Oxford Public Library – Oxford, Connecticut

If you wish to see which libraries may still be open, use this list to see closures or restrictions that are updated daily Monday-Friday: http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/COVID-19

Resources and Programs:

For Coronavirus information, please click on this link for Coronavirus Resources or use the button in the menu bar above.

Census 2020 Information: Sample questionnaire to show what you will be filling out.

Video for more explanation: English: https://studio.youtube.com/video/UqNRfJ-z3F8/edit

Spanish: https://studio.youtube.com/video/IYf8e1eQ2Yk/edit

By April 1, 2020, every home will have received an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. You will have three options for responding: By Mail-Return your form.

Online. Go to: https://my2020census.gov/

By phone.

What are the Census phone numbers?

From March 12-21, households will begin receiving official Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how to respond to the 2020 Census.By mail.

Information about the Census

English: https://nvcogct.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Valley-Census-tri-fold-brochure-FINAL.pdf

Spanish: https://nvcogct.gov/project/2020-census-espanol/

Governor Ned Lamont and Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz announced they have launched an official State of Connecticut website for the 2020 U.S. Census. Accessible at ct.gov/census, the website provides the state’s residents with trustworthy and reliable resources about this year’s census and its impact on Connecticut, including information for completing the census, ways to get involved, events that are being held around the state, and opportunities for job openings with the census.

Connecticut’s census activities are also active on social media by following @CTCounts2020 on both Twitter and Facebook.

Program Calendar-Cancelled all programs through April! Check our May events out in the link below.

Click on the calendar and register for programs online at tinyURL.com/OxfordCTLibrary or call us at 203-888-6944.

The Mission of the Oxford Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, advance knowledge, and strengthen our community.

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Check out these reference links:
Library of Congress
Newsbank-Find A Topic
America’s News
Connecticut Post Newspaper
New Haven Register
Waterbury Republican-American Newspaper

HEALTH

Worldwide – Coronavirus Covid-19

The coronavirus epidemic continues to spread worldwide, with cases being announced in Iran, Italy and other countries. Its epicenter remains in China. What other countries has it spread to? How are various countries dealing with it? What public events have been cancelled or postponed in order to prevent its spread? What has been its financial impact?

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coronavirus OR Covid-19

SCIENCE: New Galaxy

A large galaxy named XMM-2599 has been discovered. How old is this galaxy and how did scientists discover its age? What are some other factors about this galaxy that make it unusual?

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XMM-2599 AND galaxy

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