Be kind to yourself in the year ahead
#LdnOnt
As we head into a new year together, we wanted to share, once again, this New Year's Wish from
@neilhimself
๐๐พ To the thoughtful person who left this beautiful note in our book chute, thank you! We appreciate the opportunity to serve our community and we are very grateful for your kind words.
Drop by any
#LdnOnt
Library location and let our staff know that you'd like to print your vaccination receipt and we'll help you print it for free!
for details
๐๐๐Today, London Public Library turns 125! To celebrate, we're honoured to share a new Library card, featuring artwork by Tsista Kennedy, with you
#LdnOnt
.
Drop by any London Public Library location to exchange your existing card or to get a new card.
#LdnOnt
educators: let us put your ๐ smiling face ๐ on a button at one of these Library locations:
๐ธBeacock
๐ธBostwick
๐ธCherryhill
๐ธJalna (outside Pick Up area)
๐ธLandon (outside Pick Up area)
๐ธMasonville
๐ธStoney Creek
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๐ฃ Introducing a new, fine-free library card just for Educators ๐ก
Borrow up to 60 items for children and teens for 6 weeks and place up to 60 holds with no late fines!
Sign up for an Educator Card at any
#LdnOnt
Library location.
Details:
#LdnOnt
we are closing all library locations as of 4pm today.
At this time, the plan is to re-open April 6.
No items due. No fines charged. Please keep your items & don't use return chutes.
Our digital library is available:
Thank you, Bill Paul, for your creativity, care and dedication to our community.
We love this photo of you and
@emmgryner
in the Library at the
@CBCLondon
launch in 2017. Your presence will be missed.
#LdnOnt
now you can book an appointment at Central Library to use the sewing machine, button maker, Cricut paper & vinyl cutter, and workstation that digitizes paper documents, home videos, slide negatives & audio cassettes!
Call 519-661-4600 or email info
@lpl
.ca to book.
Awwww. One of our branches received this special delivery first thing this morning from a young library patron. We think you're pretty cool too,
#LdnOnt
โค๏ธ
#LibraryLoversDay
๐
Seems like a good time to remind you that your
#LdnOnt
Library card gives you free online access to download and stream eBooks, audiobooks, movies, music albums, popular magazines, newspapers from around the world and more.
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Come celebrate diversity, inclusion, and all those beautiful qualities that make each of us unique,
#LdnOnt
๐๐
Youโll find
#Pride
and
#TransPride
displays, great books and other resources at Central Library and our neighbourhood branches.
Explore Ontario Parks using your library card! ๐ณ
Weโre making it easier to enjoy the benefits of
@OntarioParks
by expanding the 2021 Annual Day-Use Vehicle Permit Lending Program to more libraries across the province!
Park permits will be available to borrow in early 2021.
Getting everything in place for the launch of Musical Instrument Lending on Monday,
#LdnOnt
. Are we working hard? Yes! Are we excited? ๐ฏ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
Effective immediately, we've doubled digital borrowing limits on OverDrive. You can now borrow up to 20 items at any time, and have up to 20 items on hold.โฃ
โฃ
We encourage you to return your digital items as soon as you've finished,
#LdnOnt
, so that others can borrow them, too.
Quiet in the library? Not this Saturday
#ldnont
! Join us at 2:30pm for Drag Queen Storytime in the Children's Library and we'll share songs, silliness, stories and more.
#Pride
London Public Library stands with
#OurLondonFamily
. We grieve and we reflect and we believe that we must actively teach ourselves and our children to confront our own biases and fight racism within our
#LdnOnt
community and society at large. 1/2
๐ 1, 2, 3, 4, tell us what you're waiting for,
#LdnOnt
๐ถ
That's right...๐ธ Musical Instrument Lending ๐ธ at your Library launches in ONE WEEK!
Join us at Central Library at noon on January 13 as we start this year on a beautiful note.
When the Prime Minister pops in for a visit right next to the neighbourhood library. ๐๐จ๐ฆ
Our Summer Literacy Facilitator made sure to share the book sheโs currently reading with
@JustinTrudeau
as she walked home from work at Landon Branch last night.
Libraries have always been about social equity. As a community we share our libraryโs resources, where we sit, side by side, seeking enrichment, learning, connection and inclusion. Libraries play a critical role in the ecosystem that supports a healthy, caring, successful city.
This young patron came to the East London branch with his dad recently and got his very first library card! Welcome! Library cards for children 12 years and younger are fine-free.
#ldnont
#LdnOnt
educators, weโll make you a button with your ๐face on it and help you fill your classroom with great books๐!
Learn more today on
@LondonMorning
at 7:25am.
