Do your research online

   Search Gale Virtual Reference Library, for
   school or work related research

   Job & Career Accelerator can help prepare
   resume, cover letter, interview, find and apply
   for jobs
24/7 Access to library resources online

The Holyoke Public Library has electronic resources
   to help you and your children, from reading
   local newspapers, e-books and magazines,
   to listening to music or recorded books, to helping
   your students with their online home assignments.

   And while your children are working on their
   school work, why not take
   an online non-credit course, get ahead
   by earning Continuing Education Units/Credits
   or prepare for a new career or new job, learn
   a new language with your children, learn
   to play a musical instrument together, or be creative
   and have fun with online instructional videos.
Stay connected with your digital library

Electronic resources to help you and your children,
   from reading local newspapers, e-books and
   magazines, to listening to music or recorded books,
   to helping your students with their
   online home assignments.

   And while your children are working
   on their school work, why not take an
   online non-credit course, get ahead by
   earning Continuing Education Units/Credits
   or prepare for a new career or new job,
   learn a new language with your children,
   learn to play a musical instrument together, or
   be creative and have fun with online instructional
   videos.
2020 U.S. Census

April 1 is Census Day, a key reference date for
the 2020 Census. When completing the census,
you will include everyone living in your home on
April 1, 2020. Census Day will be celebrated with
events across the country.

Important dates
- March 12 - 20: Households will begin receiving official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census online, by phone, or by mail.
- Video Guide to Completing Census -- English
- Video Guia para Completar el Censo -- Spanish
- April 1: Census Day is observed nationwide. By this date, every home will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. Once the invitation arrives, you should respond for your home in one of three ways: online, by phone, or by mail.
- May - July: Census takers will begin visiting homes that haven't responded to the 2020 Census to help make sure everyone is counted.
The Holyoke Public Library Celebrates its 150th Anniversary!

To view the exhibit on a touch screen, press Read More below and start swiping down. On a computer, click below and then use a scroll wheel or two fingers on your touchpad to view.
Tax Forms

   Do you need to print a tax form? Click here to
   access the IRS Forms and Publications
   directory. You can also order federal forms
   directly from the IRS here.

   Click here to access the Massachusetts
   DOR tax forms and instructions.

Massachusetts and Federal Taxes: MA DOR and IRS have extended both the tax filing and the tax payment deadline from the traditional April 15 to July 15.
PBS LearningMedia



   PBS LearningMedia, your free go-to site for supplemental
   resources for distance learning. PBS LearningMedia
   offers a wide array of standards-aligned resources for PreK-12 across the
   curriculum.
Surgeon General Social Distancing -- Slow the Spread
Protect Yourself -- Stay at Home
Subscribe to the Children's Room Newsletter!

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Fall 2020 - October
Online Story Time

Join children's librarian Charlie and special guest Raspberry the Book Lover every Friday for Online Story Time, where we read books, sing fun songs, and more!

Check out all of our Story Time videos here.
Book Bundles for Kids

The Children's Room is now offering Book Bundles through our curbside pickup service! Each bag has a selection of books from a certain genre or theme that we think you'll love,

Please call the Children's Room at 413-420-8105 or email cpope@holyokelibrary.org to get yours today!
Download e-books and audio-books

   For books, recorded books, and magazines
   through OverDrive (download Libby App) or

   E-books through Freading – (download
   Freading App)

LEA: Your New eBook Program Find eBooks, Audiobooks,
   and more on demand
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners' Consumer Portal

Public portal for statewide
information about libraries, library
services, and access to statewide
licensed resources.
Collaborate -- Throw Wipes in the Garbage!

The SUEZ company encourages all residents across
North America to remember the toilet is not a trash can.
City of Holyoke Online Services

Assessor Field Cards -- view parcel information for each
property within the city
Pay Taxes -- manage and access your City of Holyoke
tax accounts
Pay Parking Ticket -- paying parking tickets online with a
credit or debit card
Pay Vital Records -- payment for vital records online
Pay Water and Sewer -- payments for Water and Sewer
Pay Your Holyoke Gas & Electric Bill -- view and pay bills online
Property Viewer -- access to the City's property record
Receive Emergency Notifications -- Sign up today! Be prepare before, during and after an emergency
Report An Issue -- track and report non- emergency problems, with SeeClickFix, an online and mobile app
You can now license your dog online! -- epay.cityhallsystems.com/selection

Pumpkin Decorating Extravaganza

The Children’s Room is excited to announce our Pumpkin Decorating Extravaganza! Use one of the library’s free pumpkin decorating kits (it includes a mini pumpkin, paints, a paint brush, stickers, and more!) or use your own materials to create the most frighteningly festive and seriously spooky pumpkin in all of Holyoke!

