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Arrowwood Municipal Library Hours

Sunday Closed

Monday Closed

Tuesday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Friday Closed

Saturday Closed

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Arrowwood Municipal Library

22 Centre St Arrowwood AB T0L 0B0

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What's the Story? September-October 2023

Sep. 01, 2023
Arrowwood Municipal Library Newsletter

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Chinook Arch member libraries have varying membership fees, and set their own loan periods, renewal limits, and overdue fines for library materials. Your home library is assigned based on your home address. Find your library from this list and visit their website for more information.Chinook Arch Regional Library System serves 33 public libraries in 41 member municipalities across Southern Alberta. You must be a resident of a Chinook Arch member municipality and 18 years of age or older to apply for an eCard.Fill out the eCard Registration form.You will have instant access to all library resources including ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, online courses and research databases. You can also place holds online.Yes. To start borrowing physical items, visit your nearest Chinook Arch member library and present your eCard number and ID to a staff member. You can get a physical library card by visiting your nearest Chinook Arch member library and presenting your eCard number and ID to a staff member. Your original eCard number that was assigned to you online will change to a physical card number.  If you change your eCard to a physical library card at a Chinook Arch member library, your accounts will need to be merged to retain access to your holds, borrowed items, and online services. To merge your accounts, contact membersupport@chinookarch.caSome of the possible reasons for an error are an already existing account, misspelt street names, etc. Please visit your nearest Chinook Arch member library and talk to staff, or email ecard@chinookarch.ca for help registering online.Some addresses cannot be verified. If this is the case, visit your nearest Chinook Arch member library and talk to staff, or email ecard@chinookarch.ca for help registering online.Your security settings may be blocking the email. Please check your spam/junk mail folder.No. Please contact your library immediately to report your lost or stolen card. You will need to replace it in person at your Chinook Arch member library.Yes, you can! Please visit our Renew Your Library Card page.
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Library to You (L2U) is a free service for people who have mobility or access barriers to visiting a public library. You can sign up for L2U with your Chinook Arch member library card, and receive up to six books at a time, delivered to your home in a postage-paid mailbag. When you’re done reading, simply mail the books back in the bag.

To register, complete this form and send it to your local library. Chinook Arch will submit your request to Marigold Library System, the administrators of L2U.

For more information and a catalogue of available titles, visit Marigold’s L2U site.

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Online Privacy and Access to Information Statement

Introduction

Chinook Arch Regional Library System is a collaborative network public libraries in southwestern Alberta. This statement addresses your online privacy and access to information through the Chinook Arch Integrated Library System (ILS) and website.

The Chinook Arch Library System is subject to the Libraries Act and Regulation R.S.A. 2000 Chap. L-11 and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP), and uphold the Canadian Federation of Library Associations’ (CFLA) Statement on Intellectual Freedom and Libraries.

The Chinook Arch Library Board’s bylaws and policies are publicly available, including its Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) bylaw and Information Technology policy.

Collection and Disclosure of Personal Information

The System only collects the amount of personal information needed to conduct library services and programs. Personally identifiable information contained in the patron record may include:

  • Name

  • Address

  • Phone number(s)

  • Email address

Inactive patron records are purged after two years.

The System does not collect personal information for commercial marketing or distribution to private organizations. The System will only disclose personal information:

a. to law enforcement in response to a court order, such as a warrant, subpoena, or other legal compulsion.

b. in partnership with other Alberta libraries and library systems for the purposes of sharing materials under conditions defined in existing resource sharing agreements and programs (e.g. interlibrary loan agreements, TAL Card, ME Libraries), collecting fees or fines, and retrieving borrowed materials.

Tracking and Security

Cookies – When you visit a website it may deposit a piece of data, called a web cookie, with the temporary web browser files on your computer. If you wish, you can change the settings on your web browser to deny cookies, or to warn you when a site is about to deposit cookies on your hard drive.

Encryption – The System’s website links patrons to their My Library. This service uses encryption during the login process/transmission of a patron’s login information.

eResources – The System subscribes to various databases found under the eLibrary tab of the System’s and our libraries’ websites. The administrative software of the databases may identify individual patron barcodes with specific titles read, however the System only uses the information anonymously to aggregate usage by patron’s registered library. The System does not analyze individual patron usage. Users may read the databases’ privacy policies on their home pages.

External Links – The System’s website links to other websites and eResources that may collect personal information. Users should review the privacy policies of these sites before providing them with personal data.

Reading History – Patrons can save their reading histories if they so desire. These lists are private unless the patron chooses to share them, and the System will not share these lists, except when in response to a law enforcement court order, such as a warrant, subpoena, or other legal compulsion.

Usage Statistics – The System uses Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to discover usage of the System’s and our libraries’ websites. Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity use cookies. Users may read Google Analytics’ and Microsoft Clarity policies on their respective websites.

