Blogs

How can you tell if a source is trustworthy on the internet?

  • Posted on: 14 May 2020
  • By: Michelle Brightwell

It is easy and cheap to obtain a web address and to create a website to promote any information or product you wish. There are many satirical websites on the web, and some are more obviously satire than others. Websites that create satirical, fake, or embellished content make money every time someone visits their page and the ads load, so the goal of these websites is to get as many people to click as possible. They use many different tricks to convince people to click, including outlandish or too good to be true headlines, unflattering imagery of a polarizing political figure or celebrity, click-bait wording like “facts the media doesn’t want you to know!” or “you won’t believe what happens next!”. Sometimes they try to spoof the name and look of an official website to trick you into thinking it’s a trustworthy source.

Find Hot Holds on Hoopla

  • Posted on: 13 May 2020
  • By: Annie Phillips

Are you waiting patiently for a hold at the library? It might be your lucky day! We've pulled up some of the popular titles on hold at HMCPL and checked to see if they are available on Hoopla Digital too. Look at the list below to see if what you're waiting for is ready right now! To access Hoopla Digital all you need is your HMCPL library card number and PIN/password.

Don't Overthink It by Anne Bogel -  Audiobook and eBook

Freaks - Movie

Ip Man 4: The Finale - Movie

Can You Dig It? Spring is here!

  • Posted on: 11 May 2020
  • By: Carolyn Reagle

Spring is here and we are past the last frost date in our gardening zone. Check out the collection of digital gardening resources below to get you started in your southern garden. Growing your own veggies or enjoying flowers is good for the soul!  For specific gardening questions, the Northern Alabama Master Gardeners are answering email questions atMGdesk@mginfo.org

Storytime Kit: Books and Music Available on Hoopla

  • Posted on: 10 May 2020
  • By: Ms. Lisa

Do your kids miss storytime? So do we!  Be sure to check out our Huntsville Madison County Public Library YouTube channel to see some of your favorite Youth Services Librarians hosting storytimes, STEM activities, puppet shows and more. Need more storytime fun? Why not try your own storytime at home?  These favorite books and tunes will get you started. 

 

Books

I have used all these books in storytimes..They are kid and librarian approved!

 

Amazon.com: Freight Train Board Book (Caldecott Collection ...

5 Authors to check out on Hoopla Part 3

  • Posted on: 3 May 2020
  • By: Robert Freese

Chelsea Quinn Yarbro- An amazingly prolific author, Yarbro began with the first of the Charles Spotted mystery series, Ogilvie, Tallant & Moon in 1976. She has written numerous series including historical mystery/ghost (Chesterton Holte, Gentleman Haunt series), western (Jason Russell series), historical horror (The Saint-Germain Cycle), fantasy (book 2 in the Merchant Prince series) science-fiction (book four in the Crisis of Empire series) and dozens of novels and short stories, written under her own and various pen names. In 2009 she won the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement. For me, I became acquainted with Yarbro’s work with her 1980 novelization for the 1981 zombie thriller Dead & Buried.

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