Once your monstrous masterpiece has been created, send the library a picture of it to be entered into our Pumpkin Decorating Contest! We’ll be accepting entries from October 19th through October 30th at 5pm and announcing the winners on Halloween!

This event is open to Holyoke children of all ages. To reserve a pumpkin decorating kit, please email cpope@holyokelibrary.org or call us at 413-420-8105 - we will begin distributing them on October 19th. We recommend you request one as soon as possible, as we have a limited supply!

Read the Story of the Holyoke Public Library

We scoured the archives to put together this brief history of the Library from its beginnings in 1870 to the 21st century. Enjoy!

To view the exhibit on a touch screen, press Read More below and start swiping down. On a computer, click below and then use a scroll wheel or two fingers on your touchpad to view.

At Home Learning

Online Resources

Erasing the line between homework support and fun exploration, The World Almanac for Kids includes exclusive online-only material as well as content from award-winning The World Almanac®, Chelsea House, and Facts On File sets and series. Each topic area provides resources for homework, reports, and projects, and kids—including homeschoolers—can explore age-appropriate subjects while developing online research skills with a trusted content source.

The Mailbox® School & District is packed with 52,000+ fun and engaging ideas, activities, and worksheets that help inspire imaginations. All of the activities and ideas in The Mailbox® School & District are educationally sound, practical, easy to use, error-free, and child-centered and teach essential skills.

The Just for Kids Streaming Collection for public libraries gives children—and their parents—a thoroughly kid-safe, advertisement-free media platform they can freely explore and enjoy. Just for Kids has the educational videos children want to watch—Sesame Street, The Electric Company, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, The Berenstain Bears, Franklin, and thousands more—plus songs, games, and other interactives that are sure to entertain, educate, and inspire young patrons. Plus, the collection is ideal for librarians hosting a video storytelling hour, homework help for students, or resources for remote learning that they can access anywhere, anytime.

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Online Resources available from a number of Federal agencies

"Please note that the materials presented below concerning resources available on a number of Federal agencies' websites are being provided for your convenience as a potential resource for parents, students, schools, teachers, and other educators to use during this challenging time.

They were not developed by the U.S. Department of Education, and we do not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this information. Furthermore, the inclusion of any hyperlinks and the content presented is not intended to convey their relative importance, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed or products or services offered. The Department does not control, direct, or encourage any particular curriculum or the information related to the curriculum. The use of materials or information by a school or educator is strictly a State and local matter."

Department of Defense: Learn about careers in STEM fields

Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics: Kids' Zone

Department of Energy: Games and Activities; Virtual Field Trips to National Energy Labs

Environmental Protection Agency: Games, Quizzes, and Videos about the Environment

The Library of Congress: Presentations and Activities to Help Students Learn about History

NASA: Interactive Lessons about Space, Earth, Solar System, and Universe; Lessons from Astronauts about Living in Space; STEM Activities for Students of All Ages

The Kennedy Center: Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems; Tour the Kennedy Center with The Pigeon

The Smithsonian: Free Smithsonian STEM Games and Simulations; Meet the Animals of the National Zoo; 3D Exhibits and Virtual Tours; Smithsonian Magazine Ten Museums You Can Virtually Visit; The Museum of Natural History Virtual Tour; Digital Smithsonian American Art Museum; Distance Learning Resources

NOAA: Use Real-Time Ocean Data to Explore the Environment

USGS: Learn from Home About Physical science, Geography and Maps

Newspapers Online

Explore our new full-color image edition of The Springfield Republican! All you need is a Holyoke library card number.

This digital archive replaces the physical microfilms covering from May 1, 2018 through the current date. Archival issues prior to May 2018 are available on microfilms in the Holyoke History Room. Please contact us for assistance

Other Massachusetts newspapers can be access here.