Library Closed Until Further Notice

UPDATED 4/3/20

The library remains closed until further notice. The programs that were canceled will be rescheduled if at all possible. Anyone who had signed-up for a program will be called once we have a new date for it.

Please feel free to use the bookdrop to return your items. However, all fines are being waived back to the last day we were open to the public (Saturday March 14)

Anyone who had existing holds on the shelf was given the opportunity to pick them up last week when staff was in the building. If you did not get your holds they remain on the shelf and will stay there until we reopen.

Please take advantage of the many databases available to Fiske card holders. You can find our databases under Resources - Online Databases. You will need to log into the database with your library card #. There are many available for students working on projects so check them out!
Also you will find many Online Storybooks and Games under the FUN FOR KIDS links.

NEW ACCESS
One of our providers of the MA. Board of LIbrary Commissioners statewide databases, Gale Cengage, is offering open access to some of its resources to support preK – undergraduate learning. These are resources that we do not have as part of the statewide databases.These databases are not set up the same way as our Gale databases. If you get asked for a password for any of these resources, use “open” (no quotes). The end date of access to these resources is unknown at this time.
LINKS TO THESE DATABASES ARE BELOW:

Miss Humblebee's Academy - an interactive kindergarten-readiness program that introduces children ages three to six to key concepts in math, science, social studies, language and literacy, art, and music. It’s as challenging as it is fun! LINK: https://infotrac.gale.com/itweb/c19micro3?id=open&db=MHA

Gale In Context: High School - supports student papers, projects, and presentations while empowering the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills with content aligned to national and state curriculum standards.LINK: https://go.gale.com/ps/start.do?p=SUIC&u=c19micro&password=open

Gale In Context: College - interdisciplinary content that reinforces the development of skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation. LINK: https://go.gale.com/ps/start.do?p=CSIC&u=c19micro&password=open

OTHER SUGGESTED SITES TO ACCESS
Scholastic Learn at Home - Day by Day Projects to keep kids reading, growing, and learning. Includes FREE ACCESS to Bookflix within each project.

Coronavirus Fighter 

Khan Academy - Free onilne courses K-12

WGBH Distance Learning Center- Free Trusted Digital Resouces from PBS

Tumblebooks is offering free access to their products until August 31. Links to the individual products can be found below:

TumblebookLibrary - K-6 children's ebook library

Tumblemath- K-6 math ebook library

TeenBookCloud- Grade 7-12 ebook library

AudioBookCloud - All ages audiobook library

RomancebookCloud- Huge collection of steamy romance novels for the older crowd!

In addition, remember you can access books, movies, music and magazines online from Overdrive and Hoopla. Links to those products are on the Library website homepage.

A notice will be sent out when we are able to reopen.

Thanks for your understanding as we all deal with the coronavirus.