CCLD’s biggest marketing tool is its Mobile Branch, otherwise known as the Big Blue Bus or the Bookmobile. Its exterior is covered with colorful graphic drawings of happy children reading on a rocket ship, in a tower, a tree, a Continue reading The CCLD Bookmobile
Among friends, I have been accused as having very “interesting” taste in music (aka –weird). My taste runs from classic rock, Middle Eastern and Turkish dance music, chants, Baroque music, anything Mozart, and some New Age stuff. Maybe eclectic is Continue reading Music
I have been weeding the non-fiction collection, using a computer program that can generate a report of books that have not gone out recently. When we used to go to the shelves to weed the worn out, dirty out-of-date books, Continue reading Endangered Books
I love the Aurora Borealis. I saw a lovely photo online today. This thought led me to think about what other phenomena exist that we are scarcely aware of, so I did a little research. Rainbows are a common phenomenon, Continue reading Natural Phenomena
Staplers have been around for a long time. Their purpose is to pierce and clip papers together. The design of the stapler has changed a little, and the staple itself really hasn’t changed at all. It is still a piece Continue reading Unchanging Designs
Did you know the NOVELny program now offers library patrons throughout New York State Access to all the Gannett Newspapers which include full-text archive of the Elmira Star Gazette 1999- present, Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin 1999-present, Ithaca Journal 2003-present, Rochester Continue reading Beneficial Bits n’ Bytes: New York State Gannett Newsstand
To my surprise, I’ve had people ask me at the reference desk “what happens after death” or “what is heaven like?”. I’ve had to tell them I think there is no valid, provable answer, but we do have books on different religions Continue reading “Proof of Heaven”
We are wrapping up a summer full of fun, here at the Central Library! We had 157 kids enter our Summer Reading Club, and around 500 total attendees at our weekly Reading Club programs…well done kids. Congratulations on your reading Continue reading Wrapping up Summer at the Central Library
Did you know that there are free Open Source alternatives to some of the most popular computer programs on the market today? Unlike proprietary software, anyone can view and modify the source code for Open Source software to create modified Continue reading Beneficial Bits n’ Bytes: Open Source Software – Free alternatives to popular programs
Starcat, as you know, is our library catalog that gives you access to materials from both your own library, as well as materials from any of the Southern Tier Library System’s 48 member libraries. When conducting a search for an Continue reading Beneficial Bits n’ Bytes – Placing a Hold in Starcat