Monday, October 30, 2006

Biographies...we've got them!

What do Sandra Day O’Connor, John Lennon, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ted Turner and Lance Armstrong all have in common? Their biographies and many others are the current feature on the special book display just inside the library doors. Stop by and see who you might want to read about!

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Educator of the Year

Congratulations
Eileen!


Please join the library staff in celebrating Eileen, the Chamber of Commerce Educator of the Year! Come to the library foyer at 1:00 today for cookies and lemonade. Way to go, Eileen. We are so proud of you!

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Trick or Treat?

Check out the books and videos on witches, ghosts and goblins. The items are displayed on top of the New Book shelving.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Literary Reference Center


Looking for information on an author or their works? Check out the Literary Reference Center – a full text database featuring literature of all types, both classic and contemporary. You can access this database via a link on the Online Reference Resources page on the library’s website.

Content includes:
More than 10,000 plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
75,000 articles of literary criticism
130,000 author biographies
Full text of over 300 literary journals
500,000 book reviews
25,000 classic and contemporary poems
Over 11,000 classic and contemporary short stories
3,000 author interviews
Over 1,000 images of key literary figures

Thursday, October 12, 2006

books by Symposium authors

Books by the visiting authors for the Roosevelt Symposium are now on display in the library. Patricia O'Toole, Douglas Brinkley, Candice Millard, and Tweed Roosevelt are all represented in this display. The Roosevelt Symposium begins today and runs through Saturday evening.