Hunger Free

By Mary C | May 9, 2019

“Poverty is a very complicated issue, but feeding a child is not.” -Jeff Bridges
Food-insecurity impacts 1 in 4 Oklahoma children. Many don’t always know where they will get their next meal. This is a particularly difficult time for these kids, as access to school meals becomes limited or non-existent.

This adds further strain to families that are already struggling to put food on the table. For these families, the summer months mean increased food need, along with higher utility costs as they care for children at home.
You can help ensure kids and their families can enjoy their summer instead of worrying about where they’ll find their next meal.

Rural Summer Food Service Program Meals from the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma will deliver shelf-stable meals to partners outside the Tulsa area. This includes sites as far north and east as Vinita and Langley, and as far south as Idabel and Broken Bow.
Breakfasts and Lunches will be distributed at Langley Public Library each weekday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.. This program is free for all children 18 and under and there is no qualifying.
For more information contact the Library at 918-782-4461.

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Driving Test Information

By Mary C | January 12, 2018

Langley Public Library announces a partnership with Driving-Tests.org, a company dedicated to driver safety and education, to offer free Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) practice tests to library patrons. The new service includes free tests specifically based on the state’s DMV materials. It is the only site of its kind to include accessibility tools that let users hear selections read aloud, make them into MP3s, translate pages into other languages, magnify text, and mask portions of the screen for greater visibility on the practice tests.

This partnership allows the Langley Public Library to harness the power of Driving-Tests.org’s specialized practice exams to turn new drivers into safer drivers. The new program will work as an outreach to several valued groups of patrons, including teens, those with disabilities, and seniors who need to take a renewal exam, as well as patrons at every other stage of life.

Driving-Tests.org is a part of Elegant E-Learning, Inc., an eight-year-old company with a proven track record of revolutionizing online resources for learner drivers. Driving-Tests.org is part of a plan to improve global driver safety by providing free practice tests written by experts to anyone who wants to study, along with online copies of official study guides. To help achieve this goal, the company has also created driving practice sites for the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and India.

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Safety and Social Media

By Mary C | January 11, 2017

Tips For Keeping Teens Safe On Social Media

More than 60 percent of teens in the United Sates have at least one social media account, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.  And while being online is a good way to keep in tough with friends, it’s important for parents to be proactive about Internet safety.

Unfortunately, there are people who can use your child’s personal information to steal identities bully them or begin an inappropriate relationship.  Help protect children from online dangers by following these safety tips:

  1. Keep your child’s profile private so that only family and people you know can see photos, important dates and other information.
  2. Make sure your kids aren’t posting personal details, including phone numbers, phone address, and the name of their schools or Social Security number.
  3. Only allow them to publish photos and videos that don’t jeopardize their safety or their integrity.
  4. Make sure they choose a strong password that can’t be guessed and update threat password every three months.
  5. Never allow your kids to accept friend requests from people they don’t know.
  6. keep an ope dialogue with your children.  Ask them to you know if they’v e received private messages from a stranger or from someone at schools who is teasing, harassing or threatening them.  Those could be signs of cyber-bullying or even a sexual predator.

The best way to protect your kids online? Talk to them. Kids rely on their parents for important information – like how to be safe and responsible online. Here are some resources to help you get started.

Get additional online safety tips and other relevant information on www.OnGuardOnline.gov, a great government resource for parents and teens.

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