A Message from the Nichols Library Board of Trustees on Reopening the Library.
As you may have heard, the Governor recently announced that libraries, among other services and businesses, may reopen on June 15th. What you may not know is that the Governors’ Economic Reopening Task Force has issued guidelines specific for libraries. We ask for your continued patience and understanding as we begin to implement these guidelines [continue reading].Curbside Circulation.
We are now taking requests and putting them outside for you to pick up. You can get your loans between 10am and 2pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday [continue reading].
Browsing our Catalog
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NL Wish List.
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Our Nichols Online Library
NHDB offers downloadable eBooks, audios, and magazines. Hoopla offers streaming audio, eBooks, comics, movies, and music. Kanopy Video offers access to over 30,000 films. Tumblebooks streams stories for kids and teens. You will need your library card number to register; contact us if you do not know your card number.
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Sunset serenade: try a little tenderness
Otis Redding was born 9/9/1941. Gone too soon, but made some beautiful music while he was here…..
Curbside delivery resumes tomorrow
Wednesday morning 9/9 we’ll be putting out books in the box for hungry readers. Get your post-Labor Day Requests in now, so you don’t miss out! Same goes for movie buffs and DVDs.
Morning music minute: Pigpen
Ron McKernan (9/8/45), vocalist and soul man of the Grateful Dead, performs a Jimmy Reed classic. His raps on songs like Lovelight, Midnight Hour and Hard to Handle were the stuff of legend. The clip is from his last tour … Continue reading
Sunset serenade: Freddie Mercury
Queen’s flamboyant frontman was born on this day. “For we who grew up tall and proudIn the shadow of the Mushroom CloudConvinced our voices can’t be heardWe just wanna scream it loud It comes to you as to us allYeah, … Continue reading
Labor Day
The Nichols Library will not be putting out books for pickup on Monday, September 7, in observation of Labor Day. The next day for new selections to be put out will be Wednesday, September 9.
New gets
Just in: large print (Numbers Game by Danielle Steel and The Order by Daniel Silva) and books on tape (All the Devils are Here by Louie Penny and Near Dark by Brad Thor). For serious fiction readers, we have Girl, … Continue reading
Music minute: 2 Ivans.
August closed out with two notable birthdays on the 31st. Jerry Ivan Allison of The Crickets, whose paradiddles gave Peggy Sue its beat and…. Sir George Ivan Morrison: “you can’t stop us on the road to freedom…”
Library steps / curbside changes
One of the steps leading up to the library has shifted and is not safe to use. This cuts-off access to the book drop. We moved the book pickup bin to the front walk and added a drop-off bin. It … Continue reading
Expanded Curbside Pickup Hours!
Your book requests are now available for after-hours pickup! Books bags not claimed during our regular hours (10-2 MWF) will be placed in a storage bin on the library porch. You can pick your book bag up after hours MWF, or on Tuesday, Thursday … Continue reading
Morning Music Minute
John Lee Hooker, blues master (b. 4/22/1917) James Burton. telecaster master, (b. 9/21/1939) J
