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What have you been reading? It seems like a lot of us are having trouble reading during covid-19. "Distracted" seems to be the key phrase.     Perhaps Earth Day inspired you ( Bookmark's Earth Day Inspirations ). Have you wanted to read more about pandemics? New York Times Essential Pandemic Books or fiction   Books to Read During a Pandemic .   Note: my husband enjoyed and recommends "Pale Horse, Pale Rider".  He read it the first week of  "stay-at-home" and periodically shared interesting facts about the Spanish Flu pandemic.  Needed to escaped into Science Fiction or Fantasy? Bookmark's Five Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Ease Your "April" (now May) Isolation I have had trouble reading. In the beginning of this stay-at-home time I focused my attention on my "family history" hobby and wrote a family history book to give to my aunt for her birthday.  After four weeks, that was finished, and now I had a lot of...

School vacation week brings in many families checking out entertainment options for long car rides. Our audiobook section has an extension selection of fiction and non-fiction favorites on cd as well as loaded on an mp3 player called a "Playaway".  Our children's library collection also includes books on video,  "Playaway Views" , as well as, interactive video books ,"Playaway  Launchpads ". The Young Adult section upstairs has an additional collection of audiobook selections. In addition to the audiobooks on cd, accessing Duxbury Library's Old Library Network catalog you will find an assortment of downloadable audiobooks . You will also find video streaming options in the network's online collection. With your smartphone or tablet you can access the catalog as well as download and listen to your audiobook via the Libby app .  Want to browse more selections? Download the Hoopla app  and enter your library card information on y...

In addition to the wealth of information contained in the books, The Duxbury Library has resources that can help you fully utilize the new phone, computer, or other device you received during the holidays. Did you get a new Phone, Ipad or computer? We offer device help through our Reference desk or online training through Lynda.com. Come in for device advice on Wednesday mornings or you can call our Reference desk to schedule another time based on availability. There is a great selection of  training through Lynda.com that you can access from home with your library card. They have overviews of  MacOS High Sierra as well as use of the Photos app  or try "T ips and tricks using MacOS High Sierra ". Enjoying a new Microsoft Surface Pro? Brush up on Windows 10  Essential Training  . Want to learn how to take great pictures with your new Iphone or Ipad?   Photography with IOS 11 will help you.  For Android Phone and Table you c...