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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><b>Tuesday, April 21, 2020</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt"><b style="font-style:inherit; font-variant-ligatures:inherit; font-variant-caps:inherit">Farrell Howe | Marketing & Communications Manager</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Kalamazoo Public Library is Providing Online Resources, Information, and Services<br>
During Social Distancing/Isolation for the Kalamazoo Community</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt; font-family:Times; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Kalamazoo, MI, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. While all Kalamazoo Public Library locations are closed through April 30th to help slow the spread of COVID-19, KPL staff are working remotely to provide
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in"><a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/covid-19-self-isolation-information-and-resources/"><b>Covid-19 Local Information & Resources</b></a>: This page provides regularly updated links for reliable resources
for COVID-19 information, including how to explain the virus to children. It also includes information for food resources, financial support resources, mental health and domestic resources, community needs, and volunteer opportunities, resources for students,
teachers, and homeschoolers and much more. <br>
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<span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in"><a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/at-home-fun-for-kids-and-families/"><b>At-Home Fun for Kids and Families</b></a>: Looking for something to entertain your kids or some fun for the whole
family? Check out these free options to escape social distancing boredom including online storytimes, eBooks, online games, virtual zoo and museum tours and much more.
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<b><a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/ask-a-librarian/">Ask a Librarian</a>:</b> Do you have questions about your account, how to navigate our website or need recommendations for something to read, listen to, or watch? Then Ask a Librarian via online,
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<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/category/patron-support/become-a-patron/sign-up/"><b>Online KPL Card Sign-up</b></a>: Need a KPL Library Card? Sign-up today to get immediate access to our digital collection.
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<b><a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/lets-get-digital/">Browse our Digital Collection</a>:</b> KPL offers a large variety of digital options including eBooks, eAudiobooks, eVideos, eMusic,<span style="">
</span>and eMagazines. Our website, kpl.gov is our online branch and it never closes!<br>
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<b>Enjoy Free, Online Services including</b>:</li><ul type="circle" style="margin-bottom:0in">
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<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/learn-a-new-language/">Learn a New Language at home with Rocket Languages</a></li><li style="text-align:left; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; background:white">
<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/free-remote-access-to-ancestrylibrary-com/">Research your ancestry remotely with AncestryLibrary.com</a></li><li style="text-align:left; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; background:white">
<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/enjoy-free-24-hour-streaming-music-with-freegal/">Enjoy 24-Hour Streaming Music with Freegal</a></li><li style="text-align:left; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; background:white">
<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/kpl-tv/">Add KPL TV to your binge-watching schedule</a></li><li style="text-align:left; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; background:white">
<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/westlawnext-is-now-available-online/">Law students and researchers can now access WestlawNext online</a><br>
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<b>Join us For Online Program including</b>: </li><ul type="circle" style="margin-bottom:0in">
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<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/play-animal-crossing-online-with-kpl-staff">Play Animal Crossing Online with KPL Staff</a></li><li style="text-align:left; margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; background:white">
<a href="https://www.kpl.gov/about/news/kpl-storytime-live">KPL Storytime Live</a></li><ul type="square" style="margin-bottom:0in">
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More online programming including book clubs are being planned and will be announced soon!</li></ul>
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We miss you Kalamazoo. Please know that our staff is thinking of you and will continue to work to serve you in any way we can. Stay safe!</p>
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<i><span style="color:#C00000">For the Media: Kalamazoo Public Library is requesting our local media outlets to please share our resources with the Kalamazoo Community. KPL staff are available for remote interviews.
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