Blog entries - September 2012

Fiber Coming Soon!

Heather — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:55:24 +0100

Fiber to the library is coming soon! The Library Board of Trustees, director and staff’s desired outcome of providing a faster more efficient Internet connection to the library’s computers is almost realized. NoaNet is nearer to their completion date. Bringing the library’s existing network up-to-date required an upgrade for gigabit speeds to the library’s computers, which was completed in July. The library’s ...

Storytimes for All Ages!

Heather — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 20:31:50 +0100

It's about time for children's storytimes to begin again!

Beginning October 1st and continuing every Monday...

Toddlers: 11 to 11:30am
Babies: 11:30 to 11:45am
Preschoolers: 2:30 to 3pm

Storytimes will continue into April 2013! Please contact Sue or Janet at 382-4131.

Rural libraries to circulate eBook readers, thanks to grant!

Heather — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:56:37 +0100

Thanks to a recent grant award, library users in many southeastern Washington communities soon will be able to bring home books on a lightweight eBook reader.

The grant is named “eREADS in eWA”: Encourage Reading, Expanding Access and Device Sharing in Eastern Washington.

The Asotin County Library, Columbia County Rural Library District, Denny Ashby Library (Pomeroy), Neill Public Library (Pullma...

Banned Book Week: Celebrate your Right to Read!

Heather — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:25:50 +0100

Banned Book Week will soon be upon us. Between September 30th and October 6th, stop by the library and check out a "banned" or challenged book to celebrate your Right to Read. Libraries across the country take this annual event to highlight the importance of freedom of access to information and the hazards of censorship.

You can learn more...

NYT Bestselling Author, Gregg Olsen, to visit Library TODAY!

Heather — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:54:27 +0100

New York Times Bestselling Author, Gregg Olsen, will be at the Dayton Memorial library tonight from 6:30 to 8pm to talk about his books and his new YA series, 'The Empty Coffin."

"A Seattle native who lives in Washington State, Gregg has seen the darker side of the Pacific Northwest and knows a little more about the area than your average guy. “There is something dark and beau...

September is Library Card Month!

Heather — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:30:13 +0100

Your Library Card... the Smartest Card in your Wallet!

With your CCRLD library card, you can:

Borrow books, movies (DVD & Blu-Ray), audiobooks on CD, music on CD, Playaways, magazines, and puzzles!
Get access to excellent research resources, including databases on automotive repair, peer-reviewed journals and articles, Consumer Reports, World Book Encyclopedia, as well as HeritageQuest genealogy and Historic MapWorks!
Check out eBooks for your Kindle, Nook, iPad, or download "...

New Books for August 2012

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:42:21 +0100

New books for the month of August:

We added 420 new materials for the month, spanning Young Adult/Teen, Fiction, Sci-Fi, Mysteries, Northwest, Biographies, General Non-Fiction, Children's books, Audio CDs, DVDs, and Christian Fiction!