Yearly Archives: 2025

Family History Month with Ancestry.com

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October is Family History Month, which makes it the perfect time to begin researching your family’s heritage using Ancestry.com. 

The database, available for in-library use, allows users to search census records, birth, marriage & death records, military records, newspapers, and other documents. There are billions of records available to search from all over the world. 

To get started, click Begin Searching, then enter in as much information as you can about your relative. 

The results will return a variety of formats, and numerous results that meet the criteria that you entered.

If the results that appear are not what you’re looking for, you can narrow down your search by using the filters along the side. These allow you to specify the document type that you are interested in, the location of the record(s), and the date that the records are from.

Some records have a family tree attached to them which can lead to other family members. This is not available for all records. Ancestry does allow for some documents to be printed, such as family trees and Census records. For others, printing of the original document is not available, instead users can get a print out of the information that was featured on the document.

Happy searching!

Erin, Bridgeville Public Library

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Discover Something New with Gale Presents: Udemy

Looking to learn a new skill, boost your career, or explore a hobby you’ve always been curious about? With your library card, you now have free access to Gale Presents: Udemy—an online learning platform with thousands of video-based courses taught by expert instructors.

Learn at Your Own Pace

Gale Presents: Udemy offers courses across a wide variety of topics, including:

  • Professional skills like leadership, project management, or Microsoft Office.
  • Technology including coding, data analysis, and web design.
  • Creative interests such as photography, writing, or music.
  • Personal growth with classes on mindfulness, productivity, or wellness.

Courses are self-paced, so you can learn on your own schedule—anytime, anywhere.

Why Use Gale Presents: Udemy?

  • Free with your library card
  • Expert instructors from around the world
  • A wide variety of topics to match your goals and interests
  • Flexible learning you can pause, rewind, or revisit anytime

How to Get Started

  1. Visit your library’s website and look for the Gale Presents: Udemy link.
  2. Sign in with your library card.
  3. Create a free account and start exploring courses right away.

With Gale Presents: Udemy, your library card is more powerful than ever. Whether you want to grow your career, learn something new, or simply follow your curiosity, this resource makes lifelong learning simple and accessible.

Gabi – Robinson Library

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Tutor.com Staff Training

Join us on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 11:00 am for a comprehensive refresher on Tutor.com with Maxine Nebro. This will be great for those already familiar with the program, and those who are experiencing it for the first time as we’ll go over every feature available in your program. There have been a number of updates made in the past year, and we are super excited to share them with you! A Q&A will be happening at the end of the refresher, so be sure to bring your questions and stick around until the end.

The training will be recorded and posted to the eLibrary Backstage for those who cannot attend in person.

Join the training by clicking the link below. No registration required.

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Meeting ID: 225 943 457 580 2 Passcode: Vt9p7GJ6

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Changes to Holds in Libby

Hello Everyone ~

You may have noticed a recent change to holds in Libby and I wanted to give you a bit of a run down on these changes. When you place hold for suspension you will no longer select and end date for that suspension – now you just unsuspend the hold when you are ready! Please note that “Deliver Later” is now replaced with “Suspend” so when you want something later you want to suspend it.

If you currently have a hold in Libby and you check on it then you will see a notice letting you know about this change. Don’t be alarmed – all you need to know is that when you are ready you just unsuspend that hold. You don’t need to figure out a date for your hold suspensions (“Deliver Later”) anymore just go and unsuspend when you are ready.

Please be aware suspends for more than a year will lapse (meaning that it if a hold is suspended for 365 days in a row it will be cancelled). Also, if you miss your hold on the first try it will be automatically suspended until you unsuspend it!

The Libby Help page will have videos on suspensions soon but in the meantime should you need a help video for Libby please click here!

Happy Reading When You Want,

~Adrianne, Northland Library

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