The Second Floor Librarians

Last month we polled our Facebook friends to find out what they preferred to read:  Fiction Non-fiction It depends on my mood

Have you taken a look at our Books page lately? You’ll find the link on the red bar across the library’s homepage. You may have noticed that we have updated the image on the top of the page, and added links to reading guides for ebooks, fiction, and nonfiction.

I thought I’d highlight some of the great new non-fiction that is currently (as I write this) available on the new book shelf. We have a lot of great stuff, but sometimes it’s hard to decide which books deserve to go home with you. Here are a few suggestions from a selection of subject areas:

As I write this, I’m getting hungry towards the end of my workday, hence the wine and cheese in the title. I know a lot of people aren’t big on non-fiction reading, while others can’t understand why anyone would bother reading a novel. I like both, but my reading habits lately have me thinking about [...]

Through the magic of pivot tables in Excel we are able to bring you a list of the top circulating books at the Corvallis-Benton County Public library for the last six months.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been reading Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s Death by black hole, and other cosmic quandaries (a great book, by the way – more on his books later in the post), but I was intrigued when I saw a link to NASA’s newest website for the public.

… and learn something new! If your brain is craving a little growing, come to the library! We, of course, have lots of things for you to expand your mind in all sorts of directions. One great way to do this is to check out a series of educational courses on CD or DVD by [...]

Below is a small selection of the new non-fiction titles we’ve added in the last four weeks. Most are on the shelf already, some are still on order. All the book cover images are linked to our catalog, so you can place holds if you’re interested. And if you’re wondering why we don’t have that [...]