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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020 | 5A Here’s your chance to have a bit of history for just $3! Library Tidings Th e Blast From Th e Past Rhododendron Festival Buttons are a fun memory from the year of COVID. You can get yours at the Siuslaw News Offi ce on Maple Street in Old Town Florence. News about the Siuslaw Public Library Need tech help? Request a free Book a Librarian appointment by phone or video! Fill out the contact form at siuslawlibrary.org to get started. Library Tidings, a regular feature of the Siuslaw News, features news about upcoming Siuslaw Public Library programs for adults and children, new books and videos, and other library news of interest to the community. Siuslaw Public Library We're here to help you get through this. “ I’m here to support the community and the Siuslaw News.” Delbert L. "Del" Phelps Real Estate BROKER “I love to help people buy and sell property” Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate 1875 Hwy 101, P.O. Box 276, Florence, OR. 97439 Cell - 541-991-7787 dphelps@bhhsnw.com • oregoncoastallistings.com A member of the franchise system of BHHS affi liates, LLC Library Tidings by Kevin Mittge Book Review “The Boy From the Woods” By Harlan Coben The man known as Wil- de is a mystery to everyone, including himself. Decades ago, he was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. After the police concluded an exhaustive hunt for the child’s family, which was never found, he was turned over to the foster system. Now, 30 years later, Wilde still doesn’t know where he comes from, and he’s back living in the woods on the outskirts of town, content to be an outcast, comfortable only outdoors, preferably alone, and with few deep connections to other people. When a local girl goes missing, famous TV lawyer Hester Crimstein — with whom Wilde shares a trag- ic connection — asks him to use his unique skills to help find her. Meanwhile, a group of ex-military secu- rity experts arrive in town, and when another teen dis- appears, the case’s impact expands far beyond the bor- ders of the peaceful suburb. Wilde must return to the community where he has never fit in, and where the powerful are protected even when they harbor secrets that could destroy the lives July. of millions ... secrets that Wilde must uncover before Order Books, DVDs, and it’s too late. More — Now Online! The library has started A Word About taking material requests on- Endowment Books line for next-day pickup. Go Each year the library to www.siuslawlibrary.info presents books purchased and look for the link to order through the Siuslaw Public materials online. Library Endowment Fund, The library accepts re- established in the early quests for specific items — 1990s with an initial do- such as “Walk the Wire” by nation from the Friends of David Baldacci or Season 3 the Library and additional of “Game of Thrones” — or donations by that group, topics, such as cozy mys- other local and civic organi- teries or nonfiction books zations, and numerous indi- about World War II. vidual contributors. People must leave contact Normally the presen- information because if the tation of these wonderful material is not available or books is done in a public not owned by the library, program in early June. This staff want to let you know year, due to the library’s clo- in case you have substitute sure, staff will be presenting requests. the books in a video format. All materials must be This limits, at least initial- picked up the following day. ly, the ability to browse these books but there will be a list Coming Soon! of the Endowment Books Soon the library will begin posted on the library’s web- offering use of its internet site. The library will display computers by appointment, the books prominently once followed by appointments it reopens for browsing. for book browsing. Book orders were also de- Each new step will be fea- layed due to the closure and tured prominently on www. these new books are only siuslawlibrary.info. now being catalogued and Paramount in all actions is processed. the safety of library patrons People can look for more and staff. information about the En- dowment Books later in New DMV scheduling service will let customers set own appointments SALEM—Oregon De- partment of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is replacing its on- line appointment request form with a new system that lets customers set appoint- ments themselves. Starting at 8 a.m. Monday, July 6, the new appointment scheduler at OregonDMV. com will let people choose the time, date and office for their appointment — without needing a call-back from DMV. You also will be able to reschedule or cancel Come see us for your next boat ! Come see us for your next boat ! We need your boats! If you have a 2010 or newer outboard boat, please contact us about consignment or purchase. an appointment with this new service. In order to catch up with call-backs for the thousands of requests already submit- ted, DMV will stop tak- ing appointment requests from 5 p.m. Friday, June 26, through the July 4. Currently, someone who submits an online appoint- ment request gets a call back within four or five business days — so if DMV were to keep the online form open longer, people would be get- ting calls back after the new system is up and running, delaying their appointment scheduling. How DMV is catching up As of Friday morning, DMV had received 120,535 requests for appointments since June 1 and had 15,593 customers awaiting a call to set an appointment. “The first online appoint- ment request form gave us a head start in catching up with the COVID-19 back- log,” DMV administrator Tom McClellan said. “The pause in taking appoint- ment requests won’t delay the appointments them- selves.” DMV will continue call- ing customers through July 2 in response to submit- ted request forms. During the holiday weekend Fri- day-Sunday, the agency will replace its driver licensing system with a new one that offers many new capabili- ties, including the self-ser- vice appointment schedul- ing. “This pause will give most customers who have submitted an appointment request a choice of available slots before other custom- ers start setting appoint- ments themselves as of July 6,” McClellan said. DMV will not take ap- pointment requests by phone until further notice. Call centers will be very busy responding to other questions, including help- ing customers get DMV services by mail. “If you can get what you need from DMV by mail or online, or delay your visit a bit longer, please do so,” McClellan said. “That will help us catch up with ser- vices that were unavailable for nearly three months, mainly around identifica- tion cards and driving priv- ileges.” Offices limited at least through summer The customer backlog is so large that DMV will con- tinue through the summer accepting appointments only for these services: • Driver license, permit and ID card issuances • Driver knowledge tests • Disabled parking per- New online services start- mits • Farm endorsements ing July 6 at DMV2U. • VIN inspections at some Oregon.gov • Replace your driver li- offices. Find the nearest of- cense, instruction permit or fice where no appointment is needed for a VIN inspec- ID card • Pay your reinstatement tion at OregonDMV.com fee “For this summer at least, • Order your driving re- DMV offices will be limit- cord • Schedule an appoint- ed to the few services that must be done in person ment at a field office so that we can serve cus- tomers safely during the Need a VIN inspection? No appointment necessary COVID-19 crisis,” McClel- If you just need a VIN in- lan said. “To help custom- spection of your vehicle, you ers continue driving while won’t need an appointment we catch up, remember that at all. Since Wednesday, June Oregon’s law enforcement 24, DMV has been offering grace period for expired licenses, ID cards and reg- istration is in effect at least through Oct. 1.” FRESH CRAB Try our Krab Kettle canned tuna in a variety of delicious flavors. 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