Ken Kesey was a graduate of the University of Oregon and a pivotal figure of the 1960s who at one point encouraged everyone to use psychedelic drugs, particularly LSD. This call from the famous author of books such as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes a Great Notion is said to have been [...]
I’m reading the slow-to-start, but deeply engrossing new magnum opus by the famed Haruki Murakami titled 1Q84. This dark and bizarre novel is supposedly loosely related to George Orwell’s 1984. Having not read the Orwell classic, I delayed my anticipation to devour the new novel until I could read it.
Don’t forget to drop in tomorrow –Friday–between 11:00 and 1:00 for our ebook and ereader clinic. Here is a link to the blog post with more information. It’s time now to book your January appointment with a librarian for basic computer help. Click here for more information. The library will be open during the holidays [...]
You may have noticed that over the past year we’ve offered a number of drop in sessions to answer your questions about ebooks and ereaders. These sessions have been popular and they are fun for us librarians as well. But what if you have a technical question and it’s not about ebooks? Maybe you have [...]
Do you own an ereader but not sure how it works? Confused about how to download ebooks or audiobooks to it? Or, are you thinking of buying one for a special someone over this holiday season? Do you have a sneaking suspicion you might receive one as a gift? Our last ereader/ebook clinic was such [...]
It was great to see so many faces–both familiar and new–at last Friday’s ereader/ebook drop in session. We had a variety of dedicated ereaders and tablets for people to try out, and a number of folks brought in their own gadget and had the chance to ask us questions about it.
Mango Languages has made learning a language even simpler and more accessible: via your mobile device! They now have an app, so folks who own an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad now have access to learning a language on their mobile device. (For those of you in the Android Market, an app is in the [...]
“In Flanders Fields” by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, [...]
There are lots of interesting free events happening this month at the library, including a classical guitar concert, the monthly Random Review sponsored by the Friends of the Library, a talk by Oregon hiking guru Bill Sullivan, and a drop in ereading clinic.
We are very excited to announce that classical guitarist John Jarvie, will be performing at the library on Thursday, November 10 at 7:00 pm. Save the date!
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