Did You Know?
February, 2016
Vidalia-Toombs County Library, Nelle Brown Library and The Ladson Genealogical Library
Exciting Technology Arriving in our Libraries! Welcome to the 21st Century Library.
Digital "Did You Know?" Our State's Virtual Library (GALILEO)
Through GALILEO, Georgia citizens have access to authoritative, subscription-only information that isn't available through free search engines or Web directories. Two of those offerings are:
1. Mango - offers 63 online foreign language courses for English Speakers and 17 ESL courses.
"All about Mango" webinar: mangolanguages.com
Companies in Georgia benefit from employees who know more than one language and are better able to bridge cultures as our world becomes smaller.
College applicants need to have two years of a language. Mango provides round the clock access to students with a library card - providing new ways to practice and improve their skills.
2. Digital Library of Georgia - Sharing Georgia's History and Culture Online
The Digital Library of Georgia is a gateway to Georgia's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, maps, audio, video and other resources. This library connects users to a million digital objects in more than 200 collections from 60 institutions and 100 government agencies.
Topics Include:
The Arts, Business & Industry, Education, FolkLife, Government & Politics, Land & Resources, Literature, Media, Peoples & Cultures, Religion, Science & Medicine, Sports & Recreation and Transportation.
You can Browse By:
Time Period, County, Institution, Media Type and Collections A - Z.
January 2016 Usage
Vidalia-Toombs County Library
Nelle Brown Library
The Ladson Genealogical Library
January brought 17 visitors to The Ladson - 12 were computer users accessing the genealogical sites and services free of charge and 23 reference questions handled by our Heritage Librarian, Debra Fennell.
The Daughters of the American Colonists will hold a genealogical workshop on Saturday, Feb. 13th from 1-3pm. This workshop is open to members across the state, as well as interested guests.
The Georgia Library Association approved a Genealogy and Local History Special Interest Group to exchange ideas and promote library genealogy, local history and archival materials and our own Debra Fennell has been appointed Vice Chair!.
February Programming
TABOO group Programming
StoryTime
Sweet Onion Book Club
Programming for March
March 17th is Digital Learning Day!
Seed Library!
The Magic of Reading with Ben Franklin
Digging In The Dark
Read Across America
Summer Reading!
Contact Us!
Email: director@ohoopeelibrary.org
Website: www.ohoopeelibrary.com
Location: 610 Jackson St, Vidalia, GA, United States
Phone: 912-537-9283
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Twitter: @ohoopeelibrary