Tonga to open first public library system with thousands of books donated from NZ

Tonga, a small South Pacific kingdom has a 99% literacy rate and is full of avid readers. The problem? They didn't have a single "catalogued library system, allowing books to be issued and loaned out to members of the public."

Until now.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/first-up/audio/2018711371/tonga-to-open-first-public-library-system-with-thousands-of-books-donated-from-nz

Kissability

Tomorrow, Thursday, October 2 7 pm Woodbury Room of the Jones Library Book Launch & Reading Katherine Duke will read from her new nonfiction book, Kissability: People with Disabilities Talk About Sex, Love, and Relationships. Free and open to the public. The Jones Library is wheelchair-accessible. Co-sponsored by Levellers Press and the Jones Library.

FREE internet access

F rom your home for one month for up to 10 devices! Swing by the Munson or the North Amherst Libraries and pick up your Family Wi-Fi Hotspot .

Public library inspiration

Check out this Guardian article on beautiful new public libraries from around the world.

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