[Summit] Booklover's Corner -- Books on the Square + Grand Un-Reopening of the Main Library (PPL) [Covid News no. 67]

[David Kolsky]

 Good afternoon, all,

I’ve just received (perhaps because it’s Monday) a huge load of messages, which I’ll forward on to you in some kind of logical thematic grouping (this is one of the easiest).
Normally, I try to balance out the number of messages I send with the length of each one (e.g. neither 12 single messages nor one huge 12-message omnibus), but that’s not really possible today. There’s so much that I can’t honestly say that I’ve yet read every single word of the less important ones.
Among the ones to come are Sen. Reed explaining the huge package that Congress passed last week and notices from the Mayor’s office, as well as updates from The Globe’s Rhode Map & local broadcasters.
Have a good week (March hath no more Mondays),
Dave





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| April 2020 News and Announcements |

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The State of Rhode Island has issued an Executive Order ceasing in-person operations for non-critical retail establishments effective Monday, March 30.
 While our doors may be closed during this stay-at-home order, Books on the Square is still here to feed your curious mind!

Please see below for several purchasing and delivery options. We have thousands of books just waiting for you! Thank you for your support of local businesses during these strange times!
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Online Orders
Our online store is available 24/7 for all your literary needs! Just visit the "Shop For Books" section on our website to find your next favorite read!
We offer Free Media Mail Shipping on our online orders!
 
Click Here to Learn More!
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Free Parking Lot Pickup
Call us at 401-331-9097 to place your order and pay over the phone. Just pull into our back parking lot, call us, and we'll bring your order right out to you!
Available 10-4, Monday-Saturday.
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Free Local Delivery
Call us at 401-331-9097 to place your order, pay over the phone and we'll drop it off at your home! Available Wayland Square, College Hill, Thayer Street, East side of I-95 to the Pawtucket line, Rumford, and East Providence north of I-195.
Please check our Facebook page for delivery days and times.
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We now offer Libro.fm, the first audiobook company to make it possible for you to buy audiobooks directly through Books on the Square! Libro.fm offers monthly memberships, à la carte listening, and extra benefits when you switch from another audiobook provider.
 
Click Here to Learn More!
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| Please be aware that these services are subject to change. In these uncertain times we putting in our best efforts to serve our community and adapt accordingly. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. |

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| Copyright © 2020 Books on the Square, A Learning Ventures, LLC Enterprise, All rights reserved.
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   ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Providence Public Library <tmason at provlib.org>To: Sent: Monday, March 30, 2020, 02:11:55 PM EDTSubject: PPL @Work
  
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| March 30, 2020 -- PPL @Work |

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| News & Updates...From Our Homes to Yours |

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Dear Patrons, Supporters and Friends,On behalf of everyone at PPL, I want to share our wishes to you and your loved ones for good health and wellness during this challenging time. You may recall that today, March 30, was to be our greatly-anticipated Grand Reopening. We WILL be back, and better than ever, but in the meantime,we want to let you know that PPL is open virtually and continuing to provide programs and services to all -- thanks to YOU and the support of everyone in our community -- even during this unprecedented time. We are here for you, because of you! Enjoy these updates on what the PPL team has been up to over the past two weeks.
Be on the lookout for more updates and wishing you and your loved ones good health,
Jack Martin (& Daphne, Cecil & Gretel)PPL Executive Director  |


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| Library Education Programs Have Gone RemoteOur Education team has been hard at work transitioning the majority of our classes, programs, and services for adults and youth to remote. Some examples include developing training packets to bring to our Pivot the Hustle participants at the Department of Corrections, teaching Rhode Coders classes online and personally delivering laptops and hotspots to students in need, collaborating with FabNewport to help ensure maker space learning continues with Carl Lauro Elementary School students (our PVD Young Makers are even 3D printing masks for first responders!), offering in-demand career coaching services via WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, providing virtual technology support and instruction, leading the state’s 22 adult education organizations in transitioning to online learning, creatively providing ESL instruction, and much more.
Here's a special message from Lina Bravo, PPL's Coordinator of Workforce Development & Technology Programs |

