Archive | November, 2021

New and Notable News Resources: PressReader and Black Life in America

10 Nov
  • Available Now at HPL!

We have just added two new resources that we are excited to share with our Hoboken Library Patrons.  Both are accessible at the main branch or from home with your Hoboken Library Card!

Pressreader
Due to patron requests, we recently have added access to Pressreader to our selection of online resources.  HPL patrons can now get access to more than 7,000 of the world’s top newspapers and magazines as soon as they’re available on newsstand shelves. Titles include The Guardian, Bloomberg, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, China Daily and the Daily Mail.  Popular foreign language titles like L’Équipe, Der Tagesspiegel, L’ibération, and La Razon can all be translated into English or read in the language of origin.  Download the Pressreader App! Pressreader will especially appeal to news junkies, but fans of magazines will also find a selection to love in the collection as well.  

Hoboken library card holders can also find additional magazines to read in our periodical collection in eBCCLS. Also you can get unlimited access to the New York Times online; just email reference@hoboken.bccls.org with your HPL barcode for the access code! 

Newsbank: Black Life in America Database
From Black-owned newspapers to mainstream publications, this primary source collection offers an expansive window into centuries of African American history, culture and daily life—as well as the ways the dominant culture has portrayed and perceived people of African descent. Packed with information unavailable elsewhere, Black Life in America is sourced from more than 19,000 American and global news sources, including over 400 African American publications.  

Besides the Black Life in America Database we also have America’s News for English Language Newspapers and Acceda Noticias for Spanish Language Newspapers from Newsbank.  Additionally for those doing genealogical research you can access a database of Obituaries/Death Notices and a collection of Historic Jersey Journals.

Whether you are researching the past or looking for the news of what is shaping the future, you can find it here at the Hoboken Public Library.

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Head of Information and Digital Services

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Don’t Buy Holiday Gifts, Make Them!: Learn How with Craftsy Instructional Video Classes via Hoopla

3 Nov
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Now that we are able to venture out a bit further again you might be looking for what you can serve and give for the holidays, but if you don’t have a lot of cash or you simply want to give something that has the added sentiment of being homemade you can get the knowledge and support you need with Craftsy.

With Craftsy, you can learn a new skill, master a hobby, or discover new techniques.  As they say, “Don’t Just Dream It. Make It.” Through a partnership with Hoopla, Craftsy’s dynamic instructional video content is now available to Hoboken Library patrons.  As someone who loves baking I was excited to see videos on everything from fanciful cupcakes to sourdough bread.  I can’t wait to watch the class on croissant making, something my French grandmother would make regularly, but I’m intimidated to try my hand at. 

There are plenty of videos to impress your Thanksgiving guests including a series that will take turkey newbies on the road to becoming roasting masters.  For dessert the Fall Foliage course will give you an adorable cake topper in a few easy steps and Classic Pies Made Easy will give you the knowledge to make the best traditional sweet potato pie or be more adventurous and watch and learn how to make a fanciful meringue creation.

For the December holidays aspiring bakers can check out how to make their own Challah bread for Chanukah or view Holiday Cookies for ideas for creating snowmen, reindeer and Santa!.  It isn’t just the kitchen where Crafty shines you can also take courses on sewing and knitting so you can do everything from make your own tree skirt to making Fair Isle Holiday Ornaments or quilted gifts for your loved ones.

Looking to learn more with instructor lead courses, check out Universal Class, also available to Hoboken Patrons.  Universal Class has computer classes and many other continuing education options, but it is also chockful of crafting, cooking, and other topics that will get your creative juices flowing including topics like painting, candle making, digital photography, pie baking, cookie making, sewing and soap creation under the Arts, Crafts & Hobbies category.

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Head of Information and Digital Services

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