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The Exciting Audiosync Program is Back! Two Free Downloads a Week.

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by Cathy
04.28.22

If you love audiobooks, or if you are just getting started with them, the SYNC audiobook program is fun, and interesting.  

You may already know it as it has been a summer program for the past 12 years.

It’s targeted toward teens but anyone over 13 years old can access.

Each week the SYNC program provides two thematically paired audiobooks for checkout and use with the Sora App. 

Once the titles have been added to your shelf in Sora, you can listen to them again and again, for as long as you want – just make sure you don’t return them!

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DIY With DPPL: Dragon Clothespin Puppets

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by YS Staff
02.10.22

Hey, Kiddos! It's time for a new edition of DIY with DPPL!

Starting on Saturday, February 26th, stop by the Youth Services desk on the second floor of DPPL to pick up a kit (while supplies last!).

This time, you'll learn how to assemble your very own dragon puppet using crayons, a clothespin and a googly eye!

Then use the materials to do the project we show you step-by-step in the video. 

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Universal Class: Easy Online Learning - free and at your fingertips

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by Reference Staff
11.29.21

Get out your library card, and sign up for Universal Class!

It's easy to learn something new in a simple, organized fashion with this program using a computer or a mobile device. Universal Class provides access to over 500 classes that range from technical to homespun. Classes can be taken two different ways, each self-paced.  You can work toward a certificate of completion or take the class with less structure, without assignments and just for the joy of learning.

Universal Class offerings

The choice of topics is vast. Practical Microsoft Office software courses abound. Google sheets, Google docs, Google analytics in addition to all types of computer programming courses are available. The real delight is the offering of enrichment classes. History, career development, entrepreneurship, as well as, how to meditate, paint, write. 

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