Posts Tagged ‘History’

The Library will be closed Friday November 11th in honor of Veterans Day

“In Flanders Fields” by Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, [...]

Happy Independence Day!

The library will be closed Monday, July 4th in honor of Independence Day. Here are a few electronic tidbits to help celebrate…

So-and-so’s wife – nonfiction picks for 2/11/2011

We second floor librarians were remarking recently that there have been a lot of books published in the last few years where the word wife figures prominently in the title. We leave the analysis of this trend to you, dear reader, but here are some wife-titled nonfiction books of recent years. (There are many more [...]

African American History Month – nonfiction picks for 2/5/11

February is African American History Month, and to celebrate, I thought we’d choose a selection of great books on featuring African American history for nonfiction picks this week. I also wanted to point out the amazing website that the Library of Congress (along with other national agencies) has put together for African American History Month. [...]

MLK Jr. Day Library Closure

The library will be closed on Monday January 17th in observance of the holiday honoring the late Civil Rights leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  This year (the 25th anniversary of the holiday) a website has been setup by the Corporation for National and Community Service highlighting ways people can celebrate the life of [...]

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.

American Song Database

You now have access to more streaming music!

The Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr Day

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.

Our new local history page!

Check out our ever expanding online resources through LibGuides.

The Beatles are coming to America, Again!

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!