COVID-19 – Spokane Public Library http://www.spokanelibrary.org Read. Learn. Discover. Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:29:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Updated: Announcing Grab-N-Go Access by Appointment-Only Starting November 4th at Spokane Public Library http://www.spokanelibrary.org/blog/announcing-grab-n-go-access-by-appointment-only-starting-november-4th-at-spokane-public-library/ Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:46:43 +0000 http://www.spokanelibrary.org/?p=28561 Continued →]]> Updated 11/16/2020 

Effective 11/15, Spokane Public Library is suspending in-person browsing/Grab-N-Go access due to the surge in Covid-19 numbers. Customers may pick up materials by scheduling a Curbside Pickup. Computer Access is also available by 30-minute appointments. Read more about our COVID-19 response here.

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Starting Wednesday, November 4, Spokane Public Library will allow holds pickup and brief browsing through a new Grab-N-Go appointment model. Appointments for Grab-N-Go can be made at spokanelibrary.org/grab-n-go. Customers who are notified by email that their holds are available will be able to choose between booking a Grab-N-Go appointment or a Curbside Pickup appointment to retrieve their holds. Customers who prefer to browse, without placing a hold, can also book a time for a Grab-N-Go appointment.

“With safety protocols in place and the support of the Spokane Regional Health District and the Governor’s office, we are confident that we can expand services on a limited basis while keeping both our staff and community healthy and safe,” said Library Executive Director, Andrew Chanse. ”We know Spokane loves it’s libraries and we are eager to welcome the public safely back to our facilities. We trust our customers to wear a mask and maintain social distance so that everyone can resume access to in-person library resources.”

Customers will be entering the building for the first time since March 13. “There will be some obvious visible changes to the library due to Covid-19,” said Chanse. “For instance, we have installed plexiglass around staff areas and removed all seating to discourage customers from lingering.”

Customers using the Grab-N-Go model will be able to pick up their holds, browse, and check out materials using the self-check kiosks or by downloading the Spokane Public Library app and using the Self-Service Checkout function to scan and checkout items on their smartphone. Grab-N-Go access should require little to no customer/staff interaction.

As with all public places, face masks and a minimum 6 feet of social distance are mandatory. Face masks are required for anyone 5 years of age or older and masks must be worn properly, covering both the nose and mouth. The library will provide a face mask for anyone who arrives without one. Customers who would prefer not to wear a face mask can utilize Curbside Pickup. Hand sanitizing stations are available at the main entrance and all exits.

Initially, only a few appointments per hour will be allowed and we will slowly add capacity over the next month, eventually reaching 25% of allotted capacity. Library staff will be stationed at the door and will monitor building occupancy and mask compliance. Returned materials should be placed in the external materials return box and not handed directly to staff. All returned items will be quarantined for a minimum of 3 days following return before being handled by staff.

Computer access is also available and is limited to one 30-minute session per person per day. Customers are required to have a reservation for computer access. Reservations can be made by calling the library at 509-444-5300 or booked online at spokanelibrary.org/computer-reservation.

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Spooky Season Recommendation Roundup! http://www.spokanelibrary.org/blog/spooky/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:25:56 +0000 http://www.spokanelibrary.org/?p=28428 Continued →]]> halloween-blog-imageWe are all looking for the most fun ways to celebrate Halloween safely. Here’s a roundup of recommended ideas and links from public health experts:

  • Decorate both the inside and outside your house, apartment, or living space and share photos with friends and family
  • Walk or drive around and look at spooky decorations all over town! Here’s some recommendations from the Spokesman
  • Take our haunted walking tour of downtown
  • Take a stroll on the walking paths in Spokane’s cemeteries during open hours
  • If you’d rather just look at cemetery records at home, try the Washington State Digital Archives
  • Try your hand at Halloween crafting: use construction paper to make a Halloween scene like a black cat and the moon for your windows, draw funny pumpkin faces, or make a magic wand to create some Halloween magic!
  • Hide candy or mini pumpkins in your house for your kids to find instead of trick or treating
  • Trick or treat at every door inside your house
  • Plan elaborate costumes and makeup and spend time as a family getting ready. Use old clothes to create a costume or sew new pieces. FaceTime or send pictures to relatives.
  • Turn down the lights, make some snacks and have a spooky movie night – check out the horror selections on Kanopy
  • Curl up with some spooky stories – check out these recommended reading lists: digital and physical books (kids) and grown-ups
  • Warm up the house with some spooky baking- pumpkin bread, pumpkin cookies, spooky shaped sugar cookies.
  • Bring back some old-fashioned treats like popcorn balls, caramel apples, and snack mix

For public health recommendations and risk levels for activities, check out the following:

  • Washington State Department of Health tips here and here;
  • CDC guidelines for celebrations here and here

Stay safe and have fun!

