James City County and The City of Williamsburg have declared a local emergency and closed all city and county buildings until further notice. This includes all library locations.
As the community is dealing with self-quarantining and social distancing, the Williamsburg Regional Library wants to be sure that you have as much access as possible to the resources and tools that are needed to keep healthy and engaged. Here is a list of all the things that you can do remotely through the Williamsburg Regional Library (for some of these resources, you will need your WRL card number and if you don’t have a library card go to the bottom of this post for how to get one while the library is closed).
New This Week – March 30-April 6:
- Freegal is offering free unlimited music streaming now through September 30th — stream the entire Sony music catalog all day, every day.
- Proquest and Ancestry.com are now offering remote access to Ancestry Library Edition through April — we can get you set up with an account.
- Have you checked WRL’s YouTube page lately?We’re uploading puppet shows and more to keep your family entertained.
- Head to wrl.beanstack.org to participate in our Spring Reading Challenge.
Library Materials Online
Checkout library materials online at www.wrl.org/digital(WRL card required) including:
- ebooks (20,000+ titles)
- downloadable audiobooks (13,000+ titles)
- downloadable and streaming music (millions of songs form over 28,000 labels)
- downloadable magazines (79 titles)
- streaming video (thousands of documentaries, indie films, and TV shows)
Kids Activities:
Our streaming video provider Kanopy is providing free access to all their kids videos. Starting Monday March 16th they’ve opened free, unlimited access to Kanopy Kids to all partnering libraries. Our community’s kids can enjoy quality educational content like Sesame Street, Arthur, and even benefit from language learning series. Get started at wrl.org/stream
Teen Activities:
Do research at www.wrl.org/find. Take an online class, research your family genealogy, learn a new language, search Consumer Reports, find financial information, conduct school and personal research using one of the library’s extensive database collection.
Adult Activities:
Creative Bug – Improve your crafting skills or develop new ones with more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists.
Do research at www.wrl.org/find. Take an online class, research your family genealogy, learn a new language, search Consumer Reports, find financial information, conduct school and personal research using one of the library’s extensive database collection.
How to Get a Library Card (for digital access) during COVID-19 Closures
Need a library card to access the digital collections? Fill out the form on the web page below to sign up! We will contact you with the card number so you can check out ebooks, digital magazines, and digital audiobooks; stream and download music; and stream video. This card will remain active for three months, after which you will need to come by a library location to renew it. Sign up here for a temporary library card www.wrl.org/temporary-library-card-signup/
James City County Library
7770 Croaker Road,
757.259.7770
Williamsburg Library
515 Scotland Street,
757.259.4040
Stryker Center
412 N Boundary St,
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Abram Frink Jr. Community Center
8901 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg, VA, 23185
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