Bell Island Public Library
20 Bennett Street A0A 4H0 Bell Island, NL, Canada

APLA's Games at the Library Week has Begun! Here is our third image: do you know what game these belong to? Email your guess for Day 3 to [email protected] (Subject Heading: APLA Games 2021) to enter a ballot for the Atlantic Canada grand prize: an EB Games online gift card worth $175! *One entry/person/day. Every entry = a ballot entered. Correct guess = 2 ballots!* Good luck! [Image ID: Green background with two red dice and three paper standee ships. Text: Guess the Game! Day #3. APLA's Games at the Library logo.]

Happy #MagazineMonday! Did you know that your library card gives you access to PressReader? 7,000+ of the world’s top newspapers & magazines. No limits on dow...nloads. They're yours to keep! Sign into the digital library & then choose PressReader: https://bit.ly/38WD0fP [Image ID: Image shows a PressReader logo (a white stylized P in a green rounded box) over an image of a smart phone with the cover of Fast Company showing. Text reads "Many languages. Many cultures. Many Publications. One app." Greyed out text in the background is the word "community" in various languages.]

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM) - a time to promote the contributions of people with disabilities in the workplace, to advocate for grea...ter inclusion, and to work on removing barriers to employment for people with disabilities. We've added a section to our Employment Guide with lots of great tools and resources about disability and employment: https://guides.nlpl.ca/employment/disability-resources Find out more about DEAM here: https://supportedemployment.ca/deam/ [Image ID: Poster title reads Disability Employment Awareness Month. Below is a graphic image in shades of blue and light red that shows 6 people including someone holding a cane, someone using a wheelchair, and someone with a prosthetic limb. All are smiling and interacting with each other. They are surrounded by large leaf shapes. To the left are logos for DEAM, Case/EntorAbility, and Canada against a light red background.]

Today, for World Mental Health Day, we'd like to remind you about our digital book list full of self-care and psychology books, with titles like Self-Compassion..., The Politics of Trauma, Pleasure Activism, and How to Do Nothing. We hope you find something that speaks to you in this list. Self-care and psychology (on Overdrive/Libby): https://bit.ly/2PIi59x [Image ID: Background is a black and white photo of a suspension bridge in a forest. Yellow text reads: "Self Care & Psychology. https:elibrary.overdrive.com/." NLPL Logo at the bottom.]

Family Literacy Day is January 27. The Theme this year is :Travel the world together: This is a great way for families to read books together, play games and use their imagination to see where they can travel together. Please feel free to drop into the library and see what kinds of books you can find. Call 488-2413 for further information. thank you Melanie Butler

Bell Island library hours for the next 2 weeks. Wednesday Dec 16. 5pm-8pm Thursday. Dec 17. 10am-4pm Friday. Dec 18. 10 am -4pm Saturday. Dec 19. 10am_2pm... Wednesday Dec 23. 5pm-8pm Thursday. Dec 24. 10am-12pm Friday. Dec 25. CLOSED Saturday. Dec 26. CLOSED Computers are avaiable by appointment only for 1 hour. Call 488-2413 to book your session Please note no computer slots available from Dec 23 to Dec 26. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Any children going to knderstart this year. Drop into the public Library to receive your 2 FREE BOOKS. Thank You Melanie any questions call the library at 488-2413

A few more videos. Hope you enjoy. Reading Readiness Tips Leigha's reading readiness tip for this week was all about Singing! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mycB3Skv4bE The Memory Project... Lieutenant-Colonel Levert will tell you about his experience in Kosovo in the summer and fall of 1999 and the impact of unexploded mines and ammunition on children in Kosovo. An informative and touching story to reflect on the effects of war. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46QWmy7gJ8o Fall Into Board Games at the Library Kelly has recommended a few fantastic board games, timely as we move into cooler temps. I am excited to give TEAM3 a try! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waG_HtLNPDI

Here are some links to various online programing that you should check out. Hope you enjoy. NL READS 10 Quick Questions Julia chats up NL Reads Author Douglas Walbourne-Gough in this casual and entertaining 10 question interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikYbRZu9qW8

The Bell Island Library will be CLOSED on Friday Oct 23rd. Sorry for any inconvenience. Thank You Melanie Butler Librarian.

IMPORTANT NOTICE Starting next week and continuing until further notice. We will be offering our patrons access to the use of computers as well as being able to pick out their own library materials on a limited basis only. There will be a maximum of 2 Patrons allowed in the library at any one time. 1 Person for computers and 1 person for picking out materials. Upon arrival, you will need to go through the mandatory screening procedures, wearing a mask will also be require...d. There will be ABSOLUTELY no access to either the washroom facilities or the telephone. No food or drink will be permitted. Services will be available as follows. Wednesdays 5.30pm to 7.00pm During this timeframe, one Patron at a time once screened will be able to pick up there reading materials. (No Computers available on this day) Thursdays and Fridays Computer access will be available at select times only. You will need to call and book an appointment for the following times. You will only be able to book one appointment per week to give other patrons access as well. you can call the library at 488-2413 to book your one hour timeframe. the hours will be 10.30-11.30, 12.30pm to 1.30 pm and 1.30-2.30 pm on both these days. Saturdays: 10.30am to 12.30 pm open for pick up of materials. 11.00 am to 12.00 pm computer access 12.00 pm to 1.00 pm computer access. Curbside/ pick up will still be available. If you have any questions, you can call the library during reqular business hours at 488-2413. Thank you Melanie Butler

IMPORTANT NOTICE sorry for the last minute notice The library will be CLOSED from from August 28 to Sept 8. The library will reopen on Wednesday Sept 9 at 5.00 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.... Thank You Melanie Butler