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Curbside Pick-Up Service: How It Works, and What You Can Expect
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Curbside Pick-Up Service
Looking Forward
[UPDATED 5/27/2020]
We've put together a curated list of some of the wonderful online resources and activities you can do while CPL is closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Continue social distancing and enjoy these cultural, entertainment, and education resources from the comfort of your own home! BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, MAGAZINES, & RESEARCH Click here for information about finding about digital collections to read and listen to! CPL-CREATED VIRTUAL CLASSES & EVENTS Virtual Storytime with Miss Joelle (new storytime added every Wednesday) Cool Science at Home (new science project added every 2-3 weeks) Kids Cook (new kid-friendly cooking video each month) See our Facebook Events page for "live" virtual classes and events CPL-CREATED PINTEREST BOARDS FOR KIDS & FAMILIES Follow us on Pinterest for more! We're creating a Pinterest board with a new theme every week while we're closed! Backyard Fun DIY Games Easy Science Experiments Recipes for Kids Simple Crafts for Kids Bookish Activities Staying Active at Home Learning New Skills for Kids Music Fun for Kids Kindness and Community FUN & LEARNING FOR KIDS & TEENS “I’m Bored” Activity Books (OverDrive) - Curated collection of eBooks focusing on hands-on activities Audiobooks for the Whole Family (OverDrive) - Curated collection of audiobooks that families can enjoy together #OperationStorytime - kids book authors and illustrators read their books aloud We Are YA (Penguin Teen) - Interviews with popular Young Adult authors StoryLine Online - Children's stories read by celebrated actors and actresses GoodNight with Dolly - Bedtime stories read by country music legend Dolly Parton Children's Museum at Saratoga - Science activities, crafts, and stories Dav Pilkey at Home - Activities with the creator of Dog Man and Captain Underpants Walt Disney Animation Studios - Fun videos and learn to draw favorite characters! Guinness World Records - Try these challenges at home with your family New Victory Theater - Interactive art/performance classes with a different theme each week Oceans Initiative - virtual marine biology camp every Monday and Thursday Scratch (MIT) - Learn to code for kids, tweens, and teens Storytime from Space - stories read by astronauts while in space MetKids - Kids' resources from Metropolitan Museum of Art Laurie Berkner Band - Live performances every weekday at 10:00 am U.S. National Parks - Take virtual tours of America’s wonderful national parks Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County - 4-H Youth Family Fun at Home activities NYS Museum - Facebook Live field trips for youth Harry Potter at Home - Craft videos, articles, puzzles, games, and more NASA at Home - Space and STEM activities for grades K-8 MiSci on the Move - Educational videos featuring MiSci educators Common Sense Media - List of free online events & activities for kids Lunch Doodles - With Mo Willems from The Kennedy Center Authors Everywhere - With children’s book authors and illustrators on YouTube Arcademics - Math and language skill building FunBrain - Games, videos, and activities for grades K-8 Scholastic - Games, stories, videos for parents to do with younger children StoryPlace - Stories with counting, colors, and animals for preschoolers Smithsonian Distance Learning - Learning lab Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari - Animal lessons and activities Shedd Aquarium Sea Curious - Marine animal lessons Pendragon Theatre - Stay-at-Home Puppet Camp for Kids P.E. with Joe - Kid-friendly workouts NatGeo at Home - Kid-friendly resources from National Geographic Children's Poetry Archive - Poetry for all ages, read out loud. Author Kelly Yang - Online writing classes for tweens/teens every M, W, & F at 3:00 pm Create Your Own Butterfly Garden - How-to from the San Diego Zoo Bronx Zoo - Facebook feed with lots of interest to kids & families. Hancock Shaker Village - Videos of Hancock Shaker Village's baby animals & more! NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program - Writing activities & challenges for kids and teens National Phenology Network's Nature's Notebook project - Be a nature observer & submit your findings DK FindOut! - Publisher website with kid-friendly fun facts The Spanish Experiment - Enjoy fun stories read aloud in Spanish Rensselaer Youth Outdoors - Fun ideas for getting active outside Dinosaur puppets (from Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County) - Fun DIY shadow puppets Victoria Kann, author of Pinkalicious series - Facebook page with read-alouds The Kid Should See This - Over 4,500 "smart videos for curious minds of all ages" Skype a Scientist - Kids have the opportunity to talk with a scientist about a topic of their choice Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Explore the world of bird-watching ADULTS & CULTURAL RESOURCES Headspace: NY State of Mind - Free mindfulness & meditation resources for NYS residents America's Test Kitchen - Free access to 50 "recipes we need right now" Duolingo - Free, fun language learning New York Heritage - Digital collections documenting New York State history NYS Historic Newspapers Project - Free online access to historic NYS newspapers U.S. National Parks - Virtual tours of America’s beautiful national parks Virtual Train Rides (from Travel & Leisure magazine) - Scenic rides from around the world Library of Congress National Book Festival - Videos of famous and award-winning authors discussing their work Library of Congress - Explore digital collections held by the nation's library Live Nation - Live from Home concert series Concert Livestreams - List curated by Vulture The Metropolitan Opera - Nightly free streams of past Met performances TED - Nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, NY Smithsonian Institute - Washington, DC National Museum of Natural History - Washington, DC National Museum of American History - Washington, DC National Museum of African American History & Culture - Washington, DC National Air and Space Museum - Washington, DC British Museum - London, England Vatican Museum - Rome, Italy Museo Del Prado - Madrid, Spain National Archaeological Museum - Athens, Greece EXPLORE AREA MUSEUMS VIRTUALLY Many museums in our area offer online exhibits or allow you to explore their collections online! Here are some links: Albany Institute of History and Art Arkell Museum Bennington Museum Clark Art Institute Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery Hancock Shaker Village Historic Cherry Hill Hyde Collection Iroquois Indian Museum New York State Museum Norman Rockwell Museum The Old Stone Fort Museum Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon Storm King Art Center
Here are some links and phone numbers Castleton/Schodack residents may find helpful as we manage life during the COVID-19 outbreak. (Updated March 25, 2020)
Coronavirus Facts World Health Organization (WHO) US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) NYS Department of Health NYS Office of Mental Health - COVID-19 Resources Rensselaer County Department of Health Public Institutions in Castleton/Schodack Town of Schodack - COVID-19 Closing and Cancellations Village of Castleton Schodack Central School District The Anchor Food Pantry Castleton Public Library - Resources Available During Closure CDTA COVID-19 Service Changes Phone Numbers NYS Novel Coronavirus Hotline: 1-888-364-3065 NYS Coronavirus Emotional Support Line 1-844-863-9314 Connect to Local Help (United Way): 2-1-1 Rensselaer County Health Department: 518-270-2655 Rensselaer County Department of Mental Health (Unified Services): 518-270-2800 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 National Grid Customer Service: 1-800-642-4272 National Grid Gas Emergency: 1-800-892-2345 National Grid Power Outage: 1-800-867-5222 [UPDATED APRIL 30, 2020]
The library is currently closed to the public until further notice. All due dates will be extended through the duration of the closure. We ask that you please keep any currently checked-out items at home until we reopen. Our book drop will remain closed until the library reopens. For the most current information about the library's operations, remember to check castletonpubliclibrary.org or call 518-732-0879. The library's closure means that many materials and services are currently unavailable; however, we encourage you to make use of the following services that will continue to be offered during the closure: Access Our Public WiFi Our WiFi is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can access the public wifi at the picnic table on the front lawn, or alongside the building on Stimpson Avenue (the signal is strongest near the front of the building). Just look for the network called "Castleton Public Library." There's no password to connect! Let's Get Together - Virtually! Virtual Storytime with Miss Joelle (new storytime added every Wednesday) Cool Science at Home (new science project added every 2-3 weeks) Kids Cook (new kid-friendly cooking video each month. Begins May 12). See our Facebook Events page for "live" virtual classes and events Borrow Digital Books, Digital Audiobooks, Magazines, and Video To borrow digital materials, all you need is your library card number! If you're not sure what your card number is, please call us at 518-732-0879 or email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org. Don't have a library card? Don't worry! You can instantly get a barcode for temporary digital access here: https://sierra.uhls.org/selfreg OverDrive The Upper Hudson Library System hosts a great collection of ebooks and digital audiobooks, digital magazines, and streaming video on OverDrive. It's easier than ever to enjoy them on your desktop computer or mobile device. Learn more on the UHLS OverDrive Getting Started page. Here are some helpful links for getting started using OverDrive: https://tinyurl.com/OD-help https://tinyurl.com/OD-Video Don't have a library card? Don't worry! You can instantly get a barcode for temporary digital access here: https://sierra.uhls.org/selfreg Hoopla Hoopla offers simultaneous use to more than 750,000 eBooks, digital audiobooks, comics, music albums, movies and TV! All items are available instantly on demand -- no waiting or needing to place a request! Please note that checkouts are limited to 5 per person, per month. Download the Hoopla app for your mobile device or visit https://www.hoopladigital.com to get started. Don't have a library card? Don't worry! You can instantly get a barcode for temporary digital access here: https://sierra.uhls.org/selfreg For help with Hoopla, please visit the Hoopla Help Page. Here's a short video about getting