Open!
Open!
Our libraries are once again open. Check for your local branch hours here. Limitations are still in effect – 10 people, 30 minute visits, masks required, and social distancing in place. Library Take-Out is still available in all locations.
Library Take-Out
Library Take-Out
All library operations, procedures, and protocols are subject to the guidelines set out by the NS Health Authority and are subject to change quickly and without notice. 1. What is Library Take-Out Service? Library Take-Out Service is a way of offering access to our books, audiobooks, DVDs, and magazines. Pick-up will be by appointment only. The items can be materials from holds you have placed, items that you and staff have chosen together via a phone conversation, or a combination of both. 2. What is a Library Take-Out Order? A Library Take-Out “Order” is for a maximum of 10 items. We can choose items for your order by phone. The items will be charged to your library card and will be available to pick up by appointment. Available holds at time of order will NOT count against your 10 items. You may choose to place holds on your own items. Arrange a pick-up time by phone. 3. How do I place a Library Take-Out Order? Call your local library branch during any of the Take-Out service hours to place a Library Take-Out order for up to 10 items. A preferred pickup time will be discussed. 4. Why do we have a limit of 10 items for a Take-Out Order? Our materials must be handled safely for both you and our staff. Due to these new procedures, we are limiting the number of items that must be handled. 5. What about more than one card in a household/family? If there are multiple people in a household, each with library cards, a Library Take-Out Order can be made for 10 items per library card. Checkouts will be bagged per library card number. We ask that you pick up your household’s Take-Out Order on the same day, with only one member of the household picking up the items. 6. What about the holds I place? There is no limit on any holds placed directly in the library catalogue. You will receive holds notices; you can phone the branch to arrange a Library Take-Out by appointment. 7. How are Take-Out Bags picked up? Can someone else pick them up for me? Pickups will be taken outside to pickup area when staff make visual/written/verbal contact with the pick-up person. You or your designate will be required to show something with the name of the person who placed the order. Showing a library card is not required. 8. Will there be physical interaction between staff and patrons? This is a contactless service. There will be no physical interaction between staff and those picking up the items. Items will be packed in one-time use paper bags and left outside in the pick-up area at the designated time for pick up by the patron. 9. What is the Loan Period? Standard loan periods are in effect. Your loan period will be set to begin on the day of your pick-up appointment. 10. What are the hours for Library Take-Out Service? The Take-Out Service will be available the hours listed on our website. Please check your local library hours here. However, due to social distancing, staff safety measures, and workload, your phone call may not be answered right away. Please try again later. All pick-up times will be set during Take-Out Service hours.
Summer Reading Challenge 2021
Summer Reading Challenge 2021
Ready, Set, READ! The 2021 Summer Reading Challenge runs from June 26th to August 21st. We will be using an online tool called Beanstack to track reading progress this year. Here's a handy Beanstack "how-to" sheet to help you get started Early registration is now open. Sign up now! Here's how it works: The Summer Reading Challenge begins on June 26th. Sign up by June 30th to be entered into our Early Bird draw! We have 4 levels this year: Pre-Reader (ages birth - 4); Kids (ages 4-12); Teen (ages 12-17); Adult (Ages 18+) Read for 20 hours to complete the Reading Challenge this summer. For every hour you read, you will get 10 tickets to enter in our Prize Buckets. When you complete the Summer Reading Challenge, you get 50 extra tickets! There are also fun activities which earn you badges and 1 extra ticket each. On top of all of that, readers in the 4-12, Teen, and Adult categories who complete the Summer Reading Challenge will be automatically entered to win one of three Grand Prizes: a Nintendo Switch, a LEGO gift card, or a gift card for the Book Depot. Tune in on June 26 for our SRC launch, with prizes and a Zoom Magic Show! All summer we will offer Take & Make kits, Virtual programs, Activity Packs, and surprise draws for fun prizes. Get ready to READ!
Berwick and District Library
Trails & Tales Family Fun Pack
Berwick and District Library
Trails & Tales Family Fun Pack
Repeats every week every Wednesday until Wed Jun 30 2021. June 9th (Wed), June 16th (Wed), June 23rd (Wed), June 30th (Wed)10:30am, 10:30am, 10:30am, 10:30am
Tall tales begin with small adventures. In the month of June the Berwick & District library has teamed up wtih the Town of Berwick to help your family weave a tale of fun and adventure through their local trail systems. Trails and Tales family fun pack highlights being in nature and keeping grounded in the four directions. Providing you a compass, trails maps for Town of Berwick, a nature scavenger hunt and suppllies for a twiggy gnome craft. Kit pick up at Berwick & District library branch, during open hours, while supplies last.
Today @ The Library
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Activities are all-ages unless otherwise noted: Teens Kids
New Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction Books
Adult Fiction Books
An unlikely spy
A twisting, sophisticated World War II novel following a spy who goes undercover as a part of MI5. But in chasing the secrets of others, how much...
Adult Fiction Books
Legends of the North Cascades
After his wife's death, a man brings his young daughter to live in a cave he has found in the Cascade mountains. Once there, his daughter begins to...
Adult Fiction Books
Until next weekend
Noah and Kate were meant to be together forever. Married with two gorgeous sons, it looked like they'd got their happy ever after. But marriage isn't...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Striking succulent gardens : plants and plans for designing your low-maintenance landscape
A guide to designing outdoor succulent gardens, with inspiration, advice, plant recommendations, and instructional step-by-step projects for...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
The paddle board bible
Stand-up paddleboarding is the fastest growing watersport in the world - with only a little knowledge and practice, pretty much anyone can get up and...
Adult Non-Fiction Books
Summer drinks
Quench your thirst with more than 100 recipes for refreshing summer drinks including cooling punches, cocktails, mocktails and slushies In the warmer...
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