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Library resources you can access from home http://www.spokanelibrary.org/blog/library-resources-for-when-youre-cooped-up-at-home/ Sat, 14 Mar 2020 19:33:25 +0000 http://www.spokanelibrary.org/?p=26801 Continued →]]> copy-of-copy-of-resourcesbanner

You may be experiencing some cabin fever or be seeking distraction with everything going on in the world. Keep yourself busy with a variety of digital resources from the library.

Early Learners/Kids/Teens

Kanopy Kids | Kanopy Kids has great choices for your kids to watch, including Arthur, Sesame Street, Ready Jet Go, Wild Kratts, and other PBS shows. You can also learn about historical figures and encourage language learning. Watching items on Kanopy Kids doesn’t take any credits!

hoopla | Find kid appropriate movies, TV shows, eBooks, and audiobooks. Literary adventures await through kid favorites like Percy Jackson, Pete the Cat, Winnie the Pooh, Dork Diaries, and more. Stream up to 10 titles per month with hoopla.

RBDigital | Keep teens reading while they’re not in school with some literary classics like The Hobbit or 1984. If they want to keep their science skills sharp, magazines subscriptions to National Geographic, EARTH Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, and more are available.

Tumblebooks | Access kids eBooks with Tumblebooks. Tumblebooks is also granting free access to TumbleMath and TeenBookCloud through August 31, 2020.

OverDrive (Libby) | Choose from our selection of kids books to keep minds active. Browse by subject to find books about coding, reptiles, space, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, rocket science, the civil rights movement, and more.

Learning Express | Continue to work on critical thinking, math, science, and writing skills outside of the classroom with Learning Express. Appropriate course level work is available for elementary, middle, and high school students.

Pronunciator | Brush up on your language lessons through Pronunciator.

Explora | Find magazine articles for elementary students to practice mathematics, geography, science, history, and much more.

CultureGrams | Explore geography from the comfort of your living room. Find various facts about countries, states, and provinces.

Educational Online Games for Kids | Find a variety of great games from PBS kids, NASA kids, National Geographic kids, and many more.

ProQuest Student Resources | For parents or other caregivers who are using our ProQuest databases such as CultureGrams or SIRS Discoverer to help their children with school work, ProQuest has updated their resource pages with training videos, research topics, and instruction sheets on how to best use these resources.

ProQuest Research Companion is a resource that helps high school students develop the crucial critical thinking and information literacy skills they need to do scholarly research. Free to access through 6/30.

 

 

Adults

Kanopy | Find popular movies and thought-provoking documentary films from Kanopy. Watch up to 8 films a month.

AudioBookCloud | Access a small collection of audiobooks for free through August 31, 2020.

Open Library |  Access nearly 40,000 eBooks from Open Library. Open Library is a partnership with The Internet Archive and participating libraries that have selected digitized books from their collections that are available to be borrowed by one patron at a time from anywhere in the world for free.

OverDrive (Libby) | Read the latest and greatest eBook titles from the literary world.

hoopla | Watch movies, listen to audiobooks, and read eBooks all from the palm of your hand. Stream up to 10 titles per month.

Freegal | Download 8 songs or 2 music videos per month that you keep forever.

RBDigital | Get caught up with your favorite magazines or choose a popular eBook or audiobook.

Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning | Add another thing to your resume! Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning has a ton of courses in business, marketing, development, design, and more to help refine your skills.

Pronunciator | Take this time to learn a new language! Pronunciator has 160 different languages to choose from.

RomanceBookCloud | Read a variety of Romance novels for free through August 31, 2020.

Spokesman-Review Digitized Newspaper | Take a trip into the archive and read any Spokesman-Review from 2010 and beyond online.

Northwest Room Digital Archive | Explore local history and look through photos from Spokane’s past. Things look pretty different now! Take a look for yourself.

Gale Teacher Resources | Gale is offering free access to their teacher resources for parents who need educational support while teaching their children at home.

NewsBank | Find news on any topic from a massive collection of media resources.

Ancestry Library Edition genealogy database is usually only accessible from within a library building, but has extended their remote access through 3/31/2021.

Rosetta Stone language learning is offering our library users free access to their service through 6/30. You will need to enter your library card number.

 

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