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Making More Available OnlineFrom additional book lists to access to new and expanded online resources from PPL, AskRI.org and elsewhere, we’re working to enhance the Library’s electronic and digital offerings. PPL staff are working behind the scenes to help enhance and ensure increased access to AskRI.org resources and to be able to offer some of PPL’s in-library use only resources remotely:   
   - Patrons may now access Foundations Directory Online from home during this national emergency. As more resources come online, we will update!
   - Our Information Services team is using this time to order more ebooks to ease the hold backlog for ebooks across the OSL consortium. 
   - We are providing reference support by email and will soon resume our phone reference on a limited schedule. 
   - We are planning some great virtual programs and plan to add more instructional content to the website.
   - For a limited time, Kanopy is offering free access to more than 30 films in its collection and unlimited access to its entire Kids Collection. Films can be streamed via ppl.kanopy.com or by downloading the Kanopy mobile app for iOS, Amazon Fire, Android, AppleTV, Roku or Chromecast.
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Virtual Programs, Exhibitions and CollectionsWe’re working on some great virtual programs! Tune in to our Facebook where we'll be celebrating National Poetry Month with a Poem-A-Day feature beginning April 1, including an invitation for everyone to share!
We have invited our cadre of Creative Fellows, past and present, to take part in an online series of programs / presentations that will focus on how artists/creators navigate uncertainty, solitude, and reflection in their creative process. We hope to start presentations in early April, with a plan to feature all six Fellows throughout the month. Stay tuned - details coming soon! We are also curating additional collaborative programming for virtual viewing, and are reworking offerings on the 2020 Exhibition & Program Series topic of “news” - now more relevant than ever - for online presentation in May. |

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| Our Collections staff has been busy working on a number of projects including readying our library catalog so materials will be easier to find in the new library and adding new topical subject guides to the Library’s website to help people start their research and find resources.
We’re excited as we look at ways to help the community document this moment for the future and will be getting more news out on that very soon; and we’re still sharing our collections on social media (Twitter, Instagram, Blog). This is your chance to get a peek at the personal library shelves of real librarians as well as a first look as some exciting new collection additions!
We have hundreds of magazines in our magic collection, and we’re cataloging them online for the first time! Also, we’re finishing up the first exhibition to be mounted in our brand new exhibition gallery. We can’t wait to let people in to see it in person, but we’re also planning to share it online. |

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| Great News!We’re extremely grateful that the Library’s dedicated donors and friends are reaching out and continuing to pledge their support during this extraordinary time. Thank you all. We’re also very excited to be participating in Rhode Island’s very first 24-hour statewide giving day -- 401Gives Day -- this coming Wednesday, April 1 (4/01 :-D). . We humbly ask that you consider making a donation of any size to PPL on 401Gives Day, and please consider making a donation to your other favorite local nonprofits as well. We are all striving to continue to serve our community during this crisis, but we can't do it alone. Our work depends on YOU -- as does the work of all the nonprofits you love -- now more than ever. Don't want to wait until April 1 to show your support? No problem! All we ask is that you consider giving online for the time being - online donations are easier (and faster!) to process while PPL's Development Team works from home. And thank you, thank you, thank you for your generosity. You, truly, are a hero to us. |

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| Let’s Stay Connected!We’ve been reaching out to our community more than ever through social media to share resources, news, and information, as well as updates on new and enhanced library services, locally and beyond. Be sure to connect with us at provlib.org and on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. 
Another great online resource...Global Storybooks is a free multilingual literacy resource for children and youth worldwide. Read, download, toggle, and listen to a wide variety of illustrated stories from the African Storybook and other open sites. |

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| Final Renovation WorkFor the time being, final building renovation work continues! We're thankful that the labor unions have asked and the Governor has so far allowed construction jobs to stay open, for obvious economic reasons. There are only a handful of workers finishing up at PPL, so safe social distancing is completely possible and the 6 feet apart rule is in full effect. As soon as we can, we'll be working to reschedule our Grand Reopening and celebration events! Thank you, again, for making all we do possible! I am truly inspired by the care, dedication, creativity, and resourcefulness of the PPL team as we have pivoted our programs and services to meet the needs of the moment, and am moved by the resilience and strength of our entire community. We are in this together, and we will get through it together.  |

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| In case you missed it...a special message from Jack Martin before PPL began working from home. |

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