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Caroline County Public Library
www.carolib.org
Library Corner info@carolib.org
410-479-1343

by Jeanne Trice

What’s New at the Library? for school and home, with a focus on in this community effort to supply
all things digital to keep you connected. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Your library is still open - online! to healthcare workers. We have shared
Storytime every weekday!
Our doors are closed, but our hearts are the shields nationally through the Open
open! Social distancing means that we We know you miss seeing Ms. Amanda Works project in Baltimore, and by
are now working hard to make many of and Ms. Mina, and that you might be providing 176 face shields (so far!) to
our in-person services available online. finding it challenging to fill endless the Caroline Emergency Operations
If you haven’t tried the library’s digital days at home with activities for the little Center for distribution to local nursing
resources, now is the time! Follow us ones. But guess what? Ms. Amanda and homes and others in need.
on Facebook to get all the updates and Ms. Mina are still bringing Storytime If you are looking for a way to help
information you need to visit your to Facebook each weekday morning out during the Covid-19 crisis, please
library virtually. We miss seeing you around 11 AM for fingerplays, songs, consider donating to assist with the
and look forward to the day we reopen and of course, lots of great books! purchase of materials for these and other
our doors and welcome you back into Just the facts, please planned 3D printed items!
our buildings. Get trusted, reliable information Visit our Friends of the Library page

Until then, if you have a question or about Covid-19 at the County’s https://carolinefotl.com and click
need information, just email us at info@ Emergency Operations Center website, “Donate/Join” at the top of the page. Be
carolib.org, send us a Facebook message, carolinecovid19.org or just access it sure to check the “write us a comment”
or call the Central Library number from the library’s home page while you box and enter “3D” so we can be sure
410-479-1343, Ext. 106 from 1-5 PM, are there. your donation goes towards this
Monday through Friday. You may get a Makerspace hard at work project. Donations may also be mailed
message that the library is closed. Listen making PPE to Caroline County Public Library,
past it and dial extension 106. If no one 100 Market Street, Denton, MD 21629,
answers, please leave a message and we Our MakerSpace team has not stopped ATTN: 3D. We are so grateful for the
will call you back. working-they have just moved the 3D community support and enthusiasm we
printers home and have been hard
We have a new website! have received for this project!
at work printing out protective face
Check out our new, easier-to-use website shields for first responders and front- Parents, do you need some help

at www.carolib.org. It features easy line medical professionals! We are with homework?
access to the resources you need now joining makers throughout Maryland Here are some places to turn on our
website to help you with the kids’ school
work!

• Some fun (and possibly just a bit
educational) videos for the K-3
set: Bookfl ix
• Live tutoring for when you
just can’t help with that middle
school math: HelpNow!
• Help for soon-to-be high school
graduates with college planning,
practice tests, and online book:
Testing and Education Resource
Center
• And there is so much more on
our new website! Check it out!

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