BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Northwest Georgia Regional Library System - ECPv6.3.6//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ngrl.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Northwest Georgia Regional Library System REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201102T120000 DTSTAMP:20240503T102313 CREATED:20200612T182210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T151503Z UID:11392-1604311200-1604318400@ngrl.org SUMMARY:Curbside Service - Calhoun-Gordon DESCRIPTION:Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library's Curbside Service is CLOSED for October 29 - November 5th.\n \nIn an effort to begin providing limited curbside services for our patrons\, we're inviting users to participate in curbside services between 10:00am - 12:00pm this week. These services are limited to checking out up to five library items (books\, movies\, or audiobooks) from the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library or the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. We'll add capacity and services as the staff begin to return and procedures are developed. Please continue to hang onto your materials until we announce that the book drops / book returns are open. No fines or fees will be charged. \nPatrons from all NGRL branches are welcome to participate\, but currently\, pick-up is only available at the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library and at the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. \nPINES Holds\nWe will be contacting patrons via the phone to let them know when they can pick up their items. Please disregard any PINES emails you receive notifying you of holds being available. \nHow Do I Participate?\n\nPlace up to 5 holds using https://gapines.org > My Account. You'll need your library card number and PIN (typically the last 4 digits of your phone number). If you already have items on hold\, please note the titles of the five you would like to prioritize for the form. If you need assistance in this process\, please indicate it on the form.\nComplete the form linked at the bottom of this page. Our staff and supplies are currently limited\, so there may delays in receiving your items.\nWait for a call from library staff to notify you that your items are ready for pickup and to schedule a day to pick them up.\nPark at the library between 10:00am and 12:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun & Dalton)\, or 3:00pm - 5:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun) and Tuesday - Thursday (Dalton) and follow the instructions on the signs!\n\nVideo Tutorials\nCurbside Services - Placing Holds & Registering - English \nCurbside Services - How to Pick up - English \nQuestions?\nIf you have questions or need assistance placing items on hold\, please email powellb@ngrl.org. \nRegister for Curbside Pickup - English\nRegistro de servicio en la acera - español URL:https://ngrl.org/event/curbside-service-dalton-whitfield-library-2020-11-02/ LOCATION:GA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thanh-curbside-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201103T120000 DTSTAMP:20240503T102313 CREATED:20200612T182210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T151532Z UID:11393-1604397600-1604404800@ngrl.org SUMMARY:Curbside Service - Calhoun-Gordon DESCRIPTION:Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library's Curbside Service is CLOSED for October 29 - November 5th.\n \nIn an effort to begin providing limited curbside services for our patrons\, we're inviting users to participate in curbside services between 10:00am - 12:00pm this week. These services are limited to checking out up to five library items (books\, movies\, or audiobooks) from the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library or the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. We'll add capacity and services as the staff begin to return and procedures are developed. Please continue to hang onto your materials until we announce that the book drops / book returns are open. No fines or fees will be charged. \nPatrons from all NGRL branches are welcome to participate\, but currently\, pick-up is only available at the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library and at the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. \nPINES Holds\nWe will be contacting patrons via the phone to let them know when they can pick up their items. Please disregard any PINES emails you receive notifying you of holds being available. \nHow Do I Participate?\n\nPlace up to 5 holds using https://gapines.org > My Account. You'll need your library card number and PIN (typically the last 4 digits of your phone number). If you already have items on hold\, please note the titles of the five you would like to prioritize for the form. If you need assistance in this process\, please indicate it on the form.\nComplete the form linked at the bottom of this page. Our staff and supplies are currently limited\, so there may delays in receiving your items.\nWait for a call from library staff to notify you that your items are ready for pickup and to schedule a day to pick them up.\nPark at the library between 10:00am and 12:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun & Dalton)\, or 3:00pm - 5:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun) and Tuesday - Thursday (Dalton) and follow the instructions on the signs!\n\nVideo Tutorials\nCurbside Services - Placing Holds & Registering - English \nCurbside Services - How to Pick up - English \nQuestions?