The Second Floor Librarians

You now have access to more streaming music!

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For those contemplating a warm fire, tree trimming and hot cocoa…
Here is a list of online holiday classics in multiple formats. Point, click and enjoy!
 

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I was lucky enough to see the Pixies at the Hult Center in Eugene last night.

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The Beatles by Dunechaser on flickr

With all the news about the remastered CDs and Rock Band, why not read-up on the Fab-four!
 

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This year is the 40th anniversary of Woodstock – it ran from August 15th to 18th in 1969. But, if you want to reminisce, or want to learn more about the culture in the late 1960s, here are some books to help get you there.

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How about the other way around, name that song by lyric!

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This week I put out a call for random staff picks – anything that a second floor librarian has checked out recently and enjoyed. I wanted off-the-top-of-your-head recommendations from our librarians.
Here are the results of the lightning round:

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My favorite online music source is Classical Music Library. I love their themed classical music playlists.  They have great sets for a variety of moods.

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Not only do we have lots of Music CDs but we have several unique streaming audio databases. My favorite of these is Smithsonian Global Sound.

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