Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Free Movies!

Did you know that you can download nearly 300 PBS videos through our digital catalog using your library card?

And how do you reach the digital catalog? There's a link on the library homepage in the right-hand menu, about half-way down, "Electronic Books and Movies Catalog," that will take you there. Or you can go directly the the site by clicking HERE - but be sure you have your library card handy, because you'll need that to get access. Your number is right below the barcode on the back of your card. You also can download audio books from that site. Just one more service brought to you by the North Adams Public Library and the Central & Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing Network (C/WMARS)!

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Happy July!

It's a new month, and time to consider summer reading.

Are you planning a vacation? The library has tons of books on travel, both within the US and elsewhere. Driving? Take along a book on tape or CD.

Time at the beach or the lake? How about some light reading -- if you tell the reference staff what authors you like, they'll help you find other authors whose work you also may like.

Time for look into your family's history? The library offers free access to Ancestry.com and NEHGS databases, as well as loads of information on local folks. Did you know we have the Transcript back to 1844? Local births, marriages and deaths from c. 1781 to about 1906?

Summer time is reading time, and we've got lots to offer. Or, for those ranier days, we have hundreds of movies and dozens of topics on non-fiction DVDs. Hope you'll be in soon to check it out.
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