National Geographic Magazine Archives

We’re excited to tell you about the National Geographic Magazine Archives library database that provides access to over 100 years of this popular journal. You can enjoy thousands of breathtaking photographs and articles. The archive begins with the very first issue published in October, 1888, and runs through to 1994. The issues are presented in their entirety including all articles and advertising.

You can search for articles by keyword, by subject, by country and by time period. There is also a separate search feature for just the amazing images.

When reading an issue, there are some useful viewing options, such as zooming in, full screen view, and you can also print articles. Another cool feature is that you can create an account and then save articles for viewing next time that you login. Don’t delay, head over to the National Geographic Magazine Archives! All you need is your library card.

Shaping the Library Blog

The first InfoBlog post was published way back in December 2005 and it’s come a long way since then. We’ve had almost a thousand blog posts, and over 100,000 views. We want you to have your say on the future on InfoBlog.

We’d love to hear your thoughts so we can make the blog better. More of something, less of something? Is there a feature, regular or otherwise, that you’d like to see on the blog? Let us know.

Please post your comments, thoughts and suggestions. We appreciate your taking the time to read InfoBlog!

Explore the Universe of Doctor Who

Whether you are a Whonatic, a Whovian, or new to the series, the library has some Doctor Who for you! Did you know we have over 150 DVDs including episodes from every single Doctor? Not to mention the Blu-rays. Oops, I just mentioned them.

We also have Doctor Who fiction from the classic Target published novels to more current stories. I’m particularly enjoying the Doctor Who audiobooks that you can download from Overdrive on my daily commute. We currently have about 40 titles. There is no better way to escape sitting in traffic than to be whisked away through time and space.

Author Focus: Jo Nesbø

As a Scandinavian thriller writer, Jo Nesbø will always draw comparisons with Stieg Larsson. His work in no way lives in the shadow of Larsson though. He has found incredible success with his series of crime thrillers featuring his gritty character, Detective Harry Hole. I’m currently reading my way through the series and can’t recommend them highly enough. It’s only a matter of time before adaptations of these books end up on the big screen. Unfortunately some of the earlier books in the series are taking a while to be released in the United States.

Many of his novels have won awards and we have them available at the library in various formats. Funnily enough, as well as the dark Harry Hole Series, Nesbø also has a series of children’s books, the Doctor Proctor series. Nesbø is quite the versatile writer! I also have to mention that his mother was a librarian, so that also makes him automatically awesome, of course. Enjoy the interview below where Nesbø tells us about Harry Hole.

Harry Hole Series:
1. The Bat (coming soon)
2. Cockroaches (coming soon)
3. The Redbreast
4. Nemesis
5. The Devil’s Star
6. The Redeemer
7. The Snowman
8. The Leopard
9. Phantom
10. Police (coming soon)

2013 Louisiana Readers’ Choice Winners!

The Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award is a reading enrichment program of the Louisiana Center For The Book (LCFTB). The purpose of the program is to foster a love of reading in the children of Louisiana by motivating them to participate in the recognition of outstanding books. Thousands of Louisiana students voted and the results are in!

3-5th Grade:
Winner: Young Zeus by G. Brian Karas
Honor: The Junkyard Wonders by Patricia Polacco

6-8th Grade:
Winner: Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Honor: The Limit by Kristen Landon

9-12th Grade:
Winner: Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Honor: Matched by Ally Condie

3M Cloud Library eBooks

We are very excited to announce the arrival of the 3M Cloud Library! The 3M Cloud Library is an eBooks-only service that offers titles we can’t get through Overdrive. It’s a supplemental service and we won’t be duplicating titles from our Overdrive collection.

To read 3M Cloud Library books you’ll need to download the app for the device that you would like to read books on. There are apps for PC, Mac, iPhone/iPad/iTouch, Android and Nook. If you have an eReader that can’t run one of those apps, then you download the book to your computer and transfer it to your device via USB.

Take a look at our 3M Cloud Library catalog and check out a book today with your library card. For more information including steps to getting set up and video tutorials visit our 3M Cloud Library InfoGuide.

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