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Notes for the Roslindale and West Roxbury libraries.

Donations will go to blankets for elderly AARP Colorado is hosting a Western Slope No-Contact Blanket Drive through Jan. 4 to provide new, unused blankets to local nursing home residents to help beat isolation and send some love during this difficult time, a news release said. An online $10 contribution will provide a new lap blanket, “gift wrapped and delivered to the residents of local nursing facilities, who have suffered during this tough time, isolated from loved ones due to the pande...

Use More Than One App or Service What Are Your Learning Preferences?  Whats the Best Free App for Learning a Language? Whats the Best Paid Language-Learning Program? Best Program With a Virtual Teacher Whats the Most Challenging Language Instruction App? Best App for Intermediate or Advanced Speakers Best Audio-Focused Language Apps Best Language App for Travel Best App for Learning ASL Keep Moving How to Find the Right Apps to Learn a Language What language do you want to learn? Have you alre...

HOLIDAY CLOSURES PLANNED City of Grand Junction administrative offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas Day and Friday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day. There will be no city trash collection on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1, and trash collection will begin at 6 a.m. Dec. 24 in anticipation of early landfill closure. The trash collection schedule will be delayed by one day for the remainder of both weeks. For the GJCRI curbside recycling collection schedule, call 242-...

Wicked Local Borrowing free ebooks just got easier for Randolph Public School students. As part of a collaboration between the Turner Free Library and Randolph Public Schools to support virtual learning, Randolph High School students can now borrow free books from the Old Colony Library Network through the free Sora app, available through the iTunes and Google Play stores, using their student ID numbers.  Within the Sora ereader app, students will have the option to define words, make notes, e...

Solano libraries modify services for Covid stay-at-home order FAIRFIELD — Solano County Library closed to public access as a regional stay-home order issued Wednesday goes into effect just before midnight Thursday as the San Francisco Bay Area’s number of available intensive care units fell below 15% as cases of Covid-19 and related hospitalizations continue to increase. Virtual programs and curbside service for holds pickups will remain available during the stay-at-home order. Visit solano...

Community Content Note: The West Roxbury branch is open for holds pickup and Printing To Go pickup only; no other in-person services are available at this time. The Roslindale branch is closed for a renovation until late 2021 but has online offerings available; for information, visit http://friendsofroslindalelibrary.org. Roslindale branch Davey the Clown Holiday Show: 11 a.m.-noon Dec. 19. Join Roslindales Davey the Clown on Zoom for an inclusive celebration of winter holidays with juggling, ...

Community Content Note: The West Roxbury branch is open for holds pickup and Printing To Go pickup only; no other in-person services are available at this time. The Roslindale branch is closed for a renovation until late 2021 but has online offerings available; for information, visit http://friendsofroslindalelibrary.org. Roslindale branch Davey the Clown Holiday Show: 11 a.m.-noon Dec. 19. Join Roslindales Davey the Clown on Zoom for an inclusive celebration of winter holidays with juggling, ...