\nIf you have questions or need assistance placing items on hold\, please email powellb@ngrl.org. \nRegister for Curbside Pickup - English\nRegistro de servicio en la acera - español URL:https://ngrl.org/event/curbside-service-dalton-whitfield-library-2020-11-03/ LOCATION:GA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thanh-curbside-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T120000 DTSTAMP:20240503T102313 CREATED:20200612T182210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T151554Z UID:11394-1604484000-1604491200@ngrl.org SUMMARY:Curbside Service - Calhoun-Gordon DESCRIPTION:Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library's Curbside Service is CLOSED for October 29 - November 5th.\n \nIn an effort to begin providing limited curbside services for our patrons\, we're inviting users to participate in curbside services between 10:00am - 12:00pm this week. These services are limited to checking out up to five library items (books\, movies\, or audiobooks) from the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library or the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. We'll add capacity and services as the staff begin to return and procedures are developed. Please continue to hang onto your materials until we announce that the book drops / book returns are open. No fines or fees will be charged. \nPatrons from all NGRL branches are welcome to participate\, but currently\, pick-up is only available at the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library and at the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. \nPINES Holds\nWe will be contacting patrons via the phone to let them know when they can pick up their items. Please disregard any PINES emails you receive notifying you of holds being available. \nHow Do I Participate?\n\nPlace up to 5 holds using https://gapines.org > My Account. You'll need your library card number and PIN (typically the last 4 digits of your phone number). If you already have items on hold\, please note the titles of the five you would like to prioritize for the form. If you need assistance in this process\, please indicate it on the form.\nComplete the form linked at the bottom of this page. Our staff and supplies are currently limited\, so there may delays in receiving your items.\nWait for a call from library staff to notify you that your items are ready for pickup and to schedule a day to pick them up.\nPark at the library between 10:00am and 12:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun & Dalton)\, or 3:00pm - 5:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun) and Tuesday - Thursday (Dalton) and follow the instructions on the signs!\n\nVideo Tutorials\nCurbside Services - Placing Holds & Registering - English \nCurbside Services - How to Pick up - English \nQuestions?\nIf you have questions or need assistance placing items on hold\, please email powellb@ngrl.org. \nRegister for Curbside Pickup - English\nRegistro de servicio en la acera - español URL:https://ngrl.org/event/curbside-service-dalton-whitfield-library-2020-11-04/ LOCATION:GA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thanh-curbside-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201105T120000 DTSTAMP:20240503T102313 CREATED:20200612T182210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201029T151616Z UID:11395-1604570400-1604577600@ngrl.org SUMMARY:Curbside Service - Calhoun-Gordon DESCRIPTION:Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library's Curbside Service is CLOSED for October 29 - November 5th.\n \nIn an effort to begin providing limited curbside services for our patrons\, we're inviting users to participate in curbside services between 10:00am - 12:00pm this week. These services are limited to checking out up to five library items (books\, movies\, or audiobooks) from the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library or the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. We'll add capacity and services as the staff begin to return and procedures are developed. Please continue to hang onto your materials until we announce that the book drops / book returns are open. No fines or fees will be charged. \nPatrons from all NGRL branches are welcome to participate\, but currently\, pick-up is only available at the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library and at the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library. \nPINES Holds\nWe will be contacting patrons via the phone to let them know when they can pick up their items. Please disregard any PINES emails you receive notifying you of holds being available. \nHow Do I Participate?\n\nPlace up to 5 holds using https://gapines.org > My Account. You'll need your library card number and PIN (typically the last 4 digits of your phone number). If you already have items on hold\, please note the titles of the five you would like to prioritize for the form. If you need assistance in this process\, please indicate it on the form.\nComplete the form linked at the bottom of this page. Our staff and supplies are currently limited\, so there may delays in receiving your items.\nWait for a call from library staff to notify you that your items are ready for pickup and to schedule a day to pick them up.\nPark at the library between 10:00am and 12:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun & Dalton)\, or 3:00pm - 5:00pm\, Monday - Friday (Calhoun) and Tuesday - Thursday (Dalton) and follow the instructions on the signs!\n\nVideo Tutorials\nCurbside Services - Placing Holds & Registering - English \nCurbside Services - How to Pick up - English \nQuestions?