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Need some help on how to talk to your kids about the COVID-19 pandemic? Here are some great resources:

Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Talking to children about Coronavirus Disease.

National Association of School Psychologists – Helping children cope with changes resulting from COVID-19.

How to Help Teens Shelter in Place from the Greater Good Magazine published by UC Berkeley.

At Crafts magazine, their thoughts are with all readers and contributors at this challenging time. To help brighten up isolation, they’re offering you all free access to their digital edition for a month. You can dig into every issue from the magazine’s history – from the shiny latest editions to forgotten hits from the 1970s, 80s and 90s – to while away the hours and be inspired.

The latest edition of our digital newsletter is available here. If you would like to receive it on a regular basis, you can sign up on our home page. (We will never share your email address with anyone.)

We are going to have a Virtual Book Group Meeting on April 15th at 1:00. The book is The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. The book is available as an ebook or audiobook on hoopla. Just go to the hoopla Book Club Hub to read more about the book and download it. If you’re interested in attending, please email us at rfl@newport.lib.nh.us and we will send out an invitation to the JITSI meeting on April15th at 12:45.

hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. hoopla has hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. Five total eMedia checkouts per month (including eBooks, eAudiobooks, music and movies).

Click on the hoopla link on the side panel of Find Online. All you need is a valid email address and your library card number.