Harbour Grace Public Library
106 Harvey Street A0A 2M0 Harbour Grace, NL, Canada

Parents and Caregivers - do you miss storytime? Get ready to clap your hands, shake your fingers and move those hips! Natasha has Jazz inspired books and songs to share with our latest NLPL Storytime at Home! Watch it here: https://bit.ly/3qO90cT

Have you read all 4 #NLReads2021 finalists? Are you ready to vote? You only have until THIS FRIDAY, February 26th, at noon to pick this year's NL Reads winner. Find more information on voting here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/nlreads/vote #NLReads #LOLANL

Wondering what you can access online with the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries? Let us help! Here's a mega post of all of our current online resource...s! First up, go to www.digitallibrary.nlpl.ca and login with your library card # and PIN (usually the last 4 digits of your phone number) for access to the following: Overdrive (our eLibrary platform), also known as Libby on your device as an app. OverDrive provides a large selection of eBooks & eAudiobooks available for your tablet, phone, computer, etc. OverDrive requires a separate login with a valid library card. Tumblebooks is a collection of interactive eBooks for children ages 0 - 12 that can be used in any web browser. You can set up playlists of read aloud books for kids, and there are books in different languages available. Use PressReader to get same-day access to 6,000+ newspapers and magazines from around the world in multiple languages. Includes The Telegram and many more. Flipster is a collection of digital magazines to download and read on a device or computer. Includes title such as Maclean's, Better Homes and Gardens, Canadian Living, and Saltscapes. CELA, or The Center for Equitable Library Access, provides a collection of digital and physical alternate format materials for Canadians with print disabilities. You can register for CELA services using your NLPL card. Onto our Libguides! At https://guides.nlpl.ca/earlyliteracy you'll find our Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers guide, that includes early literacy resources, story kits for kids, and early childhood information. Our Black History Month guide, full of info on what we're doing for BHM, including our online book club is here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/bhm We have a guide on resources for Book Clubs located here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/bookclubs Our Career & Employment Development Resources for job-seekers and those seeking career advice is located here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/employment Digital Resources for Families, with links to resources and activities for fun and education has recently been updated, and can be found here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/digitalresourcesforfamilies Our Mental Health and Addiction Support Resources guide, an information guide for those seeking mental health and substance abuse information and support is here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/Mental-Health-Addictions-Support Our NL Reads guide, our hub for all things related to the NL Reads competition, including information on how to vote and who this year's finalists are is found here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/nlreads A list of resources dedicated to supporting seniors can be found here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/seniorsresources Our Teen Zine, a celebration of the creative teens from around Newfoundland and Labrador lives here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/teenzine A guide to free virtual experiences of places, museums, galleries, and adventures from around the world is found here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/Virtual-Adventures Our Welcome, Kids! portal, a one-stop-shop for our youngest patrons to learn about all the great benefits of being a library member is here: https://guides.nlpl.ca/welcomekids More stuff? Sure! Here's a list of Genealogy Links from our website: https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-colle/genealogy-links.html The NL Postcard Collection, comprised of over 600 historical postcards produced in Newfoundland, Canada and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is online here: https://www.nlpl.ca/newfoundland-c/postcard-collection.html Looking for a library card? No problem! Get one here: https://getthecard.nlpl.ca/ And lastly, can't remember your PIN to login to the Digital Library? No problem! There's a PIN look up on our main page here: https://www.nlpl.ca/ Enjoy!

ATTENTION: Effective immediately, February 12th, to reflect the move to Alert Level 5 all NL Public Libraries are closed completely. Please follow Public Health guidelines and stay safe.

Just a reminder that we are now open 4 hours a week for in-house patron access and 6 hours a week for public computer access. Please see the schedule in our September 24th post on this page. We'll continue to follow this schedule for the present time. Curbside delivery will also continue...it is by far our most popular service at this time. Please don't hesitate to call us at 596-3894 or email us at [email protected] if you have any questions about our services or if you need other information.

We will be closed for curbside pickup on Saturday, September 5 and Tuesday, September 8. Curbside pick-up will continue as usual on Wednesday, September 9. Please use our telephone voicemail to leave a message at 596-3894 or email us with your messages/questions at [email protected]. Thank you for your patience and support as we continue to learn together how to deliver and use library services in a new way.. We hope you all enjoy a pleasant and safe Labour Day weekend...and that you get lots of berries!

It's been a while since we've provided you with an update. That's mostly because our patrons have taken to curbside pick-up like a duck takes to water! For the most part, curbside pick-up service has been running like a well-oiled machine - from my side of the door anyway. It's all been very new and very different, but, those of you who have been using it, have adjusted rather well. Hopefully, over the next several weeks, we will see at least a small influx of new books (...yay!). And, please remember that we are doing interlibrary loans, so please ask if there is something you would like to read, but it's not here in Harbour Grace. Now, for the really big question: when might it be possible for you to come through our doors, and browse our shelves?!!! After all, that's at least half the pleasure of using the library. There is currently a tentative plan in place to begin reopening our buildings to the public, beginning September 8. As with our opening for curbside pick-up services, this will be a gradual process, with a few libraries opening initially, then others in the following weeks. There will, of course, be many restrictions in place as we enter this phase, so we will need to ask you to continue to be patient with us. Some of you might be comfortable with curbside pick-up: it appears that we will continue with that for some time going forward. Our library's tentative date for reopening our building is the week of September 29. As we move closer to that time, and the reopening plans are more concrete, I will provide more details here on our Facebook page. In the meantime, I would ask you to please spread the word about curbside pick-up services. And please call us at 596-3894 or email at [email protected] if you want to request some books or ask us questions.

Advance Notice: we will be closed for curbside pickup on Saturday, July 25, but please call or email with your reading material requests. We will take care of them promptly on Tuesday, July 28. We will also be unavailable by phone for the morning of Tuesday, August 4, but please feel free to call and leave a message, or send us an email. It will be business as usual the afternoon of August 4, with regular curbside pick-up appointments between 1:30 and 4:30. Thank you again for your continued co-operation and support.

Current library hours...so you'll know when to call (596-3894). Or, by all means, call any time and leave a message on the library voice mail.