The Second Floor Librarians

As a librarian I value the library as a marketplace of ideas. I love the fact that for almost every viewpoint you find represented in our collection you can almost always find the counterpoint. I think that having multiple perspectives allows us all to think more critically about issues, and understand people better. This is [...]

I have been known to be a bit of a  procrastinator when it comes to doing my taxes. However, many of you, dear patrons, are not! You are keeping us on our toes, with tax questions that start coming to us in December. Kudos to you! This post is for all of you keen to [...]

With all of the technical difficulties during the past couple of weeks it has been a strong reminder to me that communication is a big part of our business. We want to be available in person at the library, but also we want to be where you are, and enable you to contact us in [...]

Although I am done with my Christmas shopping there may be those of you out there who are still trying to decide what to buy. In a previous post (ok, perhaps more than one) I hawked our subscription to the online version of Consumer Reports but we also have other consumer help resources that you [...]

Recently the mobile site for Library2Go was updated. New features include:

Through the efforts of our skilled library volunteers, we continue to offer glimpses into the past of Corvallis and surrounding environs. Let me introduce you to Maxson’s Corvallis Directory.

As you may already know, you can learn a language online using the library’s subscription to Mango Languages. It’s web-based, so you can do it anywhere you have internet access – you just need your library card to log in. Recently, Mango told us that they have added some additional courses.

Traveling this season? Our website now has a travel page to help you find travel resources at the library. You’ll find the page linked from our Research page at thebestlibrary.net/research.

Thanks to the generous support of the Oregon State Library we are able to offer this wonderful online resource once again. Just as a reminder, here is an overview of  LearningExpress  and why we are so happy to have it back.

Perhaps it is just me but I inwardly, and outwardly groan at the early arrival of the holiday season.  I mean holidays are nice, but they are also a bit of work, and without the helpful quality of being able to procrastinate indefinitely.  However they are here, and as always we are here to help [...]