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2020 eNewsletters

March 18, 2020 Library's COVID-19 Update
March 19, 2020 Home Access to Ancestry Library Edition!
March 21, 2020 Streaming Video Options
March 22, 2020 Free Magazines with RBdigital
March 23, 2020 Big Library Read Online Book Discussion of Funny, You Don't Look Autistic
March 24, 2020 No Library Card Needed - Share with a Friend!
March 25, 2020 Helping the Community Counter COVID-19 Misinformation
March 26, 2020 Announcing The National Emergency Library
March 27, 2020 ACT, SAT, GED, and AP Exam Practice: No Library Card Needed!
March 28, 2020 Fun and Entertainment!
March 29, 2020 Apply for Illinois Unemployment Benefits
March 30, 2020 Things to Do While Staying In
March 31, 2020 Learn How: Grocery & Food Delivery

 

April 1, 2020 It's Census Day! Be Counted!
April 2, 2020 What's Cooking? Free Cooking Classes & Impressive Cakes
April 3, 2020 Happy Fri-Yay! Disney, Harry Potter, & Arts and Culture
April 4, 2020 Job Resources
April 5, 2020 Dreamcoats & Face Masks
April 6, 2020 Bingo & Virtual Events
April 6, 2020 Small Business Owner/Manager Virtual Events: Register Now
April 7, 2020 Stimulus Check Calculator & Trivia
April 8, 2020 Updated Due Dates & Who Wants to Be FAMOUS?
April 9, 2020 Fun from Home: Dance Party, Theater & Improv
April 10, 2020 Lansing Library Virtual Events & Museum of Contemporary Photography Lectures
April 10, 2020 Easter, Open Mic, Cosplay, & Sesame Street
April 13, 2020 Clean-Up, Stimulus, Chicago History, Crowdsourcing
April 14, 2020 Storytime + Fun and Entertainment Ideas!
April 15, 2020 What's Cooking? Who's Cooking? Free classes, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Carry Out.
April 16, 2020 How Are You Doing? Mental Health, Where's My Check?, Working From Home, Tame Your Email
April 17, 2020 Fun from Home: Copycat Recipes, LeVar Burton, Phantom & Treasure Island
April 18, 2020 Free Newspapers & Magazines & Don't Forget Dance Party Night
April 19, 2020 National Library Week! Celebrate with Us!
April 20, 2020 Day 2 of National Library Week!
April 21, 2020 Day 3 of National Library Week!
April 22, 2020 Day 4 of National Library Week!
April 23, 2020 Day 5 of National Library Week!
April 24, 2020 Day 6 of National Library Week!
April 25, 2020 Day 7 of National Library Week! Beatles Sing Along + Game + Shakespeare
April 26, 2020 Facial Recognition+Mask=UhOh!, Better Eggs, & Kids Activities
April 27, 2020 COHS, Complete Count, Cassandra Wiese
April 28, 2020 Register now for these events!
April 29, 2020 Virtual Field Trips, Dolly, A Reclusive Baker
April 30, 2020 Frankenstein, Trivia, Holds, and Donations

 

May 1, 2020 5/1 Kentucky Derby, Craft, and Andrew Lloyd Webber
May 2, 2020 Face Mask Do's & Don'ts + World Laughter Day + Find Which Streaming Service Has Your Program
May 3, 2020 Aerobics for Beginners + Weeding Your Home Library
May 4, 2020 Tech Corner + Crafting Classes
May 5, 2020 Free College Credits, Mother's Day is Coming + Storytime
May 6, 2020 Bee-Friendly Container Gardening, Cheese Plates & Digital Magazines
May 7, 2020 Antony & Cleopatra, Trivia & Cooking with Pixar
May 8, 2020 Captain Underpants Author's Drawing Class, By Jeeves, Repotting Houseplants, Craft
May 9, 2020 Baseball, Unemployment, Resumes, Free LinkedIn Learning, Podcasts
May 10, 2020 Library's May 2020 Educational and Entertainment Events
May 11, 2020 Genealogy Tips, Ellis Island, Zoom, STEAM, and Mermaid Coloring Book
May 11, 2020 A Message from your Library Board
May 12, 2020 Pilots + STEAM + Storytime + Workout
May 13, 2020 Career Pathing in a Crisis + Google Drive + Replay Videos
May 14, 2020 World's Fair, Trivia, Barber Shop Chronicles, Mental Health
May 15, 2020 Donating Books, CATS, Place Holds & Important Dates
May 16, 2020 Illinois Career Information System, Coding, Kids' Financial Skills
May 17, 2020 Smiley Face Cookies + Get Hired Illinois
May 19, 2020 Tech Corner + Tutorials + Storytime Signup
May 21, 2020 Trivia + Sound of Music + Authors + Streetcar Named Desire
May 22, 2020 Author Event at 9:30a Today, Trivia Today at 6p
May 23, 2020 How to Browse the Library Without Coming Inside
May 25, 2020 Online Library Events This Week: May 26-30
May 26, 2020 Summer Reading and June Library Newsletter
May 28, 2020 Trivia + Theatre+ Geocaching + Dig Deeper Into Your Community
May 29, 2020 Hairspray + Gardening + Lunch Bus + Get Rid of Clutter

 

