We are excited to offer Ancestry Library Edition in our building! Click here for access! This service is an awesome way to find old records for your family, from vital records and census data, to more interesting ephemera like draft cards and high school yearbook photos. Take a look around and see what you can find! Temporary Remote Access Until September 2021, Ancestry has given us a way to give our patrons access from home. Call the library at 401-647-5133 or email us at scituatelibrary@gmail.com to get the password Head to the Remote access page: Ancestry Remote Access Put in the …
Read moreWe’re VERY excited to announce that the North Scituate Library is now fine free! Patrons can borrow any of our items – books, DVDs, audio books, and other items – without accruing any overdue fines. Any patrons who have outstanding fines will have them removed from their records. Please note that materials borrowed from other libraries may still be subject to fines. Press Release
Read moreWe have a new book group forming, to read queer fiction, history, and biography! When is this happening? We will be meeting on the final Thursday of every month. We are starting in June 2021, in honor of Pride Month! 🌈 Our first meeting is on June 24, and we will be discussing Pet by Akwaeke Emezi How do I get my book? The library borrows several copies of the book we’re reading each month from other libraries around the state. You can go to the front desk and ask for the adult book club book! If you can’t get …
Read moreAre you keeping up with your island on Animal Crossing? On Saturday May 22, we’re having another hangout in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Katherine wants to invite you to their new island, Ska War, to play! We’ll be signed in and welcoming visitors from 6pm to 8pm that evening. Stop by to say hello, or come for the whole event. We’ll be having fishing and bug-catching competitions, and a scavenger hunt! Check our Instagram and Facebook that night for a Dodo code so you can fly over
Read moreHey there – I haven’t updated this blog with writing in a little bit. Did you know that working with the public during a global health crisis is really exhausting? I am honestly so inspired by the people at the front desk every day. They’re always impressive, but right now moreso. Anyway – why am I writing? Because we have a podcast! I am the main creator and producer, and Alyce in the children’s department submits some great content for it as well. It’s probably one of the most fun things I’m doing for work right now. Please give it …
Read moreThe library has a new podcast! Novel-Tea from the North Scituate Library is our place to talk about books, new and old, and share the hottest library gossip. Every month, Katherine will tell you about a great or terrible new book, review a brand new cook book, and spill some tea. (Or at least, sip some tea. It’s been pretty quiet lately.) Miss Alyce will also drop in for a Youth Services Segment. The show releases on the third Saturday of every month, and is available wherever you get your podcasts. Trailer Novel-Tea is produced by the North Scituate Library …
Read moreRemember: curbside pickup is still an awesome option! Orders must be placed by phone and picked up during library hours All pickups can be found in the library vestibule. Books are placed in a bag with the patron’s name on it All returns can be placed in the book drops Availability Requests will be filled for items available on our shelves! Holds can be placed on items from other libraries Any holds that arrive for you can also be picked up curbside – just give us a call and let us know!! Safety concerns Patrons must wear face masks when …
Read moreI just got back from vacation! Hello! I didn’t go anywhere, but taking some time at home is always really nice for me. Before I left, and now that I’m back, I’m spending a lot of time working with the nonfiction collection. It is kind of out of control in here, because my job is to take care of patrons. Lately, though, there aren’t as many of you coming in for my help, so I have time. This is what I’ve been working on: Oh, very exciting, very exciting, a picture of bookshelves. What you don’t see is just how …
Read moreEvery bookworm needs their brain food! Feed your mind by tracking the books you read this Fall and leaving reviews for other patrons to read, and earn new badges! Participants will automatically be entered in a drawing for a lovely raffle basket, drawn the first week of December. You receive one entry per badge earned. Visit our Beanstack to sign up!
Read moreAn interesting week! We are open again!! Things are different. We don’t have chairs for patrons, and we have nice new plexiglass screens at the desks, but it is nice to have people walking around again. (It would be really awesome if you would ALL wear your masks, though. And over your nose, not just your mouth.) How did the storm treat you all? I hope if your power isn’t back, it’s restored soon 😊 Something that I have started this week is tracking my mood, symptoms, and meds in an app called Bearable. I know I am way behind …
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