Resources about race, equality, and protest
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
-Toni Morrison In these turbulent times, it is more important than ever to know where you can turn for a variety of perspectives and for resources to inform your discussions in regard to race, equality, and protest. In this issue of The Latest Word, we'd like to highlight resources where you can gain perspective and find reliable information. As a reminder, the library building remains closed to patrons for the time being in coordination with local/federal directives. To learn about our curbside pickup service, please visit https://www.westonlibrary.org/curbside. |
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Books, Films, and News on Racism for all agesGain perspective from classic and contemporary authors. We picked a few stand-out titles and featured them below, but there is so much more to explore: - For always-available books on talking with kids about race, click here.
- For books to fuel your conversations on race for adults on Hoopla, click here.
- For Overdrive's full collection for adults on race and racism in America, click here.
- Kanopy has also curated a collection of films and documentaries on race, ethnicity, and identity. You can find these moving films here.
- For current events reporting and commentary, check out Magazines from RB Digital and Overdrive like, The New Yorker, Newsweek, and more.
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Featured Virtual Programs for Kids and Adults
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This Week's WPL Staff Picks: YA all the way!
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Our staff want to help you find your next favorite book! This week we share some awesome YA books that feature powerful female characters and lots of adventure. If you don't want to wait to get personalized book recommendations through our Virtual Book Match Service, grab one of these audio books from Hoopla or Overdrive. |
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We are so very excited to announce a new service for June- contactless curbside pickup of materials. For full details, visit https://www.westonlibrary.org/curbside, but here are the basics:- Go to your Minuteman account and request items/place a hold on items that are currently available at Weston Public Library. To reserve items by phone, call 781-786-6165 for adult materials or 781-786-6166 for kids/YA materials. Leave a message with a phone number and a librarian will call to assist you.
- Staff will pull available items and call patrons when orders are ready for pickup. At this time, pickups will only occur on Fridays.
- To pick up your order, write the name for the pickup on a piece of paper and display this on your dashboard/window, where our staff can see. Pull into the circle during your pickup time. When the staff member approaches your vehicle with your items, pop/unlock your trunk. Please leave your windows rolled up and stay inside your vehicle.
Things to know: - Please be patient as we work through this process. This is new territory for us and this service may change and evolve as we learn how to best serve our patrons in this way.
- Please only pull into the circle during appointed pickup times. No on demand orders can be taken at pickup time.
- Return items cannot be accepted on Fridays. Our book drop will be open for returns Saturday-Thursday, so please return items in a separate trip.
- We are operating with extremely limited staff and hours during the Town’s phased reopening. We apologize if wait times are longer than usual.
- Only items that are currently at WPL are available for pickup orders. Delivery from other Minuteman Libraries is not operational. Some items such as board books and puzzles are not available for curbside ordering.
- We can accommodate scheduled pickup orders only. If you miss your pickup appointment, we will call you to reschedule.
Looking for digital services? We have something for everyone: Check out some of our most popular digital services below or see the A-Z list. for all of our databases including popular resources like Ancestry Library, Mango Languages, Consumer Reports, and The New York Times. - Hoopla- eBooks, eAudiobooks, comics, video, music- all always available.
- RB Digital Magazines- 50 popular magazines on a variety of topics.
- Overdrive and Libby- eBooks, eAudiobooks, magazines, & more.
- Kanopy- Documentaries, films, and video content for all ages.
- Freegal- Downloadable music from thousands of artists.
- Virtual Storytime- Weekdays at 3 PM on Facebook Live.
- WPL YouTube- Crafts, How To's, Special features, etc.
- AIC @ Home- Fun "maker" and arts activities you can do from home.
- Virtual Book match- Personalized book, video, music, podcast recommendations
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