Posts Tagged ‘electronic resources’

Read a little bit about Corvallis

There once was a great little magazine published by a Pet store & Print shop owner (Thomas Wilson) that shared tidbits about Corvallis history.

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 [...]

it’s a small world after all (or at least a global village)

“So is music an asylum. It takes us out of the actual and whispers to us dim secrets that startle our wonder as to who we are, and for what, whence, and whereto.”

Need Something to eread?

ePub is the universal format for ereaders. Our new Library2Go ebooks come in both PDF and industry standard ePub formats. The format available is given at the bottom of the item record. Below are a number of sites including our OverDrive collection in Library2Go where you can access ePub formatted ebooks. I have circled (in [...]

Library eBooks have arrived!

Today is the day… ebooks at the Library. So head on over to Library2Go and check out our over 5000 title ebook collection!

New Staff Picks for March

Ok, so I am a little late with posting our staff picks this month.  I blame February.  It is too short and always throws me off.   And don’t get me started about Leap Year…  Anyway, in case you did not know, we post Staff Picks on our website each month at http://www.thebestlibrary.net/joomla/content/view/212/165/ You can also [...]

American Song Database

You now have access to more streaming music!

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

Dear Reader

Feeling too swamped to read a book these days or just looking for a way to be introduced to new books and authors?  Join our Online Book Clubs.