June 1, 2020 Library Closed 6/1/20
June 2, 2020 Returned Items + Silly Songs + Storytime Sign-Up
June 3, 2020 Curbside Pickup is Popular + Alicia Garza
June 4, 2020 Storytime Craft Video + Trivia>
June 5, 2020 Sesame Street Special + Tom Hiddleston + Tech Corner
June 9, 2020 Get Hired Illinois + STEAM Sign-Up + Storytime Sign-Up
June 10, 2020 Census Calls + Wes Moore + Trivia + The Madness of King George
June 11, 2020 The Wiz! + Make-It!
June 12, 2020 New Videos + Hummingbirds + Still Waiting for Your Stimulus Check?
June 15, 2020 Learn to Livestream! + Storytime Sign Up!
June 16, 2020 Big Ideas Presents Pride! Tonight at 7pm + Ideas in Action + RHBC Happy Hour
June 17, 2020 Magazines + Sand Ridge Owls (LIVE!) + Virtual Book Display: Black Lives Matter Teen & Youth Materials
June 18, 2020 Trivia + Mi Casita + Village, County & State News
June 18, 2020 Ice Cream + Sensory DIY + Storytime Craft + Campfire Songs + Dig Deeper + Small Island
June 19, 2020 Summer Solstice at Stonehenge + Peter Pan + Garden Wildlife + Virtual Travel Selfies
June 20, 2020 Items Due + Mi Casita + Streaming Entertainment + Anime
June 21, 2020 All About Gardening! Flowers & Veggies
June 23, 2020 Limited Reopening Monday 6/29 + Anime & Storytime Sign-Up
June 24, 2020 Trivia + A Midsummer Night's Dream + Village of Lansing Job Openings
June 25, 2020 July Library Newsletter + Sound of Music
June 26, 2020 Reserve a Study Room + Reopening Details
June 27, 2020 Computers, Printing, Scan/Fax, Copiers + Reopening Details
June 27, 2020 Bonus Issue Special Livestream Today @ 2:00 + Paint & Sip
June 28, 2020 Reopening Tomorrow (6/29) Parking + Hours + Library Cards
June 29, 2020 Library Reopens Today at 9:00 a.m. + Library's July Virtual Events
June 30, 2020 Storytime Sign-Up + Trivia

 

July 6, 2020 Library Events July 6-10
July 9, 2020 Youth & Teen materials are now Upstairs. Quarantine Changes.
July 14, 2020 Hamilton Cast Read-Alongs, Storytime Sign-Up, Trivia + BookPage
July 20, 2020 Don't Miss These Library Events July 21-23
July 21, 2020 Census Update, Home Visits Beginning
July 22, 2020 August Library Newsletter + Summer Reading
July 23, 2020 New Online Resources and Returning Favorites
July 24, 2020 New Format: Adult Playaways + The New Books Are Lonely!
July 25, 2020 Register Now For Mi Casita, Book Buzz & Storytime July 27-30
July 26, 2020 News You Can Use + Worried About the Summer Slide?

 

August 5, 2020 Knitting, Storytime, Trivia
August 11, 2020 Library News This Week + Letter to Parents
August 12, 2020 Changes to Picking Up Holds!
August 12, 2020 Bonus Construction Update! No Curbside Thursday & Friday
August 17, 2020 Upcoming Events + Early Voting Schedule
August 20, 2020 Internet Essentials + Online Resources + Phone Books + Pop-Up Library
August 24, 2020 This Week's Events + September Newsletter
August 25, 2020 Homeschooling Info + Voter Registration + Village Shredding Event
August 26, 2020 Celebrating Ray Bradbury
August 30, 2020 Storytime + Zoom + Genealogy + Trivia!

 

September 6, 2020
September 9, 2020 Property Tax Workshops at Various Locations Sept. 10-26
September 10, 2020 Unemployment Benefits are Taxable! Learn More
September 11, 2020 Caregiver Stress-Busting Seminar for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia
September 13, 2020 Library Virtual Events Sept. 14-19
September 16, 2020 Opportunity Works!
September 20, 2020 Library Events Sept. 20-30
September 24, 2020 History Buffs and Archive Enthusiasts, You're Invited!
September 24, 2020 afternoon edition Early Voting Begins Oct 19. Register to Vote online.
September 27, 2020 October Newsletter + Library Events Sept. 28-Oct. 3
September 30, 2020 Bloom Township to hold online property assessment appeal webinars: Oct 1, 8 and 15

 

October 4, 2020
October 11, 2020 Singing Books + Non-Partisan Candidate Research + Library Events Oct. 12-17
October 13, 2020 Thornton Township to hold online property assessment appeal webinars: Oct 15, 22 and 29
October 15, 2020 Library Delayed Opening Friday, October 16. Opens at 10:00
October 17, 2020 Important Information About Early Voting, Beginning Monday, Oct 19.
October 18, 2020 Library Events Oct. 19-24 + Early Voting Details
October 19, 2020 How to get estimated wait times for Early Voting
October 24, 2020
(Morning)		 Library Events Oct. 26-31 + Early Voting Details + November Newsletter
October 24, 2020 (Evening) CORRECTION. Early Voting Hours Sunday, October 25! Library Events Oct. 26-31 + Early Voting Details + November Newsletter
October 26, 2020 Register for this week's events! Mi Casita, STEAM, Storytime, Plus Facebook events with no registration needed!
October 27, 2020 Financial Assistance + New Online Resource: Civil Rights and Social Justice
October 31, 2020 Library Events Nov. 1-7 + Early Voting Details

 

November 3, 2020 November is #NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth!
November 8, 2020
November 15, 2020 Stream Free Videos + Anime + Stories + Trivia + Learn About Healthcare.gov
November 22, 2020 Holiday Hours + eMagazines+ Cloud Storage + Presidential Follies + Mi Casita
November 29, 2020 eBooks + eAudiobooks + Make Gifts with Canva + Storytime + Trivia

 

December 2, 2020 Curbside Pickup is back! + How to Browse the Library Without Coming Inside
December 6, 2020 Take Better Photos + Cooking + Trivia + Storytime + Christmas Craft + News
December 13, 2020
December 20, 2020 Holiday Hours + Christmas Star + Christmas Program + Anime + Mi Casita + January Newsletter!
December 28, 2020