The African American Library at the Gregory School will also have its own virtual tour soon.Ī telephone reference line is open 10 a.m. Anyone can take virtual tours of the Julia Ideson Building, including a scavenger hunt and a “then and now” theme that shows when it was built in the 1920s. They are working on getting craft and STEM videos up the latter will involve simple scientific experiments that kids can re-create with household items. The library has added podcasts as well as the video story times in which staff read the first chapter of teen and tween books to whet readers’ appetite. “The way that we’re connecting with people now through social media is stronger than it was before, and I think we’ll continue to build on that,” Covington said. Engagement on various online platforms is up across the board. Story times at a library location typically attract 30 to 50 people, but on Facebook Live, libraries are seeing 600, 800, sometimes 1,000 people tune in. Covington said publishers have been extra generous with permissions because of the current circumstances. Staff members read books aloud to viewers at 11 a.m. The story times on Facebook Live are the most popular new addition.
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“We’re used to people coming to us, so we’re having to figure out how to get to them,” said Laurie Covington, HPL’s interim assistant director of customer experience. Other activities previously held at the library have been adapted to social distancing. Brainfuse, an online tutoring service, may be especially useful for parents homeschooling their children right now.
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Books, audio books, magazines, TV shows, movies and music are available online as always, and the library is adding content every week. For those who don’t have one, HPL is offering temporary online cards, which are valid until Aug.
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HPL’s resources and activities are accessible for free with a My Link library card. Then on March 16, eight days before the Harris County stay-at-home order, HPL locations closed their doors. As in-person services were ramping down, the staff brainstormed how to increase and add virtual programming.
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business is my next nonfiction book in to be read.When coronavirus cases started to rise in early March, HPL took precautions such as spacing out chairs and turning off every other computer. Dot Journaling is a nice book for anyone wanting to get started or inspired with Bullet Journaling. I checked out an eBook copy of the book through Libby (it's also available through Hoopla for Homewood patrons). I just finished reading Dot Journaling: A Practical Guide: How to Start and Keep the Planner, To-Do List, and Diary That’ll Actually Help You Get Your Life Together. On August 1 we'll draw from eligible names and award a $25 and a $50 Visa gift card winner.
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All you have to do is log the books you read, and you can log the adult books you read in June as well as books you finish in July! There's still time to sign up and read - and possibly win - the Library's Rock Adult Online Summer Reading Contest! If you haven't signed up, head over to and sign in (or create an account) then choose Libraries Rock as your program.