The Second Floor Librarians

Through the efforts of our skilled library volunteers, we continue to offer glimpses into the past of Corvallis and surrounding environs. Let me introduce you to Maxson’s Corvallis Directory.

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

It’s Census Day on April 1st. Have you sent your form in yet? Libraries and librarians  use census data in two ways, and in both we cases we are using it to better serve you, our community.

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.

Check out our ever expanding online resources through LibGuides.

We have a nice collection of local and regional history books at the library.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We have, of course, lots of books about Irish history, cuisine, literature, travel, art, etc. I took a look and a lot of these books are checked out already (especially the cookbooks), by all those people who are organized and plan ahead for their St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. So for those [...]

Attention family historians – ebooks are for genealogy too! Not only are there fabulous scans of genealogy titles on Google Books, but I have a few other tricks for you too. Give Google Books a try by searching for a place or perhaps that famous ancestor. Here is an example, a book on the Glassell [...]