Keith Leftwich Memorial Library at OCCC

As you may or may not know… Meebo.com’s chat service is going away on July 11th.
Meebo Chat was how the Library did it’s chat service so… We’re moving to Zoho!
What does that mean? Nothing really. Just a new look!

One big difference is that you will have to enter your name for the chat to turn on…

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“Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 – June 26, 2012) was an American filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, author, and blogger”. She passed away last night after a long battle with leukemia.

“She is best known for her romantic comedies and was a triple nominee for the Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for three [...]

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One of our library regulars decided that Circ needed a Mardi Gras flair this morning…

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This is where our little man is sprouting from

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Original post from June 22nd 2012:
We’re nature lovers here at the Library and welcome a friendly visit from an ivy plant here and there…
Anyone ever spot this lil’ guy in the library before?

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We’re nature lovers here at the Library and welcome a friendly visit from an ivy plant here and there…
Anyone ever spot this lil’ guy in the library before?

Photo credits: Jennifer Wood
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Have you ever seen these lovely flowers on the Library’s Circulation Desk? They’re actually from one of our very sweet community users. He grows and picks them himself for our Library counters. We love them!
Photo credits: Jennifer Wood

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Below is the link for the beta of our new OCCC Library Catalog!
It’s not 100% finished, but it’s mostly ready…  The primary changes are that the results are now returned based on relevance and that it works like Google… In that if you make a spelling error, the catalog will guess as to what you [...]

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Updated: The answers to our final Guess Who are…
Trophies = Dana
Room Divider = Linda
Thanks for playing
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So, who collects the lil’ piggies? MaryGrace! And, who dresses their toucan in Mardi Gras beads and a samuari hat? Kristi!
Ready for today’s final two guesses?
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First up…

Second guess:

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Our Library Technical Services Assistant, Kristi Hendricks, has shared some more of her cool nature photos!
She took these photos of Scissor-tailed Flycatchers yesterday around the library. Kristi noticed that several adults live in close proximity to the library. Awesome!
Krsiti says: “They are great at catching insects. I have seen them swoop down in graceful motions [...]

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So who is the Hoops and Yoyo fan? Jennifer!
Ready for today’s TWO guesses?
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First up…

Second guess:

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