The Library wants to assist students and their families during this time of distance learning. For more information about how students can use the library, check out the Educators Newsletter.
Virtual Learning Assistance
Tutor.com
Students can utilize Tutor.com for free through the Library's website. This service provides live tutoring, homework help, test prep, resume and cover letter help. Access through our website BoylePubLib.org/tutor with a library card number or the student's STACK ID number. (Contact the Library via phone, email, or Live Chat with any questions.)
Free WiFi Access
The Library has outdoor study spaces available outside of the main entrance for students to use during regular library hours. Free WiFi is available in the parking lot 24/7 (no password required).
Curbside Pickup
As a service to our patrons, Curbside Pickup is available Tuesday through Friday. Orders can be placed between 10:00 am-2:00 pm on any day curbside pickup is offered. Most items will be available for same-day pickup between 2:00-5:00 pm. More information about this service can be found on our Curbside Pickup page.
Current Loan Lending Periods
While the Library is on reduced operating hours, loan lending periods have been temporarily extended. Here are the current loan lending periods:
- Books & Magazines: 28 days
- DVDs & Audiobooks: 14 days
- Launchpads: 7 days
Click here for more information on how to get a library card.
Tween Librarian Recommendations
These are some of Kinsey's favorite middle grade books that she recommends to tween readers!
Song for a Whale
Lynne Kelly
The Darkdeep
Ally Condie, Brendan Reichs
Ghost
Jason Reynolds
Al Capone Does My Shirts
Gennifer Choldenko
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief
Wendelin Van Draanen
Omega City
Diana Peterfreund
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Frostborn
Lou Anders
The School Story
Andrew Clements
Counting by 7s
Holly Goldberg Sloan
Shouting at the Rain
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
City of Ghosts
Victoria Schwab
Drama
Raina Telgemeier
Each Tiny Spark
Pablo Cartaya
The Wild Robot
Peter Brown
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
E.L. Konigsburg
Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
Cape
Kate Hannigan
The Season of Styx Malone
Kekla Magoon
The First Rule of Punk
Celia C. Pérez
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora
Pablo Cartaya
The False Prince
Jennifer A. Nielsen
The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book One: Amulet of Samarkand
Jonathan Stroud
Homerooms and Hall Passes
Tom O'Donnell
New Kid
Jerry Craft
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(none)
We're Not from Here
Geoff Rodkey
Social Justice Reading for Youth
Books in the following list are referenced by one or more of the following: We Need Diverse Books’ Resources for Race Equity and Inclusion, the National Book Foundation’s National Book Award or the American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards or book list (specifically the Coretta Scott King Awards, Morris Award, and The Amelia Bloomer Book List).
All of these books are available to check out from the library’s print or media collections via curbside pickup, or from the library’s digital collections using the Libby or Hoopla apps.
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(none)
Moses
Carole Boston Weatherford
Genesis Begins Again
Alicia D. Williams
A Good Kind of Trouble
Lisa Moore Ramée
(untitled)
(none)
New Kid
Jerry Craft
The Stars Beneath Our Feet
David Barclay Moore
(untitled)
(none)
Sit-In
Andrea Davis Pinkney
The Undefeated
Kwame Alexander
