Literacy starts in the home. November is a month to celebrate the role the family plays in creating the routines and habits of life-long learning and a love of books and reading. We are welcoming families into the library to browse books together and invite you to share your family literacy-related activities with us via our Facebook page. Look for more posts there!
There are so many ways to create memorable reading and writing experiences. Here are a few resources we found to get you started:
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Hundreds of subjects - from Financial Planning, Alternative Medicine, Wildlife Rehabilitation, Knitting and so much more! Just go to our website and click on the "Explore" tab. Then go to "Learning and Research."
Or, visit the site directly through this link.
You'll need your library card number to access the system. Please let us know if you need it!
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NEW ADDITIONS:
Mystery/Thriller:

Non-Fiction:
 

Fiction:
    
Young Adult Fiction:
    
YA NonFiction:
  
JUV Fiction:
   
JUV Graphic Novels:
 
JUV NonFiction:
     
Early Readers:
    
Picture Books:
  
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During the pandemic, Tumblebooks is offering FREE access to their many children and adult offerings. These include free access to ebooks, audiobooks, lesson plans, videos and games for kids. For adults, they offer free audiobooks plus a whole section of audio romance novels. No checkouts, holds or bulky downloading – it’s all available instantly. Just go to our website and get started - https://blakememorial.org/free-access-to-tumblebooks/.
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All Vermonters have access to a wealth of online resources provided by the Vermont Online Library (VOL). The VOL offers a wide array of electronic databases on a variety of topics geared to a variety of age levels, for both generalists and specialists. These resources are available 24 hours-a-day via the internet (to access VOL out-of-state, a password is required; please contact us for details). You can also access VOL from our website: www.blakememorial.org.
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LearningExpress Library provides a comprehensive selection of academic and career-related solutions available in one platform. It includes skill-building in reading, writing, math, and science, college admissions exams, occupational licensing tests, workplace skills improvement, career exploration, and much more. The subscription includes Job & Career Accelerator, a job and career platform where job seekers can explore occupations, find career matches based on interests and skills, search for jobs and internships, search for scholarships, write winning resumes and much more. Also included is a computer skills center, where one can learn the fundamentals of using a computer, the Internet and popular software applications with these self-paced, easy-to-use online tutorials —in beginner to advanced levels. To access LearningExpress, go here: https://blakememorial.org/explore-research/
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Do you shop at Amazon.com? The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization or non-profit of your choice. To start shopping in support of Blake Memorial Library, please use: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/03-0212407
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