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Entries from September 2011

Overdrive eBooks now available for Kindle!

September 30th, 2011 · No Comments

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Now, when you search for eBooks in Overdrive, you will find some are available for download to your Kindle!
To search just for Kindle titles, click on Advanced Search on the main OCCC Overdrive page then choose “Kindle Book” in the format drop-down box.

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Or when browsing titles, you will notice there will be a separate area for [...]

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Have you seen the Banned Books Week article on the Pioneer?

September 27th, 2011 · No Comments

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It's BANNED BOOKS WEEK!

September 26th, 2011 · No Comments

Come visit the Library’s first floor table display to learn more about Banned Books Week and some books that have been challenged.
From the Banned Books Week website:
There are hundreds of challenges to books in schools and libraries in the United States every year. According to the American Library Association (ALA), there were at least 460 [...]

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A Banned Book A Day Keeps the Censors Away!

September 14th, 2011 · No Comments

In celebration of Banned Books Week (Monday, September 26th through Friday, September 30th), we will be doing a daily e-mailing of a banned book title, the reason why it was banned and an excerpt from the title itself, as well as the Library’s information on where to find that filthy, filthy book!
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Help delete censorship.

September 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Mark your calendars! Banned Books Week is coming to the Library– September 26th through the 30th.
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Labor Day Weekend, 2011

September 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

Friendly reminder: The Library will close at 9pm tonight (Friday, September 2nd) and will be closed on Saturday, September 3rd and Monday, September 5th in observance of Labor Day. We’ll see your smiling faces back on Tuesday!
Have a great long weekend!
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How do you…

September 2nd, 2011 · No Comments

We have lots of rules, steps, etc. and sometimes… We don’t know the best way to tell you. So, help us!
On the first floor of the Library, you have to have a print card to print…
If you know the process, help out your classmates! If you don’t, review the written steps and demonstrate your visual learning style [...]

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