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2023 Staff Favorites: Books

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In time for both year end list and shopping season, we have compiled staff recommendations of some of our favorite books published in 2023. Keep an eye out for our Movies and Music edition very soon! Children’s The Coolest Beard by Betty Teckle Down in the Dumps: The Mystery Box by Wes Hargis One, Two, […]

Who WE Are: Sarah Vargo

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These blog posts give our community a chance to better know their friendly Willoughby-Eastlake Library employees. Meet Sarah Vargo, Children’s Services Manager. Why do you love libraries? What is your earliest library memory?  One of my earliest library memories was going to storytime with Mrs. Ferguson at the Willowick Library. We entered through a secret […]

Children’s Book Reviews, Vol. 5

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Our Children’s staff keep current on all the new children’s book releases. And, to help each other out, they write short reviews of new titles to share with each other. Now, we want to share them with you! All of these titles are staff approved and available in the Clevnet catalog. Happy Reading! Read past reviews […]

Gaming Update, Vol. 2

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Greetings, Gamers! Our libraries recently received Tin Hearts for the PlayStation 4 (rated E 10+) and Super Mario RPG (rated E) and Hogwarts Legacy (rated T) for the Switch! Tin Hearts was not at all on my radar. (I love that the library has such a wide variety of games- I’m able to find out […]

Beyond Books: A Look at Lesser-Known Library Offerings

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Sure, we have a robust collection of books, movies, music, toys, and so much more, while offering programs most days of the year, but in this article, we will focus on some of our lesser-known services. Let’s dive in: Chromebooks & Hotspots You can “check out the internet” by borrowing a Chromebook laptop and/or hotspot […]

Anime Update, Vol. 2

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Willowick Teen Librarian Bryn is back with her next Anime Update, where she shares the various Anime aired at her awesome Tween & Teen Anime Awesomeness program! The next session is Wed., Dec. 6, 3:30 pm: https://bit.ly/47EyMW2 This last session of Teen & Tween Anime Awesomeness was a hit—pun intended, as we watched the volleyball […]

Children’s Book Reviews, Vol. 4

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Our Children’s staff keep current on all the new children’s book releases. And, to help each other out, they write short reviews of new titles to share with each other. Now, we want to share them with you! All of these titles are staff approved and available in the Clevnet catalog. Happy Reading! Read past reviews […]

Digital Magazines and Newspapers at Your Fingertips 

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Another awesome feature of your digital library? Access to digital versions of newspapers and popular magazine titles.   With more and more magazines going to digital-only subscriptions, why not get them for free with your library card? Here are the ways you can do that:   Flipster This platform offers access to the following popular […]

Stream Movies and TV Shows Anytime 

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Your library card gives you access to a variety of digital collections with movies, tv shows, instructional and how-to videos, and more. Let’s explore!   Hoopla  Hoopla has been providing libraries with digital content for some time now, and their collections continue to grow! They have many great tv shows and series, movies galore, fitness […]

Anime Update, Vol. 1

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Welcome to Willowick Teen Librarian Bryn’s new blog feature, where she shares the various Anime aired at her awesome Tween & Teen Anime Awesomeness program! The next session is Wed., Nov. 15, 3:30 pm. Register: https://bit.ly/3MwS3jP Greetings, fellow otaku! At the latest session of Tween & Teen Anime Awesomeness, we watched an anime released in […]

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