In Celebration of National Library Week 2012

From Proquest – SIRS Knowledge Source, CultureGrams™   Historical Newspapers, The New York Times 1851-2008 and Los Angeles Times 1881-1988 ProQuest is happy to join you in celebrating National Library Week. Here’s what we’re bringing to the party April 8-14, 2012. Sweepstakes: Start here…for a chance to win. During the week, visit the ProQuest Facebook [...]

It’s Coming!

Many of you are familiar with our eBook, audiobook, music, and video download website from OverDrive (HTTP://ebooks.lvccld.org).  Now we have a chance to take this popular service to our patrons with the Digital Bookmobile, a high-tech tractor-trailer that creates an immersive download experience built around our ‘Virtual Branch’ download website. To preview this exciting vehicle [...]

Plan Ahead for June Programs: Home Safety Month

Here is the fifth installment of ideas for incorporating health programming into your overall library programming strategy from Health and Wellness  Resource Center. Keep looking  for us on the first of each month to find programming ideas for three months out. Still working on spring programming? See March: National Nutrition Month, April: Autism Awareness Month, and May: Healthy Vision Month. [...]

On the Road — Virtually

The Virtual Library is getting ready to launch our grant funded website – On the Road — Virtually! A website  designed to enhance library programs and let patrons know what they missed! It has a sampling of programs hosted by our libraries as well  how-to tutorials and storytimes. It is still under development but it [...]

Online Book Discussion – Call of the Canyon

 Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Audio Book Discussions: Call of the Canyon, by Zane Grey  When Glen Kilbourne returns shell-shocked from World War I, he travels to Arizona to recover. He and his fiancee, Carley Burch, find the rugged Arizona landscape to be a strange test of their love. We’ll be discussing [...]

Online Audio Book Discussion – 36 Yalta Boulevard

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.  Pacific Audio Book Discussions: 36 Yalta Boulevard, by Olen Steinhauer  Set in Eastern Europe in 1966, this is the tale of Brano Sev, who has been framed by a fellow spy. In order to redeem himself, he tracks a person of interest who has appeared in his childhood [...]

Digital Bookmobile Advertising on Library Website

Checkout the Just for Kids page and try catching the Digital Bookmobile as it drives across the screen. Be quick or you’ll miss it!