A Drawing! And Happy National Library Week!

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Main Campus Library, right inside entry doors. Shows plexiglass, check in desk, and closed downstairs. Julie Humphrey, Library Director, sits masked at the second staff computer
Charles Farrow, standing, and Meredith Lewis, seated, both masked,pictured at the circulation desk

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Enter our National Library Week "Why I Love My 91制片厂Pro Library" Drawing to win some sweet library prizes!  by 5:00 on Wednesday, April 7 letting us know why you love your 91制片厂Pro Library (or if you just like us-- honestly, we know love is a strong feeling). 

white ceramic coffee mug with tan cork bottom and white plastic lid, navy blue face mask with black elastic ties, and a bookmark peeking out, all with Read Great Things logos on them

Four faculty/staff and four students each will be eligible to be entered in a drawing to win a cork-bottom coffee mug (complete with lid!) and a mask from our previous Read Great Things Challenge prizes. 

You're also welcome  without entering in the drawing.

Alumni and community friends are welcome to enter, too, but priority for prizes goes to our current students, faculty, and staff. Winners will be contacted on Monday, April 12. Everyone who fills out the form is eligible to get a bookmark. 

Out Loud in the Library: 91制片厂Pro Library Podcast

In addition to National Library Week, it's also . Our library podcaster Courtney Bippley has interviews with several of their featured presenters, including .

April 4-10, 2021 is National Library Week-- an opportunity to celebrate our nation's libraries, library workers' contributions and promote library use and support.

Welcome to your Library! National Library Week, April 4-10, 2021

National Library Week launches with a special report from the American Library Association (ALA):

In the you can find the list of most frequently challenged books (p. 6) and how libraries reached out to and tried to meet the needs of their communities during COVID, including changing up programming, access to technology, and access to reading materials. 

What was your library up to during 2020?

During 2020, your 91制片厂Pro Library--

  • Was open! (at reduced hours) on both the Main and Orange County Campuses since August 2020 after closing with the rest of the College in March 2020. 
  • Started , , and  (give us a follow!) and blogged A LOT more than in previous years.
  • Completed virtual Crafternoons both and . 
  • Launched our through Overdrive/Libby, expanding our online reading options beyond the primarily academic collections. 
  • Answered questions through chat, email, phone, and in-person!
  • Loaned out Chromebooks, to faculty, staff, and students! (And more coming soon!)
  • Taught library instruction sessions to classes online and made videos for asynchronous instruction. 
  • Ordered books for our new Spanish Language collection on Main Campus (blog post coming next week with additional details). 
  • Received three grants to help with COVID supplies, Chromebooks, and recording tech accessories. 
  • Kept promoting recreational reading with ! 
  • Missed doing things as normal, including working with our library users face-to-face. 
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