Recycled Reads Book Sale

Are you looking for a bargain? Come and visit the new home of our Recycled Reads Library Gift Book Sale. Here you can pick up some great buys from the large number of books donated to the library. Whatever your favorite fiction genre and non-fiction preferences, there is sure to be something for you.

The Recycled Reads sale is once a month on the last Saturday of the month. This month’s sale is January 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Proceeds of the sale go to the Patrons of the Public Library, the Library’s friends group. The Patrons of the Public Library help in funding children’s programming during the summer and throughout the year, such as the Author/Illustrator Program and other programs designed for the community.

The new location is 234 Little John Street, Baton Rouge, La 70815 For more information please call 231-3745.

Resume Day

On January 25th, at the River Center Branch, get help with writing your resume, cover letter, or completing online applications. Drop in any time between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. If you have one, bring a USB flash drive to save your work.

For more information please call 389-4967. Remember you can visit our Career Center website any time to find out about upcoming events and career resources available at the library. These resources include the Career Cruising, Optimal Resume and Learning Express databases.

Geek Week

The Oz Collection

Everybody loves the enchanting tale of The Wizard of Oz. If you’re a fan, then the Oz Collection is for you. It contains scanned copies of 15 Oz books written by L. Frank Baum published in the early 1900s. The illustrations contained within these books are marvelous and really bring the stories to life. Titles include The Marvelous Land of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz and The Royal Book of Oz.

You can also find lots of Oz books and movies available for check out at the library.

Top InfoGuides of 2011

The results are in, these are the top ten most visited InfoGuides. Not sure what InfoGuides are? Well they are a variety of subject guides highlighting resources, links, media and books. Take a look!

1. Sights and Sounds: DVDs, Music and More 18,138 visits
2. Get Started with Overdrive 17,384 visits
3. Find a Good Book 8167 visits
4. Genealogy 8025 visits
5. Arts & Culture 2937 visits
6. Computer Education 2827 visits
7. Baton Rouge Room 2770
8. Main Library Construction Project 2537
9. Mississippi River Flood Information 2476
10. Great Reads for Teens 2189