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It's hard to believe summer is already over and the rush of back-to-school has now begun. As life amps up once again, don’t forget about the Yakima Valley Libraries and all we have to offer. Whether you’re a teacher, a student of any age, someone eagerly anticipating the next Yakima Valley Reads program, or you’re simply looking to build your fall/winter TBR (to be read) pile of books, the library has something for literally everyone.
Come on in! We can't wait to see you!
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Do you or someone in your life LOVE reading Manga? Well, we have just what you’re looking for. Now available in all Yakima Valley Libraries, the Manga Archive Collection, or M.A.C. This multi-year project has worked to build and distribute manga titles across the Yakima Valley Library system. With more than 500 series, the M.A.C. provides complete collections for classic favorites and brand new series. Every few months, your local library’s M.A.C. collection rotates with another library so, keep checking back to find your old favorites or discover new ones and start your binge reading adventure today!
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Learning a new language is an adventure! With Mango’s Intuitive Language Construction™, building the 6 skills necessary for true language learning (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, culture, comprehension and retention) is easy. As a Yakima Valley Libraries card holder, you'll have free access to one of the top-rated language learning apps available.
Start your adventure today!
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Discover more with Gale! Thanks to the Washington State Library’s partnership with Gale, Yakima Valley Libraries now provides an even more robust number of databases to make an impact on education by delivering essential content and user-friendly technology that empowers curious minds, turns research into results, and fosters lifelong learning. Check out our e-Resources page to explore all Gale has to offer!
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SORA & Public Library CONNECT
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If one thing stood out during this pandemic, it’s that digital resources are critical to serving our Yakima Valley Libraries’ patrons. We recognize that as educators continue to seek more creative ways to support students’ learning, a key resource for schools is the local public library. Thanks to new partnerships with several area schools, YVL is doing just that. Through Sora, the student reading app created by OverDrive and named one of TIME’s Best Inventions in 2019, students of partner schools can borrow from both their school’s collection of classroom and pleasure reading titles as well as from YVL’s kids and/or teen digital collections. Students can easily log into the library’s digital collection through Sora using their school credentials/student ID rather than needing a separate library card. Ask at your school or local YVL library for help setting up your Sora app today. And if your school doesn’t subscribe to OverDrive (or you’re no longer school age), come by your local library. We can get you started.
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This is it! It’s finally here! Just the announcement you have been waiting for. The 2021 Yakima Valley Reads title is…drum roll please…The Rose Code by Kate Quinn. A propulsive WWII story set at Bletchley Park where three quarters of the agents were women working around the clock decoding the enemy’s secret messages. Want to know more about this incredible war effort? Check out our Britannica Library and simply search “Bletchley Park” for loads of information, images and videos that will help bring the setting to life.
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Local & Regional Author Collection
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As November is National Novel Writing Month, I’d like to take the opportunity to talk about our Local & Regional Author Collection (LRAC) and perhaps inspire all those writers out there to take the leap this November. The LRAC, shelved in a special location at our Yakima Central Library, highlights recent works written by authors living in our region. If you can’t make it in to browse the collection, you can request any of them through our online catalog and pick them up at any of our libraries for your reading pleasure. With NaNoWriMo and all its resources behind them, many aspiring writers enter the month as elementary school teachers, mechanics, or stay-at-home parents. They leave novelists. Maybe this year it’ll be you!
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