Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Information

Leon County Public Library Newsletter May - June Edition

May - June Edition

Beginning Monday, May 4, the Library will enter Phase 1 of the Governor's Safe. Smart. Step-by-Plan for Florida's Recovery.

The following services will be available at each of our locations:

County Library buildings will stay closed, but curbside pick-up and drop-off service is available for print and other media materials at the Main Library and all branches under select hours.
- Main Library Hours of Operation:
  - Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  - Sunday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Branch Libraries Hours of Operation:
  - Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- The online catalog or library mobile app is available to reserve materials, or patrons can call (850) 606-2665. More detailed information about curbside pickup is available here.
- Mobile offerings and library-based telephone services by calling (850) 606-2665 will continue.
Free Wi-Fi is available from your car in all library parking lots using designated parking spaces
Use book drops to return all materials
We regret that donations of new or used print or media material cannot be accepted at this time

For more information and FAQs about curbside pickup, visit www.LeonCountyLibrary.org.

Stay informed on COVID-19

Visit the Leon County Emergency Information Portal for up-to-date information on COVID-19, local resources, services, closures and sign up for County news and alerts.

You can also download the Leon County Citizens Connect App for notifications on emergency management messages or services changes.

The Citizens Connect app is available in the Apple Store and Google Play Store.

Did You Know...?

Our Online Library is always open and full of possibilities. Look below to discover e-books, e-audiobooks, streaming movies, FREE fun, and educational resources for patrons of all ages.

Digital Entertainment and Resources at Your Fingertips!

Stream more than 30,000 films for free with your library card.

The Kanopy app is available on most devices and streaming services like Roku TV, Google Chromecast, and Amazon Fire TV.

Enjoy downloadable books and audiobooks from anywhere with our Libby and Overdrive apps. We've added a wide variety of e-titles to broaden our patrons' reading options.

We also offer downloadable books and audiobooks through the rbdigital app.

The rbdigital app also hosts Transparent Language, which offers language lessons in over 100+ languages.

Take online lifelong learning courses in more than 30 subjects (with more than 500 courses available overall).

Choose from more than 300 practice tests and courses, including GED, SAT, ACT and GRE.

Start your family history journey from home! Through May 31, Ancestry Library will be available at home for patrons.

Look below for information on our upcoming Virtual Introduction to Ancestry Library Workshop.

Access Lightbox, an e-resource for K-12 e-books, interactive e-books and articles from free research and journalistic databases.

For access visit the Lightbox website and type in the login information below:

Username: guest
Password: follett

We're bringing the library adventure to you!

Discover virtual library events for all ages on our Virtual Events web page.

Adult Services

Virtual Annie Get Your Glue Gun

BYOC (Bring Your Own Craft) to this crafters’ meetup through Zoom every Saturday from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. while we are closed.

Join us Saturday, May 2 as we create paper mosaics from recycled household materials. We'll share a step-by-step class followed by time to craft and chat.

Items needed for paper mosaics:

-Scissors

-Glue

-Colorful paper

To Join the Zoom meeting click here.

Virtual Introduction to Ancestry Library Workshop

Join us for an introduction to Ancestry Library. In this workshop, we will go over website basics, how to create a digital family tree, and some of resources out there for finding information.

There will also be time for Q&A on this great library resource!

To join the Zoom meeting click here.

Virtual Pop-Up Book Club

Join us for Pop-Up Book on Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m. via Zoom.

We'll be discussing the book The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin.

This title can be accessed for free here:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/160

To join the Zoom meeting click here.

Young (Adult) at Heart Book Club

Sunday, May 17 at 3 p.m. through Zoom

We may grow old, but we never grow up.

We are starting a new book club for all the adults out there who love YA novels. For our first meeting, bring your favorite YA book to the meeting and find out what everyone else is reading!

To join the Zoom meeting click here.

Re-Employment Assistance

Our Always Open page offers quick links to re-employment assistance information, DEO paper application for re-employment assistance, CareerSource Florida's COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Programs Portal and the DCF Economic Self-Sufficiency Program information on food assistance, Medicaid, Florida KidCare and more.

Children and Teens

Virtual Familytimes, Babytimes and Sing Alongs!

From virtual Familytimes to Babytimes to Sing Alongs, we have family entertainment for all ages through Zoom!

Sing Alongs: Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.

To join the Sing Along Zoom meeting click here.

Babytimes: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

To join the Babytimes click here.

Familytimes: Saturdays at 11:00 a.m.

To join the Familytimes click here.

Virtual Local Authors Storytime

Join us on our Facebook on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. to listen to local authors reading their books!

Our Kid's Page is a one-stop shop for fun and educational resources for elementary school students. From games to virtual tours to streaming story times, there's something for everyone!

With links to free educational resources, databases and encyclopedias, the Leon County Public Library has you covered!

Visit our Homework Help page for easy access to these resources.

Imagine your story with our summer programming!

Exciting summer programming is in the works for kids of all ages!

Digital Staff Picks - Access these titles from anywhere!

The Bookshop streaming movie on Kanopy

England 1959. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop.

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO streaming movie on Kanopy

An Oscar-nominated documentary narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO explores the continued peril America faces from institutionalized racism. In 1979, James Baldwin wrote a letter to his literary agent describing his next project, Remember This House. The book was to be a revolutionary, personal account of the lives and successive assassinations of three of his close friends--Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. At the time of Baldwin's death in 1987, he left behind only thirty completed pages of his manuscript. Now, in his incendiary new documentary, master filmmaker Raoul Peck envisions the book James Baldwin never finished.

The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden; E-book on Libby

The Bear and the Nightingale chronicles the tale of a young girl, Vasya, who is able to communicate with mythological creatures of tales she was told as a child.

Britt-Marie was Here by Fredrik Backman; E-Audiobook on rbdigital

Britt-Marie can’t stand mess. A disorganized cutlery drawer ranks high on her list of unforgivable sins. She is not one to judge others—no matter how ill-mannered, unkempt, or morally suspect they might be. It’s just that sometimes people interpret her helpful suggestions as criticisms, which is certainly not her intention.

Funny and moving, sweet and inspiring, Britt-Marie Was Here celebrates the importance of community and connection in a world that can feel isolating.