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  • Summer hours

    The Library’s summer hours are:

    • Monday – Thursday: 8 AM to 1 PM
    • Friday: CLOSED

    Whether you’re traveling, gardening, or looking for some good fiction to read this summer, we’ve got you covered. And don’t forget, our Online Resources are always open.

    May 18, 2022 • Uncategorized • Views: 40403

  • New titles

    Check out the new books and videos we’ve added to our collection since April. Here are a few of the new titles:

    CS9 Genealogy for Beginners E178.1 America: A Narrative History HF5548.4 Teach Yourself Visually: Microsoft Teams
    HF5549.12 Wait I'm the Boss PN1995.9 Inception SF610.5 Narrative Medicine in Veterinary Practice

    May 17, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 2099

  • AccessScience update

    AccessScience added new content in March and April. New briefings include:

    • Epigenetic mechanisms underlying plant alarm signaling
    • Remote sensing of ocean color change may warn of submarine volcanic activity
    • Climate-change research suggests that pollen seasons will grow longer and more severe
    • Fish can perform basic arithmetic

    New and updated articles include:

    • Antenna (electromagnetism)
    • Euclidean geometry
    • Hole state in a solid
    • Lens (optics)
    • Line spectrum
    • Ohm’s law
    • Theoretical physics
    • Water treatment
    • Wave motion
    • Band theory of solids
    • Electrical circuit
    • Electrical resistance and conductance
    • Electron-hole recombination
    • Hydraulics
    • Medical dialysis
    • Probability
    • Semiconductor
    • Social media
    • Statics
    • Statistics
    • Vestibular system
    • X-ray diffraction

    New videos and animations include:

    • Activation of Complement
    • Benefits and Risks of Using Anhydrous Ammonia
    • How is Climate Change Affecting Hibernation?
    • How Spliceosomes Process RNA
    • Intracellular Receptor Model
    • Activation of Helper T Cells
    • Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles
    • Miller-Urey Experiment
    • Propagation of an Action Potential Along an Unmyelinated Axon
    • Restriction Endonucleases

    May 11, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 3359

  • Free books

    Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Melanie if you’d like any of them for your department. Most of these books cover topics like finance, investing, interpersonal relations, family, marriage, parenthood, and child development.

    May 5, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 1534

  • Gardening resources

    It’s May in Minnesota, which means it’s time to start planning our gardens! We’ve got hundreds of books and ebooks on all kinds of gardening, which you can also find in our virtual Gardening & Landscaping collection or currently on display in the Library.


    Ebooks Minnesota offers ebooks on gardening for kids, attracting butterflies, indoor gardening, landscaping with native plants, square foot gardening, and more.


    Gardening and Horticulture is one of our Gale databases, with millions of articles on the scientific aspects of horticulture as well as practical gardening information.

    May 2, 2022 • Uncategorized • Views: 1725

  • Films on Demand update

    Films On Demand added 618 new videos in March. Take a look!

     

    April 6, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 1487

  • National Poetry Month 2022

    April is National Poetry Month and you’ll find lots of poetry in our print and online collections. Visit these sites for more poetry resources:

    • Academy of American Poets
    • League of Minnesota Poets
    • Library of Congress Poetry Resources
    • The Poetry Archive
    • Poetry Foundation
    • Southern MN Poets Society
     

    Stop by and check out our poetry display!

    April 5, 2022 • Topical • Views: 2441

  • New titles

    Check out the new books and videos we added to our collection in March. Here are just a few of the new titles:

    BF575 It's OK That You're Not OK HF5415.5 Ignore Your Customers, and They'll Go Away HF5548.4 Microsoft 365 in Easy Steps
    NA7533 Tiny House Handbook QA76.9 CompTIA Security+ Exam Guide TA593 Drone Technology in Architecture, Engineering and Construction
    TD657.4 Sustainable Stormwater Management TL269 Automotive Brake Systems TR267 Complete Guide to Smartphone Photography

    April 4, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 2055

  • Free books

    Please see the latest spreadsheet of Library discards and contact Melanie if you’d like any of them for your department. Most of these books cover topics like accounting, business communication, presentations, advertising, and personal finance.

    March 30, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 1497

  • Opposing Viewpoints update

    Opposing Viewpoints is constantly adding and updating coverage of current events and social issues, perfect for students writing argument papers. Here are some new and recently updated topics:

     

    • Book Banning
    • Bureau of Indian Affairs
    • Drones
    • Factory Farming
    • Gun Control
    • Poverty
    • School Start Times
    • Sex Education

     

    March 21, 2022 • Collection Updates • Views: 2232

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