Ontario Public Library upgrades its Wi-Fi, available 24/7

 

Activity kits are available for seniors and caregivers. (Contributed photo)

 

By APRIL ARNDT | Ontario Public Library director

We now have better Wi-Fi access outside the front of our building. You can access our Wi-Fi for free 24/7. Look for the network named “Library.” No password is required.  

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To help you better interact in safe ways with older adults outside your immediate household, we created activity kits for seniors and caregivers. These kits give you and your loved ones the opportunity to connect over moments from the past. Each kit contains a variety of items to spark conversations, laughter, memories, and joy. 

Kits available at the library are the “Keeping Busy Kit,” which includes a water pen art board, a maze, a card game, and conversations starters, while the “Music Kit” includes a wooden music set, a “Greatest Hits of the 50s” compact disc, a “Pure 60s” compact disc, dance ribbons, and a 1940s–1960s music “Memory Lane” book. 

More kits, including a “Family History Recording Kit,” a “Robotic Cat Kit,” and a “Robotic Dog Kit,” are coming soon. For more information about the activity kits, please call (608) 337-4651. 

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By signing up for Creativebug for free with your library card, you can enjoy unlimited access to more than 1,000 online art and craft classes, plus patterns, templates, and recipes. Topics include art and design, sewing, quilting, paper crafts, knitting, crochet, food and home, jewelry, holiday and party, and classes for kids. Watch classes anytime, anywhere — and since classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace! Go to ontariolibrary.wrlsweb.org and click on the Creativebug logo on the home page to get started. 

 

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