September is Library Card Signup Month
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A Lake County Library card is more powerful and even easier to get than ever before.
This small but mighty card unlocks a world of print resources at the four branches of the Lake County Library.
In the last three years, the library has made even more resources available with your card.
There are three options to get a library card.
Residents can visit their local library branch, can call their local branch over the phone, or can visit the library website and apply online.
The address of the library website is: http://library.lakecountyca.gov.
For many years now, a Lake County Library card provides free access to materials from the Lake, Sonoma, and Mendocino county libraries.
Altogether that's access to over a half a million physical items. Lake County alone owns over 120,000 items.
The entire Lake County collection contains more than 7,000 DVDs, as well as books, audio books, and music CDs. Patrons can search the library catalog online and request to pick up materials at their local branch.
This year, thanks to a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, IMLS, you can receive books by mail.
If you are homebound and aren't able to make it into your library branch you can sign up for the Books by Mail service. This service allows you to receive library materials through the United States Postal Service, at no cost to yourself.
Each Lake County Library branch has free Wi-Fi and public internet computers. Thanks to an IMLS grant, your library card also allows you to check out Wi-Fi hotspots and bring home the internet. You can also borrow a Chromebook, which is a small laptop, to take home.
The Lake County Library continues to provide a wealth of digital resources, and these have been expanded as well. A library card provides digital access to over one million eBooks, eAudiobooks, streaming movies, television shows, eMagazines, digital comics, and music. These digital items can be accessed on computers, smart phones, tablets and compatible televisions.
A library card also allows access to many online resources that provide job training, skill building and creative development.
Video learning sites like LinkedIn Learning or Coursera can help residents prepare for a new job. Creativebug offers virtual arts and crafts classes at the beginner to advanced level.
For kids, digital resources like BookFlix or ABCmouse help with early learning. These premium resources are all free with a library card.
Visit your local branch during September and take advantage of the array of free resources available.
Lakeport Library
1425 N. High St.
Telephone 707-263-8817
Hours: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Thursdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Redbud Library
14785 Burns Valley Road, Clearlake
Telephone 707-994-5115
Hours: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Thursdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Middletown Library
21256 Washington St.
Telephone 707-987-3674
Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Upper Lake Library
310 Second St.
Telephone 707-275-2049
Hours: Tuesdays through Fridays, noon to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Visit the Lake County Library Website at http://library.lakecountyca.gov.