Parental Responsibility for Minors

Chinook Arch does not act in loco parentis. Parents and legal guardians take responsibility for what their children access on and through the System’s website. No age restrictions or filters apply to the System’s databases, eLibrary, or links to external sites.

Programs and Events

Online Forms and Electronic Communication with System Staff – The System may provide online forms for facilitating services or resource acquisition suggestions. These forms will require some user personal information. The System will gather only the personal information necessary to facilitate the registration or request, and the personal information will not be used for any other purpose. Personal information provided to System staff through any other electronic communications, such as email, text, etc. will be used only to facilitate the request submitted.

Photographs – The System posts a regular newsletter to its website, which may contain photographs from its Board’s activities or its member libraries’ public programs and events. Attendees should speak to System or Library staff in advance if they do not wish to have photographs of themselves appear in the System’s newsletter.

Social Media

The System may provide access to social media. Users posting comments to the System’s social media should be aware of the public nature of such posts and of their responsibility to exercise caution when sharing personally identifiable information over social media.

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Thousands of movies, TV shows, ebooks, and audiobooks, instantly available for streaming or temporary download on your mobile device or computer.

With hoopla, instantly access thousands of movies, TV shows, ebooks, and audiobooks.
Watch, listen, and read the newest blockbusters and bestsellers through hoopla’s easy-to-use app, and you’ll never need to worry about returning your borrowed titles on time.

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Stream thousands of critically-acclaimed movies, inspiring documentaries, award-winning foreign films and more.

Kanopy is a video-streaming platform with 30,000+ shows available anytime and anywhere — viewable via website, app, or on a smart TV. Set up an account here to receive 8 tickets per month.

Kanopy focuses on thoughtful content that inspires life-long learning for everyone, children and adults alike. 

Kanopy Kids offers educational and entertaining content for children that includes movies, TV shows, and animated storybooks.  Unlimited play in Kanopy Kids--no tickets required!  To enter Kanopy Kids mode, either click here or sign into your Kanopy account and select “Kids” from the menu.

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Read full issues of thousands of international newspapers and magazines, just as they appear in print.

PressReader features 6000+ publications - newspapers and magazines - from 100+ countries, in over 60 languages. Enjoy 50 Canadian newspapers, including the Lethbridge Herald, Calgary Herald, and National Post. Popular magazines include Canadian Living, Style at Home, The Hockey News, and Newsweek.

Download the PressReader app to your device, or go to www.pressreader.com 

Please note: Access to The Globe and Mail is limited to customers using PressReader at a library branch, due to restrictions imposed by the publisher.

To sign in:

  1. select "Library or Group" 
  2. search for Chinook Arch Regional Library System 
  3. enter library card barcode and PIN
  4. If you are logging in from home, you will have to login every three months

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Explore hundreds of children’s e-books – fully animated with sound, music, and narration. This collection also includes games, National Geographic videos, and language learning activities in English, French, and Spanish.

The TumbleBooks Library is an online collection of animated, talking picture books in English, Spanish, and French – just for kids! Search by subject, language, or reading level to access hundreds of ebooks that are fully animated with sound, music, and narration. The TumbleBooks Library also includes educational videos produced by National Geographic, puzzles and games, and language learning activities.

     

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Interactive lessons to help you learn a new language, including self-directed activities, teacher-led conversation classes, and pronunciation practice.

Pronunciator's straightforward approach teaches language skills in listening, speaking, reading, writing, grammar, and cultural understanding. Choose from over 80 languages, and learn at your own pace or with the support of live, instructor-led lessons. 

Use the Bluebird app on smart devices to learn new languages with audiobooks

Pronunciator's app is called Bluebird.  Download it below. 

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On-demand learning for in-demand skills.

Gale Presents: Udemy offers more than 12,000 high-quality, on-demand video courses taught by world-class instructors across 75 categories for upskilling in the areas of business, technology, and design. You can also achieve personal success with courses on health and well-being, the arts, language learning, and more.

You can select the instructor and content that best addresses your needs and learning preferences and filter search results on course features, level, duration, topic, and ratings. Smart recommendations based on your previous in-app activities offer a personalized learning experience with suggested courses relevant to your interests. 

With an app for iOS and Android, you can download courses to watch offline, listen to courses with podcast-style audio, and watch courses using Chromecast or Apple TV.

Access to Udemy is free for Chinook Arch Regional Library patrons. You may be prompted to enter your access code when signing into Udemy - this will be your library card number.

*Content is powered by the Udemy for Business collection.

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SOLARO is a homework help website based on the Alberta curriculum. It offers study help and exam prep for grades 3 to 12. Create an account, work through course lessons, reviews, and quizzes, and improve your grades! 

Now with easy login with library card number and PIN!

For students grades 3-12:

  • Anytime access, in-home and online
  • Notes and flashcards
  • Practice quizzes
  • Stars and avatars for motivation

For Parents

  • Detailed progress reports
  • Automatic updates available

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