I read the message from our Library Director, Carolyn Rawles-Heiser, in the library’s latest Check It Out newsletter. Carolyn talks about the library’s new art piece unveiled on Monday. I thought it was great, so I’m posting it here as well.
There are a couple of things I tell people about at the library that always get a good reaction. Everyone knows we have books. Most know we have DVDs, magazines, and books on CD. But here are the top ten things I tell people about the library that make them go “Wow, that’s great! I [...]
Tomorrow is the 4th of July, and to celebrate, here are some quotes about one of the things that makes America great – her public libraries.
This is probably the least fun I’ve had writing a blog post, because I don’t have happy news to deliver. Due to city-wide budget cuts, the library is making service reductions starting July 1st, 2010, the beginning of our new fiscal year. Here’s a summary of the changes, effective July 1st:
I always stop to smell the roses, or any other flowers that are in reach of my nose when I’m out for a walk. I feel like I only have one lifetime’s worth of smelling flowers, and I want to make it count!
Tuesday is usually my day to blog – it’s on my calendar. Today I’m having trouble coming up with a great topic to blog about. My mind flits around like a bee in a garden, from idea to idea. Maybe it’s the sunshine, or the colorful geraniums our supervisor brought in for us second floor [...]
A while back, we had a nice exchange with one of our Twitter friends, John Bergquist (@johnflurry). He posted a link to a Huffington Post article with pictures of amazing libraries around the world. Readers have been voting on their favorites, and at the moment, the top library is the Long Room in the Trinity [...]
The second floor librarians just noticed that today is exactly one year since we first posted on our blog. And this is the 151st post. How cool is that?!
Why does the library have only one copy of (insert super-popular book title here)?!? This is a very common question/complaint we get from you, our library users.
Starting Monday, December 14th, and running through December 24th, the Corvallis library will be open 10-6 only. (All of the branches will have their normal hours.) This is because the Corvallis library’s boiler is being replaced, and the building will be cold! There will be no heat, so if you’re planning to visit us during [...]
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