started using Hoopla: https://vimeo.com/327938418 Tumblebooks The Tumblebooks suite offers eBooks for kids, teens, and adults and audiobooks for everyone! No library card required. Tumble Book Library - K-6 children's ebooks Tumble Math - K-6 math ebooks Teen Book Cloud - grades 7-12 ebooks AudioBookCloud - all ages audio books Romance BookCloud - steamy Romance novels for adults Audible (kids titles only) Audible is temporarily offering free access to children's audiobooks. No library card required! Flipster Use Flipster to read the complete contents of our most popular digital magazines on your computer or mobile device. There is no separate account to set up - your library card grants you access from wherever you are. Titles include People, The New Yorker, Consumer Reports Buying Guide, Martha Stewart Living, and Real Simple. Don't have a library card? Don't worry! You can instantly get a barcode for temporary digital access here: https://sierra.uhls.org/selfreg Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is an online library of over 60,000 free eBooks and audiobooks. No library card needed! Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education. Planet eBook Planet eBook offers over 80 free classic eBooks that can be downloaded to different devices! No library card required. Internet Archive Internet Archive offers free access to books, movies, software, and music for all ages. No library card required. Research Your Family History/Genealogy Ancestry Library Edition Ancestry Library Edition is temporarily being offered remotely -- all you need is your library card! Click here to get started. Don't have a library card? Don't worry! You can instantly get a barcode for temporary digital access here: https://sierra.uhls.org/selfreg Explore NYS History and Do Research New York Heritage New York Heritage's digital collections provide consolidated access to historical, scholarly, and cultural materials that reflect New York State history. Several public libraries in Albany and Rensselaer counties have begun digitizing their local history resources to make them even more accessible. New York Heritage is an invaluable research portal for anyone interested in learning more about New York State. NOVEL NY NOVEL NY gives communities across New York State online access to the full text of hundreds of journals, newspapers, and other references. No library card required when accessing from anywhere in New York State. Language Learning Duolingo Duolingo is a fun, easy to use, self-paced language learning program with courses in 35 languages! No library card required. Activities and Resources for Kids & Teens Click here to visit our page of activities and resources for all ages! Last updated 5/27/2020. Resources for Adults and Cultural Resources Click here to visit our page of activities and resources for all ages! Last updated 5/27/2020. Ask Us Questions Have questions or concerns? We're here to help! Please call us at 518-732-0879 or email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org. Learn More about Novel Coronavirus:
New York State Department of Health Rensselaer County Health Department Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) World Health Organization (WHO) MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Talking to Kids About the Coronavirus (Child Mind Institute) 7 Simple Tips on How to Talk to Kids About the Coronavirus (Save the Children) Castleton Public Library's Response to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updated 3/13/20: Many people are concerned about the impact of COVID-19 in our area. In responding to a new virus in the community, our response may change quickly and with little notice. We ask for your patience and understanding as we move forward. The information given below is a list of practices that CPL will maintain until further notice. • All library classes and events and all public use of the Community Room (other than the Village of Castleton election) is cancelled through 4/4. At that time, we will assess whether to extend the cancellations. • The library's interior front door will remain open during the hours we are open, to eliminate a common touch point. • CPL staff will disinfect commonly-used hard surfaces twice daily. • Seating in the library has been reduced to create social distance and discourage gathering in groups. • All toys have been temporarily removed from the children's area and will remain in storage until further notice. • Staff will look up patron accounts to minimize touching of physical library cards. • The loaning of museum passes is suspended until further notice. • As long as two staff members are on hand in the library, we will temporarily offer a "curbside pickup" option for items on hold. Call 518-732-0879 or email director@castletonpubliclibrary.org to lean more about this service! • Signage encouraging proper hand-washing is posted in the restroom. • Signage regarding general health practices is posted on the front door of the building. • Information about the library's response to COVID-19 is posted at the front desk and on our website/social media. • CPL will follow the guidance and actions of government (federal, state, county, town/village), local school districts, and the Upper Hudson Library System in determining whether any of the library's modes of operation shall be temporarily changed in response to health concerns.
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