Tag: Local Library

Hoopla Now Available at the New Lebanon Library

The New Lebanon Library is now subscribed to Hoopla.

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The New Lebanon Library is now subscribed to Hoopla. Follow this link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/ and set up your account with your library card! Your limit is 4 checkouts a month, but you do have the ability to temporarily download items you check out when you want to watch later–and there’s an app for that!. There’s a little something for everyone!
hoopla is a digital media service offered by your local public library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, phone, or TV. With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. They have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere.

 

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Virtual Yoga From the New Lebanon Library, Mondays

The New Lebanon Library has taken their weekly yoga course Online with Virtual Yoga Mondays at 4pm. 

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The New Lebanon Library has taken their weekly yoga course Online with Virtual Yoga Mondays at 4pm.
We know that staying in the house can be a drag, so we have started hosting yoga with one of our teachers online.
If you are interested in being a part of the group, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/QF2QhCxy28udT6Qc9 Opens in new tab
The links for the class (held via GotoMeeting) will be sent Monday morning.
*In lieu of the regular donation, the teacher asks instead that it be put towards New Lebanon-based charities to help out at this time. Thank you!

 

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Homebound Fun

Homebound Fun–compiled by the Chatham and New Lebanon libraries. If you’re stuck at home, here are some resources to help you learn about the world and connect to others.

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Homebound Fun–compiled by the Chatham and New Lebanon libraries. If you’re stuck at home, here are some resources to help you learn about the world and connect to others. Check it out.
TeachingBooks Book & Reading Engagement Kit: Home Edition. Open through September 15th, children and families can delve into the world of children’s and young adult books, read-along performances of favorite books that are translatable into 100+ languages, virtual storytime with 1,000+ complete book readings, interviews with thousands of authors and much more!
Kripalu Activity Book–soothing coloring sheets for all ages.
IS183 tutorials–-the Art School of the Berkshires has video tutorials and printables for all kinds of projects with household items.
Google Arts & Culture–virtual tours, deep dives into a subject, ideas for experiments & crafts, etc.
Entertainment & Learning Resources–from Passion Planner, links to everything from creativity to mental health to art to…
NYS Arts Go Online–Family art projects to theater, independent film, opera, streaming house concerts and centuries of incredible painting and sculpture.
Print & Play Games for all Ages–Single & Multi-player, dice games, party games, board games, role playing games & more.
Norman Rockwell Museum Virtual Tour–Special exhibitions at the famous Norman Rockwell Museum are now available for you to peruse with ease.
Berkshire Museum @Home–Check the museum out for Daily Snakes and other fun stuff.
Virtual Field Trips –Exactly what it sounds like. Travel to zoos and other fun locales from home.
Visit Virtual Museums from Around the World–See amazing museums from around the world.
Junior Ranger Program–The outdoors aren’t closed yet and you can be a part of the Junior Rangers program. You can visit a National Park virtually and collect the badge through the mail. Collect them all through the comfort of your home.
Scholastic Resources–Login for 20 days of Educational Materials for Young Learners. You’ll need the Username: Learning20 and Password: Clifford
Board Game Arena–Play board games online with your friends.

 

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Banned Books Week September 25 – October 1, 2016

bbw-logo122hBanned Books Week is a Celebration of the Freedom to Read. It was launched in 1982 in response to a surge in the number of challenges to books in schools, bookstores and libraries.

According to the American Library Association, more than 11,300 books have been challenged since 1982 . The top ten most challenged books of 2015 include:

  1. Looking for Alaska, by John Green
    Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
  2. Fifty Shades of Grey, by E. L. James
    Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, and other (“poorly written,” “concerns that a group of teenagers will want to try it”).
  3. I Am Jazz, by Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
    Reasons: Inaccurate, homosexuality, sex education, religious viewpoint, and unsuited for age group.
  4. Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out, by Susan Kuklin
    Reasons: Anti-family, offensive language, homosexuality, sex education, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“wants to remove from collection to ward off complaints”).
  5. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon
    Reasons: Offensive language, religious viewpoint, unsuited for age group, and other (“profanity and atheism”).
  6. The Holy Bible
    Reasons: Religious viewpoint.
  7. Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel
    Reasons: Violence and other (“graphic images”).
  8. Habibi, by Craig Thompson
    Reasons: Nudity, sexually explicit, and unsuited for age group.
  9. Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan, by Jeanette Winter
    Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group, and violence.
  10. Two Boys Kissing, by David Levithan
    Reasons: Homosexuality and other (“condones public displays of affection”).

The Banned Books Week Coalition is a national alliance of diverse organizations joined by a commitment to increase awareness of the annual celebration of the freedom to read. The Coalition seeks to engage various communities and inspire participation in Banned Books Week through education, advocacy, and the creation of programming about the problem of book censorship. The 2016 celebration will be held September 25-October 1.

For more information, check out bannedbooksweek.org, and why not celebrate by stopping into your local library, and check out one of the books on the list.

 

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