The Second Floor Librarians

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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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.

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The Friends of the Library do a great job locating presenters for their wildly popular book review series Random Reviews.

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Martin Luther King Jr. from the Library of Congress.

All branches of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday, January 18th.

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The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week featured (for the first time) an “eBooks TechZone” with the newest and best in ebook devices. With all the doom and gloom about publishing, reading and literacy in the news, ereading may give reading (and readers) a boost!

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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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Why not buy someone (maybe yourself) an ereader. There are quite a few options out there and I think this holiday season will be the turning point for near $100 ereading devices.

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

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Halloween’s coming up, and that means horror books and movies for many people. I’m a scaredy-cat and don’t like horror stuff, so I can’t make any personal recommendations on this topic.
However, Christopher, our resident enthusiast of all things electronic and downloadable, has put together a nice list of spooky (and delightfully vintage) e-stuff:

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Check out our ever expanding online resources through LibGuides.

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