HOLIDAY CLOSING:

ROANOKE RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18, FOR THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY HOLIDAY.  THE LIBRARY WILL REOPEN ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 AT 1 PM.  THE BOOK DROP WILL REMAIN OPEN FOR RETURNED MATERIALS.

NEW PRESCHOOL STORYTIME PROGRAMS ONLINE

ROANOKE RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY IS RECORDING WEEKLY PRE-SCHOOL STORYTIME PROGRAMS BEGINNING THE FIRST WEEK IN MAY.  CHECK THEM OUT ON THE ROANOKE RAPIDS PARKS AND RECREATION FACEBOOK PAGE.  A NEW ONE IS POSTED EACH WEDNESDAY.

School is closed for coronavirus. That means kids are learning from home. Here are some free online educational resources click to go to website.

North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources

LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems

Scholastic Learn at Home

Seussville - Dr. Suess games and reading

Into the Book  - Games with reading strategies

Nat Geo for Kids  - Learn about geography and animals

Fun Brain - Math and reading games

PBS Kids  - Learning with PBS cartoon characters

NC Science Festival

Others at https://wpde.com/news/coronavirus/school-at-home-free-online-learning-resources

LIBRARY REVISED SCHEDULE

ROANOKE RAPIDS PUBLIC LIBRARY WILL OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE BEGINNING MONDAY, JANUARY 4 AT 10 AM.  THE REVISED OPERATING SCHEDULE WILL BE MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY, 10 AM - 1 PM and TUESDAY & THURSDAY 1 PM - 4 PM.  THERE WILL BE A LIMIT OF 10 PATRONS PERMITTED IN THE FACILITY AT THE TIME WHILE UNDER PHASE 3.0 OF THE STATE'S AND CITY REOPENING PLAN.  MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR PERSONS AGES 5 AND UP TO ENTER THE LIBRARY PER GOVERNOR COOPER'S EXECUTIVE ORDER 163.  LIBRARY STAFF WILL INFORMED PATRONS OF UPDATED PROCEDURES UPON VISITING.   

NORTH CAROLINA BROADBAND SURVEY

The City of Roanoke Rapids and Roanoke Rapids Public Library invites you to participate in a statewide survey offered through the N. C. Department of Information Technology's Broadband Infrastructure Office and the Friday Institute for Education Innovation at North Carolina State University.  The survey is designed to gather information on locations in the state without adequate internet access and speeds.  The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete.  Information on how to complete the survey is available at Roanoke Rapids Public Library.  Thank you for your participation.

For more information about COVID-19 (Coronavirus):  Click any of the links below:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

For call for assistance and resources concerning coronaviris, call 211, visit nc211.org, or text COVIDNC to 898211 for text alerts

For more information on the state of North Carolina response to the virus, please visit https://www.ncdhhs.gov/coronavirus

For more information on the local response to the virus, please visit Halifax County’s website:  www.halifaxnc.com

City of Roanoke Rapids' website :  www.roanokerapidsnc.com

https://en.hesperian.org/hhg/Coronavirus

New York City School Library System: COVID-19 Children's eBook Collection: COVID-19 Free eBooks :   https://nycdoe.libguides.com/COVID-19ebooks/free

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Roanoke Rapids Public Library now has two new digital collections through OverDrive.  NC Digital and NC KIDS Digital can be access with a valid Roanoke Rapids library card and a PIN number. Contact or visit the Library for more information.

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