Posts Tagged ‘databases’

Step right up and be counted!

From our regular blog posts, you know about the great electronic resources the library offers. So why not take some time to give us your opinion on one of our newest offerings… ebooks! If you don’t already know, we are part of Oregon’s Library2Go program. Through Library2Go you have access to downloadable audiobooks, video and [...]

7 ways to love peaches… and our Gale General OneFile Database

Peach Collins, peach and ginger glazed riblets, grilled chicken and peach kebab salad, bellini sorbet, curried peach and shrimp salad, vanilla and Riesling poached white peaches and crepes with warm cognac peaches and almonds.. Don’t these all sound fabulous?  Wish you had the recipes?

Build Your Skills and Prepare for the Future

Improving the job search process, preparing for career certification, raising college entrance test scores, and improving 21st century basic skills are all possible with just the click of a mouse at your local library!

New Free App

Waiting in the doctor’s office and interested in checking into that medication you are taking?  Wondering what you are going to do about the report your sixth grader forgot to mention?   Want to find out more authoritative information about the companies your are invested in? If you need to do some research and can’t make [...]

Thinking about a career change?

Use Oregon Career Information System to explore education and financial aid options, learn about different occupations, and  get help with your job search.  It even contains information on military occupations and self employment as well.  This is a service that is free with your library card.

What Made America?

What made America?  What makes us?  These were questions explored by a fantastic program that aired on PBS last night.  If you missed it you can view it for free at their website.

Excited about library ebooks?

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.

No one understands me

For any of us who are learning or have learned another language – we all know that not being understood because of bad pronunciation can be really frustrating. I’m happy to tell you that our online language learning program, Mango Languages, now offers a way to improve your pronunciation, with its new voice comparison feature!

Jerome David Salinger

American novelist and short story writer J D Salinger, author of The Catcher In The Rye, died of natural causes at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010.   He was 91. Click here for more biographical information including encyclopedia and news  articles from Biography Resource Center

New and improved!

You may have noticed a small change on the red bar at the top of our homepage recently.