{"id":8317,"date":"2023-05-01T16:06:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andover.lib.oh.us\/live\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2023-05-01T16:07:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T20:07:37","slug":"may-2023-a-note-from-nancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.andover.lib.oh.us\/live\/2023\/05\/01\/may-2023-a-note-from-nancy\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023 A Note from Nancy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The secret is out: your public library is one of the best deals out there!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Last month,\u00a0<i>The Wall Street Journal<\/i>\u00a0posted a podcast<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/podcasts\/google-news-update\/the-money-saving-power-of-your-library-card\/da3bc460-5937-406d-9319-05fe80388621?mod=Searchresults_pos3&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\"><i>The Money-Saving Power of Your Library Card<\/i><\/a><\/span><\/strong><i>.\u00a0<\/i>Two weeks later, they ran a column about how to save money for people who subscribe to and pay for digital services whose costs keep creeping up. One piece of advice? Find out what\u2019s available for free at your local library.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">The Andover Public Library has plenty of free resources available for you. Like the feeling of holding and turning the pages of a book? Our shelves are lined with thousands of them. Can\u2019t find what you want? Look at our CLEVNET electronic card catalog where you can find over <u>12 million<\/u>\u00a0books and DVDs. Check out the reading ap Libby to borrow eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Looking to stream movies and music? Go to Hoopla. You can find what you\u2019re looking for from the comfort of your living room.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">If you\u2019re a lifelong learner or need to learn new, or update and sharpen your workplace skills, check out LinkedIn Learning. Here you\u2019ll find thousands of online courses designed so you can learn in-demand skills from real-world industry experts \u2013 at your own pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">It\u2019s easy to understand why former First Lady Laura Bush said, \u201cthe most valuable thing in my wallet is my library card.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">As we begin the month of May, we are beginning Older Americans Month. I love the theme for this year\u2019s month-long celebration:\u00a0<i>Aging Unbound<\/i>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Here are a couple of books you might enjoy:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\"><i><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/search.clevnet.org\/client\/en_US\/clevnet\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:7602229\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Women Rowing North: Navigating Life\u2019s Currents and Flourishing As We Age, by psychologist and New York Times best-selling author Mary\u00a0<span class=\"x_SpellE\">Pipher<\/span>.<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #0000ff;\"><i><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/search.clevnet.org\/client\/en_US\/clevnet\/search\/detailnonmodal\/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:8127898\/one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"2\">Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long &amp; Well You Live,\u00a0\u00a0by Becca Levy, a Yale Professor and leading expert on the psychology of successful aging<\/a><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">This is such a pretty time of year. I hope you can enjoy the spring beauty that will soon surround you. Stop on in! Enjoy one of our upcoming programs. Check out a book. Let us show you how to access all the library resources available to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">And don\u2019t forget, starting Monday, May 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0\u00a0we begin sign-ups for our summer reading program.\u00a0\u00a0We have a fantastic lineup of programs, crafts, and reading challenges for all ages. You must be registered to win prizes or participate in our big end-of-summer-reading parties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">As always, on behalf of the entire Andover Public Library team, thanks for your on-going support. We look forward to seeing you around.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Nancy Logan, Director<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The secret is out: your public library is one of the best deals out there! Last month,\u00a0The Wall Street Journal\u00a0posted a podcast\u00a0The Money-Saving Power of Your Library Card.\u00a0Two weeks later, they ran a column about how to save money for people who subscribe to and pay for digital services whose costs keep creeping up. 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