\nIf you have questions or need assistance placing items on hold\, please email powellb@ngrl.org. \nRegister for Curbside Pickup - English\nRegistro de servicio en la acera - español URL:https://ngrl.org/event/curbside-service-dalton-whitfield-library-2020-11-05/ LOCATION:GA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://ngrl.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/thanh-curbside-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201111T170000 DTSTAMP:20240503T102313 CREATED:20191121T155842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191121T155842Z UID:8758-1605081600-1605114000@ngrl.org SUMMARY:CLOSED for Veteran's Day -- All NGRL Branches DESCRIPTION:We will be closed Wednesday\, November 11th for Veteran's Day. \nNo materials will be due while we are closed. Our drop boxes and downloadable items will still be available. URL:https://ngrl.org/event/closed-for-veterans-day-all-ngrl-branches/ LOCATION:GA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201126 DTSTAMP:20240503T102313 CREATED:20201123T182907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201123T190849Z UID:11642-1606262400-1606348799@ngrl.org SUMMARY:CLOSED Until Further Notice -- All NGRL Branches DESCRIPTION:Press Release \nNovember 23\, 2020 \nFor immediate release<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->\nDue to current guidance from public health officials and in the interest of protecting the populations we serve\, library officials are issuing the service modifications and suspensions below<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->\nEffective immediately\, beginning Wednesday\, November 25\, 2020\, and continuing until the crisis in Whitfield\, Gordon and Murray county areas has lessened. The library will monitor the public health situation and reopen curbside services\, book returns and outdoor computing as soon as it is possible to do so safely. The library staff and boards of trustees of the Northwest Georgia Regional Library wish you each a safe and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday. \nService Modifications<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->\n\nNGRL will waive fines for any items due to our library system during this time\, and will not charge any additional fines for the duration.\nNGRL will provide expanded wireless access in the parking lot for patrons to use mobile devices in their vehicles. Please follow all social distancing rules in parking areas.\nAll NGRL locations will be closed to the public\, no curbside services or computing will be available after this Tuesday at 6PM close of business.\n\nThe library will continue to follow recommendations from public health officials and the Governor's office as the crisis progresses. Library users can stay updated on changes to library services on our website at https://ngrl.org and our social media. \nFor further information\, please visit the website or contact Director Darla Chambliss at dchambliss@ngrl.org. \n\n\n\n \n\n\nNo fines will accrue during this time. We invite users to make use of our downloadable ebooks\, audiobooks\, and magazines at https://ngrl.org/downloads. If you don't have a library card\, you can sign up for instant access to our digital content<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->https://gapines.org/eg/opac/register\n\n\n\n \n\n\nWe hope that everyone is able to remain safe and healthy during this crisis!\n\n\nOur book return dropboxes will be closed during this time. We ask that patrons keep materials until we re-open.\n\nWireless internet is available in the parking lot of the Dalton-Whitfield County Public Library using SSID<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->DaltonPubLib or DaltonTemp. There is no password.\nIt is also available at Calhoun-Gordon Library's blue picnic tables and in the first few parking spaces. SSID<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->CalhounPubLib; Password<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->100parkave\nIt is available at the Chatsworth-Murray Library's parking lot. SSID<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->Library_Parking; Password<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->706olddalton\n\nAccess to GALILEO is still available\, allowing students to do online research. Learn more about how GALILEO can help K-12 Students and Parents and access some common resources at<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->Using GALILEO<!-- mp_trans 14 -->: <!-- mp_trans 14 -->A Guide for K-12 Students and Parents.\n\nIf you don't know the GALILEO password\, you can access GALILEO through https://gapines.org and log in to your library account with your library card number and PIN. The PIN is often the last 4 digits of your phone number. URL:https://ngrl.org/event/closed-until-further-notice-all-ngrl-branches-2/2020-11-25/ LOCATION:GA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201127 DTSTAMP:20240503T102313 CREATED:20191115T141819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191115T142135Z UID:8664-1606348800-1606435199@ngrl.org SUMMARY:CLOSED for Thanksgiving -- All NGRL Branches DESCRIPTION:We will be closed for Thanksgiving on November 25th beginning at 1:00 pm through November 29th. We hope that all members of our community can spend this time with loved ones and friends. \nNo materials will be due while we are closed. Our drop boxes and downloadable items will still be available. URL:https://ngrl.org/event/closed-for-thanksgiving-all-ngrl-branches-2020-11-26/2020-11-26/ LOCATION:GA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR