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My love of libraries is certainly not a secret. I love the peacefulness I feel as I walk through the rows of books. Did you know that the library is full of so much more than just books? Check out all the amazing things you can find at your library - all you need is a library card!
You can check out games for many different consoles including Playstation, Xbox and Wii. They usually have a shorter loan time than books but it’s a great way to try out games that you might not necessarily want to buy for your collection.
Gone are the Friday evenings spent walking the aisles of video rental stores. You can, however, check out movies both new and old from the library for your family movie nights, at no cost.
You don’t even have to leave your couch to check books out from the library. You can have access to thousands of books available to download to your eReader by just entering in your library card number.
Your local library can provide you with free internet access, help you set up a free email account, they can help you find job postings in your area and direct you to resources that will teach you how to write eye catching resumes and cover letters.
The library offers English Conversational groups, as well as books to help you study for your Citizenship test.
There are clubs available for everyone happening every single day at your local library. Knitting clubs, Computer clubs, Card game clubs. Some require registration but all of them are free. Simply check your local library website for schedules.
The theme at our local library changes every month. This month’s project is creating a Father’s Day card, last month is was crafting little lady bugs. Kids can pop in to the library and create their very own special craft.
Lego Robot groups, build marble mazes, learn about bugs, there are different science workshops for kids put on each and every month. Again, check online for your local library schedule.
You can get free access to Ancestry, the library edition at most branches of your local library. You can research census records, immigration records, passenger lists and more. You will also have access to historical newspapers, local school yearbooks and municipal records to help you in your search.
My family loves listening to audio books when we go on long road trips and at the library we have a large selection to choose from.
Natalie’s passion for writing was reignited as she blogged her way through the pain of her son’s health issues and NICU stay. She is the wife of the world’s greatest foot rubber and mother to an amazingly loyal little boy and a fiercely independent little girl.
She’s a cookie lover, a wannabe singer, and is known to make a mean sandwich.
An HR professional by day and a freelance writer and blogger by night, Natalie is getting a crash course in the juggling act that is the life of a working mother, though she does occasionally drop a ball or two!
After spending much of her life trying to be perfect she has learned to rock her shortcomings and is not afraid to admit when she’s failed. This parenting thing can be tough and Natalie believes the best way to survive it is by keeping it real and by leaning on your tribe.
She’s putting it out there to remind us all that life is never perfect and that is perfectly ok!
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