talked about my terribly satisfying habit of checking out cookbooks I want to try before I buy, and last month, the Library of Things – all sorts of … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Passes to Everything!→
Time for another edition of Unlocking Library Coolness, where I share neat-tastic things I’ve discovered about local libraries, beyond the inestimable excellence of All The Reading Materials. The look on my kids’ faces when I told them their library card allowed them to check out up to 50 books is still one of my favorite memories. In previous editions, we’ve covered Libby, language learning options, and then magazine options for digital browsing. Last month, I … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: The Library of Things→
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where I take everyone on a tour of the nifty-sweet features that may be part of your local library. We’ve covered Libby, and language learning options, and then magazine options for digital browsing. That last one has giving me a wonderful summer of cross stitching . Wanna see? Well, if not, too bad, because here comes gratuitous pictures of my cross stitch in progress! I mentioned there were many … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Cookbooks!→
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where I take everyone on a tour of the nifty-sweet features that may be part of your local library. We’ve covered Libby, and language learning options, but now, it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, so how about magazine reading! If you’re traveling and take a tablet with you, you can read a metric wagonhaul of magazines through your local library. I know from all the advertisements on the podcasts … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Magazines!→
