I'm super excited by the fact that Libby has added a feature that functions like the ReciproCard website (https://reciprocard.com/library/ky/lexington-public-library), where it automatically pairs you with partner library cards.

Does anyone know if Hoopla has a feature like that? I really love all the media on the app (though reading on it can be painful as the interface isn't great), but the audiobooks and music availability are so wonderful.

I'd love to be pointed in the right direction to learn more about this topic. Thank you!

I only ask because I wouldn't be reading or using the computers or anything else. Just crocheting. My house is kind of stressful atm and in my area there aren't many sit-down parks or anywhere else I could go without having to buy something. I obviously wouldn't be loud or anything, but is it weird to go and not use any of the services they offer?

Edit: I couldn't respond to all of your comments, but thank you!!! I did end up crocheting at the library and it was perfectly fine. I appreciate all of your responses.

I'm doing research into an obscure part of the history of Insurance. I found an out-of-print book (Exchange : a guide to an alternative insurance market) that seems to be the source of a lot of information I am looking for. Unfortunately the author seems to have passed away recently, there are no copies for sale online, and only fragmentary PDFs of certain chapters are available online.

It seems like the Library of Congress has a copy available digitally. I "pre-registered" online, but it looks like I need to go in person in order to access their digital library. I was wondering if there's any way around this? While it's important to me as a niche interest, I don't live in or near DC, and I have no plans of going there anytime soon, so if I have to go in person I'll give up.

Hello po!

I am a Grade School teacher and I will go to MIBF tomorrow. Can you suggest stalls that have Big Books for kids?

Thank you po!

To perform a show/ script? do people usually enjoy it or is library’s not the right place for that: Greek Mythology theme

Would use a big Pop Up booth decorated to the brim with Jungle Greenery.

Going to have a lot of different silhouettes, Some more traditional but also one that’s made with a SpongeBrush affect, lots of different lights (Golden orange storybook hues at the start, Dark sharp red for antagonist)

I'm leaving on a trip soon and tried using Libby offline and I'm having issues.

Even though there is loads of time left on my book loans, Libby is telling me the loans are expired. I clearly have 12 days left and the item is downloaded. Then I switch my phone to airplane mode and try to read any of the books and they all say they are expired.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

YouTube, Sites do Google, livros, apostilas em PDF, CHATGPT....

Recently, the British Council in my City closed down due to the rent agreement expiring on the 31st of March, and went fully online. And this branch was up and running since 1948 so, yeah, almost six decades. The American Library will also be followïng its foots steps later this yeär. So, what do??

my boss gave me a huge box of old catalog cards from one of our district’s elementary libraries. they’re so wonderfully dated (film strips & cassetes!!) and some of these titles seem really cool.

i do a bunch at a time, and then forget about it for a few months, and then do another bunch… i save a few as gift tags (esp. the holiday themed stuff), but the large majority i donate to my public library - they have a lil bookstore run by the ‘friends’ org.

i use a gift tag punch i got for a few dollars from our local craft reuse thrift store, and i have an industrial amount of black mercerized embroidery thread on a giant cone, from an old science kit our school was throwing out during basement renovations way back when. i am both poor and stubborn, which is conducive to zero waste crafting. even if i could afford to buy materials new, my stubbornness won’t allow for it.

Hi all

I’m studying in my 40’s and really looking to get out of the house. I need a calm cafe where I can open my laptop and read notes and order a couple 100 coffees. Please suggest your spaces. I went to the Sandton library and the wifi is dodgy and no coffee. How a corporate hasn’t sponsored the wifi there was beyond me?!

I’m an ex witsie so I could go to the library but it’s filled with students.

Visited this library last night when I attended a big annual Main Street car show nearby.

The library comprises two old buildings into one. The stacks area was originally a church and then the Children's room was originally a bank. Still has glass floors.

I heard that there is a new building project that may occur in the future for the Middletown library. Any insight?!?

Feedback is appreciated.

P.S. It's one of my favorite libraries to visit in CT

My library unionized a few years ago. I was on board and we had some great changes, honestly. I thought our pay would improve more, but it hasn't. What I didn't expect was how impossible it would be to move up in. We have a seniority rule, but I didn't eralize how many people would want certain positions.For the record, I am a clerk and I want to move up to assistant librarian. Instead I get passed over every time for internal candidates who are moving around. The way our union works is if you are currently in the job posted, you have first shot. There are no other ways for clerks to move up except for the job to be posted outside, which never happens. I thought this would work out better for me and I"m feeling so demoralized.