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From Wi-Fi Hotspots To Language Learning, Alachua County Library District Serves Community During Pandemic By Aurora Martínez April 29, 2021 For about seven months in 2020, Radha Selvester couldn’t talk. She had lost her vocal cord nerve, her thyroid and 50 lymph nodes to multiple surgeries and treatment for cancer. During that time, books from the Alachua Branch Library kept the 62-year-old company. “One of my coping strategies for the stress and anxiety of the pandemic was reading,” Selvester said. When the coronavirus pandemic first hit, Selvester checked out 14 books from the Alac...

Contributing Writer In honor of National Library Week, I would like to give a shout out to the amazing staff at the Marshalltown Public Library. They have done a phenomenal job of finding new ways to make library services available to all ages during these tough times. All of this has been done while working with limited staff and within their limited budget. Are you looking for a new book or materials? Just ask. For books, if they don’t have it, they may order it or find it for you through interlibrary loan. I have had the good fortune of borrowing books for required reading for online ...

Celebrate MLK Day at the Maltz Museum for free: Strong Points Updated Jan 07, 2021; Posted Jan 07, 2021 Dr. David Pilgrim, founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University in Michigan, will be the featured guest at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage special event, “Hear Our Voices: Annual MLK Day Celebration.” (Photo Courtesy of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage) Facebook Share STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage will officially reopen to the public on Monday, Jan. 18, with the special event, “Hear Our Voices: Annual ...