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The library is currently closed due to the Covid-19 epidemic in France. We are working from home to bring you access to digital resources and videos to keep your minds healthy and stimulated during the confinement period. Scroll down for links to e-book collections, platforms for learning English, online storytime, and more!
Website recommendations during Covid-19 shutdown!
Part of what librarians love to do is to help recommend quality materials for learning. Here is a short list of what we have selected as the best-quality websites…not quite the same as learning and teaching in person, but perhaps the next best thing!
Links to learn English for adults –
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/
https://breakingnewsenglish.com
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/11/28/11-great-free-websites-practice-english
Links to learn English for young adults –
https://www.lumni.fr/programme/histoire-de-reviser Découvrez tous les quinze jours des contenus pédagogiques pour préparer et animer vos cours : vidéos et podcasts avec leurs éclairages historiques et média, articles, pistes d’exercices.
Links to learn English for children –
Brightly Storytime on YouTube : http://tiny.cc/6q3llz. If you sign up you will get a daily story delivered to your email address!
Hungry from some literary stimulation?
We hope that you enjoy our recommendations. Inspiration is essential!!!
Your librarians will be posting stories for children each week…stay tuned on Instagram, Facebook and on this page!
In January, we ran an event for the Nuit de la Lecture, France’s national celebration of reading. Now we are running monthly follow-on events. They will be on-line, using video conferencing.
Your fellow readers will present a favourite book, read a few pages; then we will open the discussion. All the titles come from Project Gutenberg – you can access the e-books for free.
First event : 3 books, 3 readers
Saturday 18th April, 15:00 to 16:00
Jeff Ball – Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
John Cassini – The Awakening, and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
John Gallienne – The Final Problem (Sherlock Holmes) by Arthur Conan Doyle
The event is free of charge to library members, but you must register here
Enjoy the reading of another favorite story…here is Mandy reading “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown.
In these difficult times of confinement, you’ve probably got time to catch up on your reading. Your library has closed its doors for a while, so how to get hold of some books?
Here are two ways :
There are thousands of great books waiting for you. Free of charge. Enjoy reading … and when you find a great book, tell everyone about it by sending an email to collections@ellia.org !
Dear friends of the library, The library staff, volunteers and board members are all working to stay in touch with you during the shut down…we miss SEEING everyone, but staying in touch through email and social media is going to be the next best thing!
Your librarians will be posting stories for children each week…stay tuned on Instagram, Facebook and on this page!
With the unknown future effects of Covid-19 the library is currently closed until further notice. Decisions will be made according to health & safety recommendations and will be evolving accordingly. Thank you for your understanding.
En raison de l’incertitude liée au Covid-19, la bibliothèque est fermée jusqu’à nouvel ordre. Les décisions seront prises en fonction des recommandations officielles en lien avec le Ministère de la Santé et de l’Intérieur. Merci de votre compréhension.
