ONLINE EVENTS
From The New York Historicl Society:
History at Home with new York Historical Society
A free, online social studies program series for parents, teachers, and students of all grade levels.
Women & the American Story: “Settler Colonialism and the Revolution”
Celebrate women from all eras of history and delve into revolutionary America with this chapter from our online women’s history curriculum, WAMS. How crucial were women to the revolutionary cause? And what was it like to be an enslaved woman in early America?
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 2:00pm:
Heath Care Proxies/Powers of Attorney for College Age Children
This is a free Facebook Live event, presented by Enea, Scanlan &Sirignano, LLP.
E-Library
Monday, March 16 – Tuesday, March 31 | 12:00 am
Online Resources
The library will be closed until further notice, but there are many online services you may use with your computer or mobile device and library card. By visiting the Westchester Library System website, you have access to:
Overdrive: thousands of ebooks and audiobooks
Hoopla: streaming movie service, up to ten titles
Kanopy: documentary and foreign films
Freegal: free downloadable music
RB Digital: free audiobooks to download
www.AudioBookCloud.com – all ages audio book database
www.RomanceBookCloud.com – a huge collection of steamy Romance novels for the older crowd
For resources for the younger crowd, click on the Childrens and Teen tabs above for age-specific offerings.
New to the online world or having technical difficulties? Email us at bronxvillelibrary@gmail.com and we will do our best to assist you.
Monday, March 16 – Tuesday, March 31 | 12:00 am
Electronic Resources for Children
The library will be closed until further notice, but there are many online services you may use with your computer or mobile device and library card. By visiting the Westchester Library System website, you have access to these great resources for kids:
Kanopy Kids: movie selections geared for younger audiences
Tutor.com: homework help from 9:00am to 10:00pm
www.TumbleBookLibrary.com – K-6 children’s ebook database
www.TumbleMath.com – K-6 math ebook database
Overdrive: thousands of ebooks and audiobooks
Hoopla: streaming movie service, up to ten titles
PBS: The New York State Education Department and New York’s nine public television stations announced today that expanded educational resources and “Learn-at-Home” programming is now available for all of New York’s students in response to school closings across the state. In addition, NYSED has launched a dedicated website featuring remote continuity of learning<http://www.nysed.gov/edtech/continuity-learning> resources to provide districts and teachers with increased options.
Students from prekindergarten through 12th Grade will have access to PBS educational programming every weekday starting Monday, March 23rd on-air. These efforts will help ensure that all students can “Learn-at-Home”, whether they have a computer or broadband at home.
Pre-K and young learners can still watch familiar shows like Sesame Street. Elementary student broadcast schedules include trusted programs like Wild Kratts, Peg + Cat, and Cyberchase. Middle school and high school programming include shows like Nova, History Detectives, and Shakespeare Uncovered. As always, many additional programs are also available to stream on the free PBS Video and PBS KIDS Video apps.
Parents and educators should check local listings for their local public television stations for additional information on schedules and channel lineup. You can find your local PBS station by using the PBS Station Finder.<http://www.pbs.org/about/stations>
New York’s educators and parents can continue to access free educational resources that supplement and augment learning on the website, PBSLearningMedia.org. PBS LearningMedia provides original digital content and supplemental viewing guides for on-air programming that assist in learning. New special collections have been created for each grade level to make it easy for parents and teachers to select appropriate content if they are new to using the service. Webinars and online support materials have already been taking place and will continue to help educators make use of PBS LearningMedia as a distance learning tool.
Need help accessing these offerings? Email us at bronxvillelibrary@gmail.com and we will do our best to assist you.
Monday, March 16 – Tuesday, March 31 | 12:00 am
Electronic Resources for Teens
The library will be closed until further notice, but there are many online services you may use with your computer or mobile device and library card. By visiting the Westchester Library System website, you have access to these resources geared to the Teen audience:
Overdrive: thousands of ebooks and audiobooks
Hoopla: streaming movie service, up to ten titles
Kanopy: documentary and foreign films
Tutor.com: homework help from 9:00am to 10:00pm
www.TeenBookCloud.com – gr 7-12 ebook database
www.AudioBookCloud.com – all ages audio book database
Literature Resource Center: featuring literary criticism, literary magazines, full text articles, biographical information and more, covering all genres, disciplines, and time periods. (Must have a Bronxville Library card to access).
Need help accessing these resources? Email us at bronxvillelibrary@gmail.com and we will do our best to assist you.
Library hours
It's Monday 8:25 AM — and we are currently closedStaff Recommendations:
Even though the physical library is closed, you have access to a virtual library 24/7 with your library card. In this column, you will find recommendations from the staff on books, movies and music that you can enjoy on your mobile devices and computer, anytime, anywhere using the variety of online resources available through the Westchester Library System. E-library not your thing? Make a list and save it for when the library re-opens.
A recommendation from Adult Reference Librarian, Christine:
I love visiting Newport, Rhode Island and I go there at least once a year to stroll the Cliff Walk, take a ride down Ocean Drive, visit the mansions, and shop the quaint stores along the waterfront. I was thrilled when I discovered the Gilded Newport mystery series by Alyssa Maxwell. It features the main character of Emmaline Cross, an amateur sleuth who investigates murders that occur at the summer “cottages” of wealthy families of the time, such as the Vanderbilts. When I read this series, I feel like I am right there in the book since I recognize a lot of the places and streets the author talks about. This series is on the cozy side, without a lot of violence or gore, but it is filled with action and keeps your interest. To learn more about the author and this series, visit: https://www.alyssamaxwell.com/. Available in Hoopla in ebook format, start with the first book in the series: Murder at the Breakers.
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