WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF FFOUNDATIONO U N D A T I O N DIRECTORS Norm Kirschenbaum President
WHITTIER PUBLIC LIBRARY Mike Garabedian FOUNDATION President-Elect News Sue Settlage April 2020 Update • whittierplf.org V.P. Fundraising Bill Geiger Now for Some Good News … V.P. Membership Norm Kirschenbaum, President Pany Sudick Plans for the renovation and expansion of Central V.P. Marketing Library continue to move forward. It will be exciting to see Art Revueltas these improvements come to fruition, and reassuring to Treasurer know that vital library services continue to be a part of our Martha Patterson community life, despite the pandemic. Secretary Central Library and Whittwood Branch are both closed, Charles S. Adams but the Digital Library is open! In response to the Depart- Donald G. Alvarado ment of Public Health Safer at Home Order for Control of Virginia (Ginny) Ball Covid-19, both libraries are to remain closed to the public until further notice. James Becerra Due dates for borrowed materials have been automati- Patricia Beck cally extended with no late fi nes, and patrons may return Eileen Bigelow materials when the libraries reopen. Sonia Chaidez Phone Service Larry Dicus Our library staff is available to provide assistance by phone Monday through Friday from Douglas Halliday 9:00 to 5:00, at Central: 562.567.9900 or Whittwood Branch: 562.567.9950. Laila Jacobsma Online Services Bruce Lazenby Digital Library Card You can sign up for a temporary digital library card to access all our online resources, Mary McCarthy which remain available 24/7. Sign up at whittierlibrary.org, eLibrary, Temporary Digital Ruth B. Shannon Library Card. Within one business day, you will receive an email with your library card Myra Weiss and PIN number.
Rose Mary Yetter cloudLibrary and Overdrive Paymaneh Maghsoudi Use your digital card to search online databases and to check our new- Library Director est electronic resource, the cloudLibrary. Th e cloudLibrary app allows you to check out ebooks, audio books, and emagazines, and to stream WHITTIER movies on Kanopy — all from the comfort and safety of home. Go to PUBLIC LIBRARY yourcloudlibrary.com to get the app and start checking out books. FOUNDATION 7344 Washington Avenue Browse our Overdrive collection of ebooks and audiobooks! With Whittier, CA 90602-1730 your library card you can download to PC, Mac, and many mobile 562.567.9920 devices. Titles can be enjoyed immediately or transferred to a variety whittierplf.org of devices, including Kindle, iPod, Sony Reader, and many others. Tax ID No. 95-4714775 Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period. Th ere are no late fees! Th ank you, Whittier Reads 2020 Supporters Th e wonderful support our foundation receives is evident in your contributions to the cancelled Whittier Reads 2020. Our grateful thanks to all of you who sponsored events, brought in raffl e prizes, bought tickets to cancelled events, and served on the committee. We look forward to resuming our activities as the circumstances permit. But until that time we would like to acknowledge your contributions in this newsletter. We would be very happy if you could consider these as donations to the foundation for our future use, whether for our next event or for our Whittier Reads 2021. Th ank you again for your support. Please email any questions to read@ whittierplf.org. Sue Settlage, V.P., Fundraising
3 - D Th eatricals Mr. & Mrs. Norm Kirschenbaum Mr. Charles Adams Dr. & Mrs. Carl Leong Gene and Elaine Allen Foundation Mrs. Kathleen Marin Mr. & Mrs. David Avirom Dr. & Mrs. John McCarthy Ms. Laurie Baccus Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Mook Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ball Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Muhlestein Dr. & Mrs. Brian Beck Mr. & Mrs. Lee Panagos Ms. Eileen Bigelow Mr. and Mrs. Art Revueltas Mr. & Mrs. David Brearley Bruce Lazenby, Dr. & Mrs. Rafael Chabran Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary Ms. Linda Chitwood Mr & Mrs Bob Rubin Ms. Sheryl Crockey Dr. & Mrs. Robert Settlage Double Tree by Hilton Dr. Neal Shindel & Dr. Joan Dengrove Mrs. Marsha Ehlers Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stambaugh Mrs. Joyce Fitzgerald Dr. John Sudick, D.D.S. and Pany Sudick Mr. & Mrs. William Geiger Brian Choi D.M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Ron Gunther Nancy Tinkler Laila Jacobsma, Jacobsma Law Mr. & Mrs. David Weiss Mr. & Mrs. Peter Jahn Floretta Sheppard Whittier Women's Club
Freegal: “Music to Your Ears” Freegal Music©, a free downloadable music service, will soon be available on the Library’s website. Freegal® Music features more than 40,000 music videos and 15 million songs from more than 100 countries. It off ers a selection of today’s top hits as well as favorites dating back to the 40s and 50s. Th ere are more than one million classical tracks, plus collections in jazz, world music, country, alternative, blues, gospel, Christian, kids’, and many others. More than 200,000 songs are added monthly. Freegal® Music is easy-to-use and thoroughly enjoyable. It will be up and running before the end of April. Check whittierlibrary.org for the opening date. All you will need to sign up is your library card number and a PIN. Your Library Online Storytimes for Kids Pajama Storytime • Tuesdays 5:00pm Bouncy Baby Storytime • Wednesdays 10:30am Preschool Storytime • Th ursday10:30am.
Homework Help Go to the Whittier Public Library website Services tab and click on Homework Cen- ter. Many resources are available for students, including Tutor.com., our live homework help for students.
Learn and Play Online • Watercolor Wednesdays Learn the basic techniques of working with watercolors, then try them out and, if you like, post to tag or share. on Instagram (IG TV)
• Digital Escape Room Th e theme for our Escape Room game is the Central Library. Th is is open to everyone who is interested in playing and enjoys a challenge. (Spoiler alert: Some of the puzzles are quite diffi cult.)
• Mango Mondays Th e Library’s Mango Language programs provide instruction in Spanish, French, Eng- lish, Japanese, German, Italian and more. We now off er online, step-by-step instruction to make the most of your language studies. We will highlight a diff erent language each week.
Please go to whittierlibrary.org for the latest information on our online programming and services.
A Treasure Trove of Movies Stream over 30,000 of the world's best fi lms, includ- ing award-winning documentaries, indie and classic titles, children's movies and educational fi lms via Kan- opy, a fi lm streaming service available on smartphones, tablets, cardholders, tablets, and computers. It is also compatible with Roku and Apple TV. Kanopy is free for Whittier Public Library cardholders. You can check out up to ten fi lms per month. Read Magazines online with RB Digital Read full digital copies of your favorite magazines on a computer, tablet, smartphone, or mobile device with RB Digital (formerly Zinio for Libraries). You can keep the magazine until you delete it from your computer or device. You do not need to return the magazine. Th ere are never any overdue fi nes! Th ank You to Our Community Business Supporters!
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