Why did the library get rid of my favorite magazine?
And can’t I just donate a magazine subscription to ACPL?
ANSWER: Unfortunately,
the publisher is no longer providing that magazine in printed form.
However, it or an alternative may be available digitally. The Ohio Digital Library
has over 1,000 magazines, including three years of back issues of
nearly every title. You can read them on your phone, tablet, or your PC.
Hoopla also has an impressive eMagazine collection. It's
offered as a “Binge Pass,” which means you have access to the
whole collection with just 1 borrow for 7 days (!)
Here’s how our magazine donation procedure works:
Contact us first
before signing up the library for a particular magazine! We'd much
rather have a monetary donation so we can get the magazine through our
vendor and onto our yearly renewal schedule.
Visitors to the Wells Public Library in Albany can now hit the road on two wheels, including ultra-low, step-through adult bikes that allow users with less flexibility to get on/off more easily.
Thank you to the Creating Healthy Communities Grant and the work of the Athens City-County Health Department that made this expansion possible.
Save the Date: See you June 1st!
In-person Summer at the Library is back...
and we're including adult patrons for the very first time!
Look
for the all-things-summer brochure for kids and families at
our locations soon, as well as a calendar of special summer
events for teens AND adults.
And starting June 1st, we'll once again host an additional online summer reading/activity challenge for any kids & teens who want to participate!
Explore the Tool Library at The Community Makerspace
Have you been gathering everything you need to finally start
Pictured above: Heather Johnson, ACPL graphic designer; ACPL director Nick Tepe;
and Fred Drogula, prof. of Classics & director of the Ping Institute for the Humanities.
An interactive exhibit series located in the Richland Ave Park
aims to highlight the role the humanities have played in shaping
Athens and Southeast Ohio (and how they still impact our daily lives!)
Visit
“Women Promoting Education in Southeast Ohio” currently on display, and
look for new themes every few months. Meant to offer something for
all ages, the exhibit panels include QR codes that will take visitors
to resources like diaries and letters in online archives. More info here.
Many
local organizations worked together to make
this project possible! They include the Athens
Department of Arts, Parks and Recreation; the Athens County Public
Libraries; humanities faculty in the Ping Institute; the Ohio University
Libraries (in particular the Mahn Center for Archives and Special
Collections and the Digital Initiatives Department); and The Central
Region Humanities Center at Ohio University.
Humanities
in the Park is made possible, in part, by a grant from Ohio Humanities,
a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Photos courtesy of Ohio University and Athens County Public Libraries.
Help Celebrate Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Athens County
Has your family enjoyed getting a free, monthly book in the mail for readers
ages 0-5? Do you have questions about how to sign up a child?
Join us Saturday, May 28th from 11:30-1:30 at the Athens Public Library to experience
early literacy activity stations, listen to stories, and meet
the beloved storybook character Llama Llama in person!
You can find more info about the Imagination Library here.
A Fun Way to Find a Favorite Book
Take home a "Graduating Senior" in this fun May display at our
Athens location. Created by librarian Meredith, it highlights the most popular
titles at this branch from the last four years.
More Reads for National Bike Month
*To go directly to these titles in our catalog, click on the image above,
