Photographing Nature

There are some fantastic resources at the library to help you take excellent nature photographs. We have a number of eBooks and videos available through our Safari Tech Books Online database. Titles include Nature Photography Photo Workshop and Wildlife Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots. In fact, in Safari you will find hundreds of photography related books, from general techniques to advanced.

You can also take photography courses through our online education database Ed2Go. There are currently 8 different courses you can enroll in. Course titles include Discover Digital Photography and Photographing Nature With Your Digital Camera. Courses start each month. Find out more about Ed2Go.

Of course, we still have actual books on photography and nature photography. Here are a selection of titles and you can always find more by checking the library catalog.

New Year’s Resolutions

The new year is here and it’s the time for those new year’s resolutions. Whatever you want to do this year, there is a good chance that we have a book that can help. Here is a smorgasbord of books covering some of the common resolutions!

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics

Windows 7 Plain & Simple

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Learning French

Drive Time Spanish

What’s a disorganized person to do?

Get a Hobby! : 101 All-Consuming Diversions for any Lifestyle

Life Coaching : Change Your Life in 7 Days

The Procrastinator’s Guide to Getting Things Done

What Color is Your Parachute? : A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers

The Money Class : Learn to Create your New American Dream

Eat : The Effortless Weight Loss Solution

The Amen Solution : The Brain Healthy Way to Lose Weight and Keep it Off

Complete Guide to Fitness & Health

Smoke-Free in 30 Days : The Pain-Free, Permanent Way to Quit

One-Minute Mindfulness : 50 Simple Ways to Find Peace, Clarity, and New Possibilities in a Stressed-Out World

What are your new year’s resolutions? post below and we’ll see if we have resources to help you!

Holiday Crafts

Christmas is just a few short weeks away, still looking for cheap, easy gift ideas or holiday decoration ideas? Check out these books for some festive inspiration!

101 Ways to Say Merry Christmas for Less than $25 by John Malone

The Altered Object: Techniques, Projects, Inspiration by Terry Taylor

Christmas Handcrafts

The Decorated Frame: 45 Picture-Perfect Programs by Joe Rhatigan

Easy Christmas Crafts by Susan Cousineau

Made by Hand by Mark Frauenfelder

Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts by Martha Stewart

Prettylittle Presents

Ruby & Begonia’s Christmas Style by Sara Toliver

Seasons Gleamings by J. Shimon and J. Lindemann

Something New: Learn About Wine

If you can’t tell your Beaujolais from your Cabernet, never fear! These interesting reads will teach you all about various wines, where they come from, what to look for when tasting, along with which foods go best with which wine.

1001 Wines You Must Taste Before you Die

Drink This: Wine Made Simple

The Geography of Wine: How Landscapes, Cultures, Terroir, and the Weather Make a Good Drop

Oldman’s Brave New World of Wine: Pleasure,Value,and Adventure Beyond Wine’s Usual Suspects

Reading Between the Wines

Oz Clarke’s Let Me Tell You About Wine

What’s a Wine Lover to Do?

Windows on the World Complete Wine Course

Wine Made Easy

Winewise: Your Complete Guide to Understanding, Selecting, and Enjoying Wine

Something New: Transforming Clothes

Why keep buying new clothes, when with the ideas in these books you can give them a new lease of life instead? Take a look at these titles and your imagination and wardrobe will be running wild!

Cheap Frills: Fabulous Facelifts for Your Clothes

Chic Sweats: 22 Ways to Transform and Restyle Your Sweatshirts

Generation T: Beyond Fashion : 120 New Ways to Transform a T-Shirt

Hand-Me-Ups: Recrafting Kids’ Clothes with Easy Techniques and Fun Designs

I Wanna Make My Own Clothes

Jeaneology: Crafty Ways to Reinvent Your Old Blues

Little Green Dresses: 50 Original Patterns for Repurposed Dresses, Tops, Skirts, and More

Rip It!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams

Second-Time Cool: The Art of Chopping up a Sweater