Join us for Virtual Storytime featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Count and Celebrate by Fredrick McKissack and Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate on Thursday, January 13, 2022 on the Sunflower County Library YouTube Channel.
January 15 is National Hat Day! So, join us for Hat Day Story and Craft Time featuring Milo’s Hat by Jon Agee on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at the Henry M. Seymour Library, Indianola, MS. During this activity you will discover the importance of wearing a hat.
January is also Glaucoma Awareness month. This disease is the second largest case of blindness. To learn more about Glaucoma, join us for Virtual Facts about Glaucoma on Friday, January 21, 2022 on the Sunflower County Library YouTube Channel.
Join us for Virtual Craft time featuring Paper Bag Snowflake on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 on the Sunflower County Library YouTube Channel to learn about craft activities that can be done with the family. Materials for this craft session are available at the Horace Stansel Memorial Library in Ruleville.
Did you know that you can access reading material at the library even when the library isn’t open or when the weather is too severe to venture outdoors? Using the Library’s Hoopla Digital eBook and audiobook platform, you can download books at any time from the comfort of your home. Simply download the Hoopla Digital free app on your mobile device and use your library account information, to obtain reading material in minutes. Contact your local librarian for assistance or visit hoopladigital.com and enjoy a nice book on a bad weather day.
Experience updated online programs where you can practice experiments or crafts at home, continue to learn new skills, and attend Storytime. Log onto the “Sunflower County Library” YouTube Channel and/or the “Fans of the Sunflower County Library System” Facebook Group to be a part of our Virtual Experience. Don’t forget to subscribe and click the “Like” button.
Like and follow us on our updated Facebook page: Sunflower County Library System. (https://www.facebook.com/sunflowercountylibrarysystem/) Join the “Fans of the Sunflower County Library System” Facebook Group page on Tuesdays and Thursdays for your Virtual Jigsaw Puzzle. “Grab and Go” craft and activity bags can be picked up at any branch of the Sunflower County Library System. Please call the branch nearest you for availability. All programs are free and available to the public. Social distancing measures are in place at all library branches.
The Sunflower County Library provides virtual resources on the library’s website at (http://www.sunflower.lib.ms.us/sunflower/about.asp). Such resources include World Book Encyclopedia Online with access to informational articles, videos, activities, and eBooks. The MAGNOLIA database provides access to journal articles, newspaper articles, videos, and eBooks. Learning Express is available to help with career preparation, high school equivalency credential prep, college admissions test prep (ACT, SAT, AP), and K-12 classroom skills and homework help. Digital Learn is available to provide computer use tutorials. Newspaper articles are also available through our Online Catalog News Feed. Our Web Links pages provide access to informational websites. The library provides access to eBooks through our Hoopla Digital platform at (https://www.hoopladigital.com/). Take advantage of these vetted informational resources, especially as you gear up to go back to school.
For additional information or assistance with library services or resources, please contact Gail Brinston, Public Service Coordinator, at 662-887-1672 or bgbrinston@sunflower.lib.ms.us.