Buttons available from Beacock, Bostwick, Cherryhill, Landon, Jalna, Masonville & Stoney Creek.
#TVDSB
#LDCSB
It really makes our day to find notes like this in the book return chute! Drop a letter or note of appreciation for your local
#LdnOnt
library in the return chute and we'll share during
#OPLWeek
(Oct 17โ23). We appreciate YOU too!
#OPLW
#CLM
#ILoveONLibraries
This morning, Colin, who is 8, visited Masonville Branch Library. He got a
#LdnOnt
library card for his sister for her 10th Birthday and picked out a baking book for her since she is an avid baker! ๐๐๐ช
Colin, youโre such a thoughtful brother!
Secret is out. We soft-launched our new website, catalogue and event platform this morning. Still working out some bumps but excited to share it with you:
๐"I love the library 2000% !"๐ฅฐ
London's libraries are welcoming places in our neighbourhoods where young people learn, make friends, get free literacy and homework support, fall in love with reading, practice their independence and form strong connections with their community.
Even our St. John Therapy Dog dressed for the occasion today!
You'll find a dog to cuddle every Wednesday from 10:30-11:45am on the 2nd floor of Central Library as part of Wellness Wednesdays.
Check out our new Seed Library at Landon! You're invited to take seeds, plant them and then save some seeds to bring back and share in the fall.
Thank you to London Middlesex Master Gardeners,
@LDNOSCO
, and
@UrbanRootsLdnOn
for donating seeds to help get us started!
Need a place to work today,
#LdnOnt
? We're open from 10am-6pm and offer WiFi and public computers at all locations. Find a neighbourhood branch near you:
GREAT NEWS
#LdnOnt
! Starting June 8, Pick Up Service๐ will be available outside select London Public Library locations!
๐Full details are available at
(All buildings remain closed to the public.)
Welcome to
#LdnOnt
@ForestofReading
authors! 1,900 young readers can't wait to meet you at today's
#FestivalofTrees
Our authors:
Liam O'Donnell
Linda Granfield
Jennifer Dance
Mary Beth Leatherdale
Helaine Becker
David Poulsen
Heather Camlot
David Skuy
Joanne George
Alex Lyttle
Donโt miss the powerful
#ReconciliACTION
installation on display at Central Library by
@TheWolfLdn
for the
#JUNOS
@TVDSB
&
@LDCSB
students painted tiles to show their plans for action & to encourage non-Indigenous Canadians to DO SOMETHING on the path to reconciliation.
#LdnOnt
We invite you to join us in seeking out and learning from Indigenous truths and voices and committing to meaningful actions.
These Indigenous stories are available as ebooks and audiobooks:
Thanks
@JulieCTV
and
@CTVLondon
for dropping by the Childrenโs Library to talk about March Break at the Library and to check out some great books! โ๏ธโ๏ธ๐
Anyone else picked up an old project?โ๏ธ
๐งตTheresa, from the Childrenโs Library, had an old Regency-style pattern at home. She had cut all the pieces out some time ago, but never seemed to have time to sew. This week she completed the dress, inspired by her love of Jane Austen. ๐
40 years ago today,
#TerryFox
ran through
#LdnOnt
on his
#MarathonofHope
.
๐Three books have just been published on Terry Fox and they'll be available soon for you to borrow: Terry and Me, Forever Terry: A Legacy in Letters, and Meet Terry Fox.
Today, and every day, letโs talk, letโs make time for ourselves, letโs look out for each other. ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฅ
In recognition of
#BellLetsTalk
, hereโs whatโs going on at your neighbourhood
#ldnont
library branch today ๐๐ผ
#LdnOnt
, more than 130 of you got vaccinated on Tuesday afternoon at Sherwood Branch - keep it going!
Drop by East London Branch TODAY from 10am-4pm for your 1st or 2nd COVID vaccine dose from
@MLHealthUnit
. No health card required. Regular library services available.
IT'S
#BlackFriday
TODAY!!! LIBRARY SPECIAL!!! FREE BOOKS!!!**
**to borrow, just like every day, with your London Public Library Card!!
#LdnOnt
#libraries
๐
A big, big thanks to
@LARGnet
for increasing our network capacity today in order to support those working from the Library!
At any one moment today, an average of 1,200 people have been using WiFi at a
#LdnOnt
Library branch.
@MLHealthUnit
is activating a Cold Weather Alert beginning tonight at 5 p.m.
With temperatures dropping, be sure to protect yourself and others.
