Library eBooks have arrived!
Papyre by Arkangel on flickr
Today is the day… ebooks at the Library. So head on over to Library2Go and check out our over 5000 title ebook collection!
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Success! Finding what you want in our catalog
Card Catalog? by OSU Archives, on Flickr
A common complaint that we get at the desk on the second floor is about our catalog. People often say they aren’t able to find what they’re looking for.
Library catalogs are designed to, amongst other things, support fairly complicated searches by library staff. This can mean that the average user gets stymied.
So until the library world develops catalogs that are easier to use (if only we had the resources of Amazon or Google), here are some tricks to help you get what you want, faster.
Boasting about our Friends
*Image credit below
As many of you know because you were there scooping up bargains, the Friends’ Big Book Sale was the last weekend in February. What a whopping success with a record $37,000 earned! It was the first book sale where folks could use their debit and credit cards and about 17% of the sales came from plastic.
Dozens of volunteers pitched in to make it happen. There were 30 ROTC cadets as well as Youth Volunteer Corps and College Hill School helpers, plus the throng of regulars.
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New Staff Picks for March
Ok, so I am a little late with posting our staff picks this month. I blame February. It is too short and always throws me off. And don’t get me started about Leap Year… Anyway, in case you did not know, we post Staff Picks on our website each month at
http://www.thebestlibrary.net/joomla/content/view/212/165/
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Choo choo… The model train show is coming!
*See below for image credit
That is a awfully cheesy title for the post – I apologize. But it’s true! The annual model train show will be at the library next weekend.
What Made America?
What made America? What makes us? These were questions explored by a fantastic program that aired on PBS last night. If you missed it you can view it for free at their website. Read the rest of this entry »
Friends of the Library Big Book Sale!
The annual Big Book Sale, put on by the Friends of the Library, is coming up this weekend! You’ll find it at the Benton Co. Fairgrounds (map), and the dates and times are as follows:
- Friday, Feb. 26th, 5 pm – 9 pm
- Saturday, Feb. 27th, 10 am – 5 pm
- Sunday, Feb. 28th, 11 am – 4 pm
All of the proceeds from the sale go to support your library. Just one more good excuse to go stock up on great used books, music, and more!
Update (2/23): Just heard from the Friends of the Library that on Sunday, a whole box of books will go for just $5.00!
Posted by Lisa, a second floor librarian
Excited about library ebooks?
- AFC Bournemouth – Fans 3 by Lucy Boynton on flickr
…We hope you are because there is a lot to be excited about! Library2Go will be the home of our ebooks.
Join Us for Tcha Tee Man Wi
The eighth annual Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival, with public performances February 18-21, promises another weekend of both traditional and unique entertainment and workshops for adults, and matinees for children. Most events workshops are in Corvallis, and free. Read the rest of this entry »
Spring Creek Café: Do We Have Any Obligation to the Future?
This coming Thursday, February 25th, at 7 pm, the library is proud to host the first Spring Creek Café, put on by the Spring Creek Project at OSU.
Modeled on the popular Socrates Cafés, Spring Creek Cafés invite people to come together in an informal setting to participate in thoughtful, guided discussion on topics of deep human importance.
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