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The Library is temporarily closed to visitors, but we are still operating.
Curbside Pickup is available Monday & Wednesday from 1-5 and Saturday 11-12.
Email us at info@randolphnhpubliclibrary.org
Please note: No pickups available 8/31 & 9/2 due to vacation. There will be no pickup on Monday, 9/7 due to Labor Day observance.
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STRONG WOMEN SERIES
The Randolph Public Library is pleased to join other North Country Libraries in a continuing series "The year of Strong Women". Three free programs are available via the online video platform Zoom. This fall, a partnership of five north country libraries is happy to resume the celebration of amazing women whose courage and determination changed the future of our country. This series of three events is being presented by five North Woods Libraries; Berlin, Gorham, Milan, and Randolph Public Libraries and WMCC Fortier Library, with guidance, funding and materials from New Hampshire Humanities and the National Endowments for the Humanities, and cooperation of the NH State Library.
On Wednesday, September 16th, at 6pm, the fall series will begin with a live Zoom presentation and book discussion featuring Carolyn Hutton, a NHH Connections facilitator, bringing to light the remarkable history of Ona Judge, who escaped the slavery of George and Martha Washington and found freedom in New Hampshire.
"Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge,” by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, will be available to borrow from local libraries or downloaded from the NH State Library in ebook and audio book formats. Limited copies of a young adult edition are also available and middle/high schoolers are encouraged to participate. Contact the Randolph Public Library to reserve a copy of the book or to find out how to access the ebook and audiobook formats. Registration is required.
Interested participants can register at: www.wmcc.edu/fortier-library/.
Letter from the Randolph Public Library Trustees
Dear Randolph Library Friends and Randolph Town Citizens and Neighbors:
The Library remains closed due to the Town and State responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. We are working on plans for reopening in a manner which protects the health, safety, and wellbeing of our community and our librarian. We are monitoring communications from the Town Selectmen, the Town Health Officer, Governor Sununu, and the Reopening NH Libraries Task Force, and we anticipate additional guidance on May 31st, based on information in the State’s active Executive Order.
While our Library has been physically closed, our dedicated librarian Yvonne Jenkins has offered curbside service which she plans to continue. Also, she has been updating our website randolphnhpubliclibrary.org, cataloging and updating the collection, and planning to offer virtual programming. She encourages everyone to visit our website for online access to eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Here are some of the projects she has been working on:
- the Kids Summer Reading Program with an online tracking program
- an innovative solution to replacing the Annual Summer Book Sale
- additional outdoor seating in the garden and easy access to wi-fi
You may keep up to date with our latest news and online offerings by visiting our website and following us on Facebook and Instagram.
If you have questions or need assistance with curbside service or digital materials, please contact the Library by e-mail at randolphnhlibrary@gmail.com
We hope you are safe and well during this difficult time.
Our best regards,
Randolph Public Library Board of Trustees, May 26, 2020
DOWNLOADABLE AUDIO AND EBOOKS.
A notice from Overdrive. "OverDrive stands in solidarity with the Black community and believes we can and must find ways to do more. Black Lives Matter: Community Reads is an OverDrive digital book program created to provide simultaneous access permissions to important titles on social justice and anti-racism. The following titles will be available:
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad
Bobbi Lee Slossar, Technology Resource Librarian for the NH State Library has shared these Youtube tutorials on how to access downloadable audio and ebooks.
To use the online audio and ebooks from Overdrive, click on the RESEARCH tab at the top of the page. You will see it listed there. If you have not used it before, you will have to email the library to get your library card number which includes an access code. If you are a Randolph resident and do not have a library card, there is a link to an application at the top of the home page.
Be sure to look at the ALWAYS AVAILABLE titles on Overdrive.
NH HUMANITIES PROGRAM
Human Ties - Friday, July 10 - Dr. Kabria Baumbarnter (UNH) will present: "Race, Disease and Death in 1793 and 2019: A Shocking Parallel" as part of the NH Humanities Black Thought Series. This is a live presentation via Zoom and it's free. Register here.
Covid 19 Resources
NH Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Flattening the Curve! 8 Minute video worth watching.
2020 CENSUS INFORMATION AT YOUR LIBRARY
Beginning March 12, the Census Bureau will send letters to most households that explain how to respond online, by phone, or by mail. We can help answer any questions you may have regarding the upcoming Census. Email us if you have any questions.
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