North Lake County Public Library open Monday-Friday, mask required
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POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library now has three laptops and three T-Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots available for our patrons. The Summer Reading Program will end on Aug. 14. Finish up your reading logs on READSquared. The random drawing for prizes will take place on Aug. 17. View the wonderful prizes on our website.
The library is open from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Special hours for individuals at higher risk are on Wednesdays and Fridays from 9-10 a.m. Masks are required for entry into the library. Curbside options are available from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
You can put library materials on hold at: www.northlakecountylibrary.org and pick them up when they arrive.
Library programs during this time of Covid-19 is all digital. Please check our website, our Facebook page and our YouTube Channel (North Lake County Public Library District) to see the content we are posting. We do the “Mother Goose” program every Monday at 10:30 a.m. on Facebook and YouTube. We hold a digital story-time every morning at 10:30 a.m.
Remember, the Library has gone fine free on most items. As of Aug. 3, 2020, there will no daily fines for most overdue items. However, you are still responsible for returning items on time. Items overdue by 30 days or more will be considered lost and you will be billed for the item in addition to a processing fee and an administrative fee. For more information, visit our website.
On April 24, 2020, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope celebrated the 30th anniversary of its launch aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery. In honor of that occasion, a stunning new Hubble image of the cosmos was released. The North Lake County Public Library was selected as one of a limited number of locations across the nation to host a banner of the Hubble 30th anniversary photo for the public, sponsored by the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, home to Hubble’s science operations center. Everyone is invited to visit the library to view this beautiful image up close. You can find downloadable resources and a gallery of Hubble’s most iconic images, at: https://hubblesite.org/hubble-30th-anniversary
On Aug. 7, 2020, the North Lake County Public Library will host a new popup exhibition from the National Archives entitled, “Rightfully Hers,” commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. “Rightfully Hers” contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th Amendment, and its impact today. Despite decades of marches, petitions, and public debate to enshrined a woman’s right to vote in the constitution, the 19th Amendment – while an enormous milestone – did not grant voting rights for all. The challenges of its passage reverberate to the ongoing fight for gender equity today.
Rightfully Hers co-curator Jennifer N. Johnson states, “The ratification of the 19th Amendment was a landmark moment in American history that dramatically changed the electorate, and although it enshrined in the U.S. Constitution fuller citizenship for women many remained unable to vote.”
“Rightfully Hers” is organized by the National Archives and Records Administration. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the National Archives has launched a nationwide initiative and major exhibition that explores the generations-long fight for universal woman suffrage. The exhibition is presented in part by the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission and the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of Unilever, Pivotal Ventures, Carl M. Freeman Foundation, AARP, and Denise Gwyn Ferguson.
