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Book Bingo Winter Reading Challenge
If you love reading and you love a Challenge, you’re going to love the Library’s Book Bingo Winter Reading Challenge for adults. It runs January 3- March 15, 2024.
Pick up a form at the checkout desk of the library. We have chosen 25 reading categories this year that may delight you, push you outside your reading comfort zone, or introduce you to your new, favorite author.
Read books that match at least five of the 25 categories, turn in your completed challenge form to the Library and receive an entry into the Grand Prize Basket of Goodies.
The basket includes a Kindle, a cozy blanket, coffee, tea and much more.
If you need suggestions about books in the different categories, just ask and we will assist you in finding them.
For more information contact the Library at 918-782-4461.
FOLPL Online Auction
These days, we are all searching for ways to support our community, its people and the organizations that serve them.
As spring arrives, you will have a great chance to do just that and to have lots of fun at the same time. From April 3 – 28, the Friends of Langley Public Library will hold our annual auction to benefit the Library. The auction will be online for everyone’s convenience and safety. You will have a chance to bid on:
- A handmade Quilts
- Many beautiful pieces of jewelry
- Many donated by local artists and craftspeople
- A myriad of services, gourmet items, and dining and accommodations offered by some of our favorite area businesses
- Of course, great books will also be available
- and much more.
You can do all this and help your favorite library at the same time. How? By participating in the Friends of Langley Public Online Auction. You can use the following link: https://www.biddingowl.com/Auction/home.cfm?auctionID=25541
What is the Friends of Langley Public Library, you ask. The Friends of Langley Public Library was established as a group separate from the Library’s Board of Directors, to bring together members of the community, who have an interest in the strength and successor of our public library. Our main focus is promoting our Library, and garnering support for its programs and special features. The Friend of Langley Public Library is a 501C3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to assist our local library with needed funding and volunteers. Our members advance library awareness, and promote the use of our library and its programs and resources.
The auction will benefit programming at the Library. Over the last 3 years, our world and our town have lived through turbulent times. Langley Public Library has not only persevered, but blossomed with adaptive programming.
So, get excited about the FOLPL Auction. Get online and bid. Then get ready to enjoy your beautiful find or exciting experience, and, at the same time, help to build and sustain LPL programs.
Brainfuse New At The Library
The library now has Brainfuse – on demand, anytime, anywhere eLearning for all ages and levels. Brainfuse is one of the nation’s leading online tutoring providers for libraries and schools. Users get real-time tutoring from instructors through the Brainfuse online classroom.
Brainfuse HelpNow
Students work with live tutors using an interactive whiteboard to chat, write, draw, copy & paste text or images and graph homework problems. Use HelpNow for homework help, skills building and test prep.
The Writing Lab and the 24/7 Center
Users get the freedom to get help any time of the day without connecting with a live tutor. Users can submit papers through the Writing Lab for feedback. The 24/7 Center is for non-writing assignments like math or science.
JobNow
Job-seekers can get live online help, powerful tools, and other resources.
Live Interview Coaching
Brush up on interview techniques or get live online interview practice from trained job coaches. Job coaches and users chat live chat through the online classroom. Also get 24/7 access to interview tips and career resources.
Resume Lab
Submit your resume and a job coach will send it back within 24 hours with detailed feedback and suggestions for improvement. You can also download resume templates or browse resources for making better resumes.
Career Resources
24/7 access to carefully chosen job resources. Brainfuse job coaches help users strategically target jobs best suited to their interests and qualifications.
Adult Learning Center
Get basic career-enhancing skills. ALC offers test preparation (including the GED and the USCIS citizenship test) and an academic skills center featuring live, online tutors.
VetNow
Support for your community’s veterans and their families. VetNow offers help navigating the VA, academic tutoring, and help with employment transition.
Live Online Navigators
VetNow Navigators are trained to help veterans and families connect with valuable benefits and resources.
- Answer questions related to benefits eligibility
- Show community resources for housing, healthcare, and education benefits
- Help you find accredited claims agents
VetNow Job Tools
Designed to help with all stages of the job hunting, the VetNow Job Tools feature career coaching, expert resume assistance, live interview preparation, and more. With the Job Tools you can:
- Discover your best career fit based on education, experience, and personality
- Search for a job with nationwide and local resources
- Get templates for the most common resume types
- Get resume and cover letter help from trained experts
- Brush up on interview techniques or get live online interview practice from trained job coaches
College Skills
Users build academic skills and prepare for college with VetNow’s array of tools:
- Talk with live tutors in a wide range of college level subjects
- Live skills tutoring and a large library of lessons, video tutorials, and practice tests including SAT, ACT, TEAS, HESI, GRE, GMAT and more
- Expert analysis of writing, with constructive comments
- 24/7 help with academic questions
- Live help for language learners
- Make and share flashcards, tests, and educational games
Get Started with Brainfuse
The following link will allow you access to Brainfuse with your library card.
https://landing.brainfuse.com/index.asp?u=main.langleypubliclibrary.oklibrarieshn.ok.brainfuse.com
Link to a page with the Brainfuse or link to HelpNow, JobNow and VetNow Find out more about Brainfuse and get help using it: go to the Niche Academy tutorials on using Brainfuse and the see the Oklahoma Department of Libraries Brainfuse info page for user guides and more. Thank you ODL and the Institute of Museums and Library Services for offering this to Oklahoma libraries.
Curious Minds
In this ongoing club style class learners will be engaged in monthly themes and hands on learning experiments, activities and club discussions exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math!
Fill out and submit the registration to be a part of our monthly STEAM program.
This program is sponsored by OSU/Mayes County Extension 4-H Science.
