Library and Community News
Read the New York Times Online for Free
To access New York Times online for free at home:
Click here (or access the link on the Digital Magazines & Newspapers webpage from our website)
Click the Redeem button which will take you to the nytimes.com log in page. You will receive a code, which gives you access for three days. There are no limits to how many times you can redeem a code.
If this is your first time redeeming a code, you must sign up with an email and create a password.
If this is not your first time redeeming a code, login with your email and password.
For further assistance, please email fplmail6@minlib.net.
Amazon Offers Free Streaming Kids Movies to All
Amazon is making some of its family-friendly programming available for free on Prime Video as a response to the COVID-19 crisis. Content is available to all Amazon customers — no Prime membership is required. (If you do not have an Amazon account, you will have to create one.)
Click here to see the free Amazon movies and TV shows for kids.
Hold Redelivery is Live on Overdrive and Libby
We're pleased to announce that hold redelivery is now live! Hold redelivery is a new feature that gives you more control over your holds. This means you are able to defer checking out a hold when it becomes available. The feature is available on both Libby and Overdrive. Read more about this new feature from Overdrive.
Audible Stories Free to Kids While School Is Out
Audible Stories is going to be free as long as kids are out of school. They can be streamed with a computer, phone or tablet, and you can choose from six different languages. Read here for more information from Audible.
Homework Center Offers Remote Tutoring
We are currently tutoring a number of students remotely with the Zoom app. If this is something that would interest your K-12 student, please contact jgatlin@minlib.net. We will be happy to work with your student!
For more information about the Homework Center, visit the Homework Center page.
Library Book Drops Closed During Library Closure
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Book drops are closed while the buildings are closed.
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Hold on to your materials; fines during this period will be waived.
Donations: A Message from the Friends of the Library
Due to COVID-19 and the closure of the Library, the Friends are unable to accept any donations at this time. We will update you when we are up and running again. Please do not leave donations outside Library doors or near book drops. Thank you.
Limited Time! Kanopy Kids for Free
Starting Monday March 16th we’ve opened free, unlimited access to Kanopy Kids to all of our partnering libraries. Your community’s kids can enjoy quality educational content like Sesame Street, Arthur, and even benefit from language learning series. Free access will be available for 30 days. If you don't know about Kanopy, click here.
Online Library Events
We are working on ramping up our online events using the web-based video conferencing tool Zoom. Try attending an online event! Click here for a listing of scheduled online events.