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Exciting news!! Starting September 2, 2025,  Newfoundland and Labrador Public Libraries will offer Digital Educator Kits available exclusively for Educator card holders!  These Kits contain 5 pre-loaded Launchpad Tablets, 3 charging cords and plugs, all conveniently packed in a NLPL zippered bag.

Launchpad tablets for children are equipped with pre-loaded, ad-free educational apps and games. With user-friendly and secure settings, they are perfect for interactive learning. Best of all, no WI-FI is required; simply turn them on to provide an additional resource for enhancing children’s learning experiences!

Overdrive has announced some changes to the way holds are suspended for Libby items:

• You will no longer be able to select an end date for your hold suspension. Instead, you will simply choose to suspend or unsuspend a hold.
• Holds will no longer unsuspend automatically after 7 days; if you miss checking out your hold on its first delivery, it will be suspended until you unsuspend it.
• Holds are automatically canceled if they’re suspended for 365 consecutive days.
  • Libby and OverDrive library websites will show an alert or countdown on suspended holds that are close to being canceled. This alert will appear when there are 30 days remaining before the suspended hold is canceled.

There will be no change to existing active holds. Holds that are currently suspended will be updated to have an indefinite suspension period. If suspended holds have not been unsuspended after 365 days, they will be canceled.

You can suspend as many holds as you like, up to your card’s hold limit. There’s no limit to the number of times an individual hold can be suspended and unsuspended.

Overdrive is making these changes in an effort to create a more efficient experience for users:

• Users are not offered a hold again until they’re ready for it.
• Copies of holds are freed up for users deeper in wait lists.
• Unwanted holds will sit unclaimed for less time.

The above changes will take effect in mid-September.

The Holyrood Public Library will reopen on Thursday, August 14^th.   The Conception Bay South Public Library will reopen on Saturday, August 16th.  If you are looking for information on library hours and closures, please call 709-368-3603.

Due to nearby wildfires, the Victoria, and Winterton public libraries will be closed until further notice.

Other nearby libraries continue to provide critical services including access to computers, wireless internet, and public washrooms are available.

Current hours for each library can be found on the NL Public Libraries website (https://nlpl.ca/locations-hours/) or by calling 709-368-3603.

The Home Heating Supplement ranges between $200 and $500 and is available to residents of the province whose adjusted family income for 2024 was $150,000 or less and have directly incurred costs for the purchase of furnace or stove oil to heat their principal residence.

Visit the website to find out more about the initiative.

• PDF: 2025-Application-Form

We are thrilled to share the news that Michael Crummey is the winner of this year’s Dublin Literary Award!

Sponsored by Dublin City Council, the award is unique in that it receives its nominations from public libraries around the world and NLPL is incredibly proud to have been the library to nominate The Adversary.

Please join us in congratulating Michael Crummey on this outstanding achievement. What better way to celebrate than to take a look at our catalogue to find The Adversary or other Michael Crummey titles available across the system!

To our valued patrons,

NLPL will no longer be providing access to Niche Academy as of April 20, 2025. If you have been using the service, please take this time to complete any outstanding courses or download previously earned certificates.

The following update is relevant for patrons making use of resources available through Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA).

CELA recently announced that, due to federal funding cuts, they will no longer be sending out CDs to users or libraries, effective July 31, 2025. Please note that all other CELA services and formats will remain available to CELA users.

CELA is committed to supporting its many users in this transition from CDs to other ways of reading audiobooks and magazines. To find out more about CELA’s plan and the supports that will be available to its users, please click here.

To our valued patrons

NLPL will no longer be providing access to HelpNow, JobNow, and Rocket Languages as of March 31, 2025.  If you have been using these services, please take this time to complete any outstanding courses or download previously earned certificates.

NLPL has taken the position that we will no longer be supporting the X Platform.

Read more on the CBC website.