{"id":8679,"date":"2020-12-03T10:45:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/?p=8679"},"modified":"2022-11-28T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T20:30:03","slug":"vigo-county-public-library-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/vigo-county-public-library-services\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Vigo County Public Library Services that Lift our Spirits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>This is a sponsored post, but our love and praise for the library is 100% authentic! Our pandemic year would have been much emptier without the services and books provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vigo.lib.in.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Vigo County Public Library<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This season, many of us will find ourselves working remotely, schooling remotely, home due to exposure, home with our households for the holidays&#8230;.in other words, we&#8217;ve all been and will likely continue to be <em>home<\/em> more than usual.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">8 Vigo County Public Library Services That Lift Our Spirits<\/h2>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Is this order for takeout or delivery?&#8221;<\/strong> While you can&#8217;t order a pizza from the library, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vigolibrary\/photos\/a.451473721216\/10158768741031217\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">you can do contactless pick-up OR have your books delivered to your front door.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Personal-Librarian.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Screen time, but educational. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indsu-encore.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/search\/C__Slaunchpad__Orightresult__U?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Launchpad tablets are pre-loaded with content of various themes for different ages.<\/a> Themes include early literacy, STEM\/STEAM, numbers, dinosaurs, alphabet puzzles, numbers, movies, and more! <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/playaway-launchpad.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>In the mood for a good e-book?<\/strong> Check out the curated collections on the Libby app. It&#8217;s free to use with your library card! Little <a href=\"https:\/\/idm.overdrive.com\/idm-vigo\/kids\/collection\/1130723\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">fans of Star Wars have a collection all their own<\/a>. Teens (and parents like me who like YA fiction) will like <a href=\"https:\/\/idm.overdrive.com\/idm-vigo\/teens\/collection\/1135164?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">this fiction collection<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>No e-reader? No worries!<\/strong> There are <a href=\"https:\/\/indsu-encore.iii.com\/iii\/encore\/record\/C__Rb2552184__Skindle__?lang=eng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>kindles<\/strong> loaded with great content available<\/a> for you to borrow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feeling festive?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/idm.overdrive.com\/idm-vigo\/teens\/collection\/1139243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Season&#8217;s reading<\/a> to you and yours! Hoopla (another app that gives you FREE access to great content with your library card) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopladigital.com\/collection\/6970?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">holiday music collections<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: inherit;\">Take home an event!<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> Register for the <\/span><a style=\"font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vigo.lib.in.us\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">free library events<\/a><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\"> and then collect your &#8220;kits&#8221; from curbside pick up! We&#8217;re looking forward to the &#8220;Beyond the Classroom&#8221; Invisible Ink experience and &#8220;Wrap it Up: Sustainable Gift Wrapping&#8221;!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>When you tell people, &#8220;I need some space&#8221; you might not be thinking of a private office, but (if you are!) the library is here for that, too.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vigolibrary\/photos\/a.451473721216\/10158742329166217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Vigo County Public Library offers six Collaborative Space<\/a>s\u2014private, uncluttered rooms with reliable internet that you can reserve for your interview or appointment. They&#8217;ll provide the equipment, including an HD webcam with a microphone, and help you with any technology issues that you might encounter. All you need is the email containing your meeting link and the password.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why fight the wifi at home?<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vigolibrary\/photos\/a.451473721216\/10158073356666217\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">library parking lots have free wifi<\/a> for when you need a mom break, access for school, or to put your next good read on hold for curbside pick up.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course this isn&#8217;t the first time we&#8217;ve professed our love for the library. <a href=\"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/8-things-you-didnt-know-you-could-do-with-your-vigo-county-public-library-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out 8 of our favorite library &#8220;perks&#8221; here! <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,12,25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8679"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9133,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8679\/revisions\/9133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nateandrachael.com\/terrehaute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}