Music @ Your Library November 22, 2008
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For those that haven’t noticed, we have music CDs available for checkout at the library located in the media corner with the movies and the audio books. This collection (note: collection here means a group of one type of item in a library) is unique among our others in that it is amost entirely donated. We started the collection a few years ago when libraries across the country were given CDs as a settlement in a price-fixing lawsuit against five distributors and three retailers in the music industry. We had wanted to offer music at the library but didn’t have the funds needed to start such a collection from scratch. This settlement gave us the start we needed.
Since then the collection has grown due to donations from patrons. A special thanks goes to Dr. Jeff Langham who has donated CDs more than once to the library.
You may not find the newest hits here, but you will find new seasonal music just in time for the holidays. There are also great compilations of jazz, big band, dance tunes, R & B, reggae, blues, contemporary Christian, broadway and show tunes.
My favorate (right now) is a CD titled A Song for my Father. This project features the sons and daughters of famous musicians each performing one of their fathers’ songs. Although you can “hear” their father in their performance, their individuality nonetheless shines through. These apples have not rolled far from their trees.
So whether you want something new to listen to in the car, at home or for your next party don’t forget to check at the library. Music CDs check out for one week, and as with all media may not be put in the book drop.
Susan
“Book Index with Reviews” coming soon. November 4, 2008
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Wetumpka, Alabama: Wetumpka Public Library recently received recognition for participating in the Alabama Virtual Library BACK TO SCHOOL QUIZ. The AVL Back to School Quiz was cosponsored by the AVL Council and the Alabama Center for the Book to encourage students of all ages to explore the online library resources available through the Alabama Virtual Library. Visitors to the library during our open house may recall being encouraged to take an online quiz while they were here. As a result the library won a one-year subscription to Book Index With Reviews donated by EBSCO Publishing.
About Book Index With Reviews
Book Index With Reviews is a comprehensive database that provides information for over 3.8 million books in a wide range of formats, including large print, books on tape, etc. Book Index With Reviews helps readers learn about the titles that meet their professional and personal information needs and locate books to read for fun. The database contains over 800,000 full text searchable reviews from professional reviewing sources such as: Library Journal, School Library Journal, Publishers Weeklyand others.
So look for a link to this database on our website coming soon, and thanks to all who took the quiz!
Western Expansion November 3, 2008
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As a result of our recent rennovation and expansion we will be trying to enhance some of our smaller collections. Our tattered Westerns have been given more room and we are in the process of adding over 200 new books. You may have noticed if you are one of our readers of Western Fiction that we have already added a few more books to that section. It will take a little while to get them all added and on the shelf, so keep checking back!
