THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: The Gift of Literacy – The Stanly News & Press

Have you ever seen the brand new iPhone 12? iPhone 12 Professional? iPhone 12 Professional Max? iPhone 12 Mini? How concerning the new Fireplace Pill, Echo Dot, Echo Present, iPad Air or Apple HomePod Mini? Are the brand new AirPod Professional wi-fi earbuds in your record this season?

Sara Hahn

The choices this 12 months for tech gadget items are under no circumstances restricted, and may even be overwhelming. If the tech itself isn’t expensive sufficient, then you’ll want to fill up on the entire equipment that make the present full. Charging cables, wi-fi pads, docking stations, MagSafe appropriate equipment and extra, there are such a lot of choices that may break the financial institution.

Should you’re giving or getting the present of devices this vacation season, ensure to not go away the present of literacy out of your stocking stuffer stash. In the case of accessorizing that new pill, cellphone or dwelling system, don’t overlook {that a} free library card will fill your iCloud or Google Drive full of films, music, books, magazines and extra, and by no means price you a dime (or a bitcoin).

To enroll in your very personal all-access go to the plethora of leisure obtainable by your native library, the necessities are easy. You’ll be able to both take the contactless route and apply on-line by the “Apply for a Library Card At present!” hyperlink on our web site and have the cardboard despatched to you within the mail, or cease by one in all our library places to get instantaneous entry.

Should you’re a resident, property proprietor, trainer or scholar within the Stanly County Colleges system, your card is free. For an out-of-county resident that doesn’t meet the above necessities, there’s an annual payment of $35 for people or $50 for households. Anybody 5 or older is eligible for a card, and the alternatives for accessing assets are just about limitless. With our on-line library by the Libby and NCDigital Children collections, you might have entry to the assets not solely bought by our library system however by the library consortium as an entire, as we pay into these subscription providers for you yearly.

Quarantine or not, there’s at all times a lot to do, and it’s straightforward to search out that point has passed by and your record of “Need to Learn” retains rising, whereas your record of “Learn” hasn’t moved. With a fast login along with your free library card to the Libby app on that iPhone, you possibly can choose up the place you left off along with your audiobook and hear with these AirPods whereas washing dishes, or play it by your Echodot whereas setting the desk. Want you possibly can hear the normal story of “The Night time Earlier than Christmas” learn aloud whereas your loved ones wraps items? Simply ask Siri to attach you to the NCDigital Children library and settle yourselves in for an extended winter’s nap.

This vacation season, whereas visions of latest tech devices dance in your head, keep in mind that your public library is right here for you and extra accessible than ever earlier than. Join with us just about 24/7 by social media, our web site and your library card-connected apps, or be a part of us in particular person to collect titles within the conventional print format. Nonetheless you join with us, seize a e-book, cozy blanket and that ever-growing “Need to Learn” record, and verify it twice; it doesn’t matter to us should you’re naughty or good.

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Sara Hahn is the Youngsters and Youth Providers Librarian of the Stanly County Public Library in Albemarle. You’ll be able to attain her at shahn@stanlycountylibrary.org or the Albemarle Library at 704-986-3758.