Originally published in the March 22, 2020 edition of the Chillicothe Gazette By Jenn Slone, Access Team Leader As the events of the past week have unfolded, every business sector, organization, and citizen has found themselves making challenging and difficult decisions. Social distancing is the only true prevention in leveling out the coming spike in Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases that [...]
Originally published in the Chillicothe Gazette, February 16, 2020 By Jennifer Slone, Access Team Leader Over the past few years, as small-town economies have suffered and poverty has risen, library reference desks throughout the nation have been inundated with social service requests. Library patrons have immediate needs for things like housing, clothing, and food security, and while we want [...]
"Check out" our top checkouts of the year! Did you miss any of these great titles in 2019? Head over to the catalog or call our reference desk at 740-702-4160 to place a hold. Visit hoopla and the Ohio Digital Library for digital downloads. Books for Adults Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Naruto by Masashi [...]
Originally published in the Chillicothe Gazette, January 5, 2020 by Jennifer Slone, CRCPL Access Team Leader Gadgets, gizmos, and games, oh my! We’ve known for some time that electronic technology is inescapable, but holiday gift sales this year illustrated just how much we truly love being plugged in. According to MasterCard, online sales rose this holiday season 18.8 percent, [...]
Lots of patrons take advantage of Freegal Music, which is an electronic resource available to any Chillicothe & Ross County Public Library cardholder. With Freegal, you can download three songs per week, which are yours to keep and do not disappear from your device or need to be returned. Today, local music lovers rejoice! CRCPL has just picked up [...]