For a list of warming centres:
For info on extreme cold, visit :
#ldnont
We're remembering the grand 305 Queens Ave building, our Central Library from 1940 to 2002. It opened Oct 4, 1940 with an art gallery, auditorium & children's library. And in 1942 we started lending 16mm films & sound recordings!
Celebrating 125 years as your library,
#LdnOnt
!
Remember when we put the call out to
#LdnOnt
highschool students to draw colouring pages for children at the Library this summer? We received more than 100 submissions and awarded volunteer hours for this effort!
Drop by any Library this summer to pick up a colouring sheet.
Wondering how Pick Up Service works,
#LdnOnt
?
โช๏ธPlace hold online or by phone
โช๏ธWait for notification
โช๏ธLine up outside anytime during Pick Up hours
โช๏ธScan your card, pick up & exit, keeping a safe distance from others.
โช๏ธReturn using chutes.
๐๐ผ
Is this not the best
#BookFaceFriday
you've seen in a while? We can't get over how it's a perfect match!
We'd love to see your
#BookFace
photos,
#LdnOnt
!
See you at
@prideldnfest
Parade today
#LdnOnt
! Weโre walking with our families to show our commitment to equity, diversity & inclusion & to celebrate the freedom to be who we are - differences & similarities & everything in between. ๐๐๐๐ Everyone is welcome at the library.
๐ฐ Did you know that your London Public Library card gives you free access to daily newspapers and magazines from around the world, including The London Free Press and The New York Times?
Get started using
@PressReader
now:
๐ฏ๐ 100 years ago today, Landon Branch Library opened its doors, bringing library service & a cultural/neighbourhood hub to the Old South. The Branch moved several times, including bookmobile service from the grocery store parking lot! Come celebrate from 2-4pm today
#LdnOnt
.
All
#LdnOnt
Library locations are now CLOSED.
- No items are due. Please do not return any items.
- No cards will expire.
- Events cancelled until April 14.
Updates:
๐๐ผ : eBooks, movies, newspapers, audiobooks, learning & more
Looking for something good to read?
These 3 great stories are available as ebooks on OverDrive and the Libby app with no waiting this weekend:
โญ๏ธ Life in the City of Dirty Water by
@CreeClayton
โญ๏ธ The Great Bear by
@DaveAlexRoberts
โญ๏ธ Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson
Look what our story time families helped us unveil at the Spriet Family Childrenโs Library this morning ๐
#LdnOnt
๐ธ๐ป๐นThis dynamic, interactive wall is part of the finishing touches of our Infinite Possibilities campaign and is made possible thanks to Library donors.
We miss you,
#LdnOnt
and want to share some of the online resources available for free with your Library card, starting with
๐นTumbleBook Library๐น for families, an online collection of animated, talking picture books.
Find TumbleBook Library here:
๐๐ผ
ALERT: London Public Library is experiencing a major Library systems outage that appears to be the result of a cyber incident.
Experts have been engaged and investigations are underway.
We expect that it could take some time to restore our systems.
Please let those looking for a cool place today know that their library welcomes them to spend time in our neighbourhood
#LdnOnt
locations. Play spaces for families, too. Most are open until 9pm tonight.
Today,
@ShaneKennedy_TD
& the
@TD_Canada
London family invited our community's real VIPs to join them as they announced their generous support of the development of creative spaces in the Children's Library. Thank you, TD, for your community leadership!
Pick up your free Winter Wonder Kit, filled with fun winter crafts and experiments for children. Available at all
#LdnOnt
Library locations.
Weโre open from 10am-4pm today!
Find our online Winter Break programs here:
Did you lose your bookmark
#LdnOnt
? Paula works at Central Library and has been collecting bookmarks sheโs found in library books for about 10 years. The next time you're at Central, come check out her great display on the 2nd floor.
In
#ldnont
, your library partners with
@CMHAMiddlesex
to provide Welcome Centre services, staffed by social workers, in the library. This incredible service supports all members of our community and our staff.
.
@torontolibrary
have seen a steady increase in the number of homeless people using their facilities. Instead of kicking them out, they're responding by hiring their first full-time social worker to deal with the homeless.
๐ฃ๐ฃ Hereโs Desmond after taking his first steps at Byron Branch this week! After watching another toddler walk across the childrenโs area, Desmond followed, taking a whopping 14 steps. ๐๐ผ โฃ
โฃ
We โค๏ธ sharing your family milestones with you,
#LdnOnt
.
What do you get when you cross a
@CBC
station and family with
#LdnOnt
's public library and community? Here's to a great year
@CBCLondon
and to many, many more.
#LdnOnt
Know someone who needs a warm place to spend time? All 16 neighbourhood library locations are open today with offer places to relax, play and connect with others.
#ldnont