The Today Show ran a segment on the important role libraries play during the recession, and the increased usage that goes along with that - Libraries lend a hand in tough times. We are seeing many of these same effects in Carmel, with more patrons than ever coming in to check out books, read newspapers and magazines, use the computers to look for work, fill out government forms, and check their email.
We have great job hunting resources - books on resumes, cover letters, and interviewing techniques; computers for typing up resumes, even a typewriter! And we have a page of recommended Web resources for the job hunter.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Libraries Lend a Hand in Tough Times
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Marquis Who's Who now online
If you have ever tried to look someone up in Who's Who, you know how difficult that can be. First you have to figure out what year the person was listed in, and then, what series- Who Was Who, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American History, etc. The Who's Who database searches all years and almost all of the series at once. The product includes Who's Who in American Art, but it must be searched separately. You can come into the library to use the database, you can ask the librarian to look someone up for you, or you can use the database from home with your library card. Click below for a list of all the books covered by the product.
Titles Contained in Marquis Who's Who on the Web
Who's Who in America
Who Was Who in America
Who's Who in the World
Who's Who in Asia
Who's Who in American Politics
Who's Who in American Art
Who's Who of American Women
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders
Who's Who in Science & Engineering
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who in Medicine & Healthcare
Who's Who in Finance & Business (formerly Who's Who in Finance & Industry)
Who's Who in 20th Century America
Who's Who in the East
Who's Who in the Midwest
Who's Who in the South & Southwest
Who's Who in the West
Who's Who in Media & Communications
Who's Who in Entertainment
Who's Who in American Education
Who's Who in American Nursing
Who's Who in Religion
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals
Ancestry - Library Edition
Ancestry, Library Edition is now available online at the library. Ancestry is the library edition of the popular geneaology product Ancestry.com. It must be used in the library, at any of the library computers. Your library card gives you access to the library computers, or, if you don't have a library card, ask for a guest pass at the reference desk.
The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time.
The Ancestry Library Edition collection has approximately 4,000 databases including key collections such as U.S. Federal Census images and indexes from 1790 to 1930; the Map Center containing more than 1,000 historical maps; American Genealogical Biographical Index (over 200 volumes); Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage (over 150 volumes); The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1630; Social Security Death Index (updated monthly); WWI Draft Registration Cards; Federal Slave Narratives; and a strong Civil War collection. Ancestry Library Edition updates continually, with more indexes and original images added all the time.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
This April: We Shall Remain
This April, Harrison Memorial Library features WE SHALL REMAIN, a display of materials from the Library's Indian Collection, a unique and extensive collection of books about Native American history and culture.
Premiering April 13, the award-winning PBS program American Experience features We Shall Remain, a five-part television series that shows how Native peoples valiantly resisted expulsion from their lands and fought the extinction of their culture. In honor of this television event, Harrison Library is featuring a special exhibit of materials from its Indian Collection.
Premiering April 13, the award-winning PBS program American Experience features We Shall Remain, a five-part television series that shows how Native peoples valiantly resisted expulsion from their lands and fought the extinction of their culture. In honor of this television event, Harrison Library is featuring a special exhibit of materials from its Indian Collection.
Friday, March 13, 2009
New Magazines at the Library
We have added 25 exciting new magazine titles at our Main library, and 15 new titles to our Youth Services collection, for kids and parents. Click below to see a list of the titles.
Here is a list of the new titles at the Main Library:
Audubon
Business Week
California Gardener
Coastal Living
Consumer Reports on Health
Conde Nast Traveler
Country Life
Fitness
Food & Wine
Glamour
Good Housekeeping
Golf Magazine
GQ
Kiplingers
Martha Stewart Living
Men's Vogue
Nation
National Review
Organic Gardening
Outdoor Life
PC Magazine
Prevention
Seventeen
This Old House
Writer's Digest
And here are the new titles at the Branch Library:
Ask
American Girl
Discovery Girl
National Geographic for Kids
Nick
Nick Jr
Parenting
Preschool Playroom
Shonen Jump
Sparkle World
Shojo Beat
Skateboarder
Thomas and Friends
Wondertime
Zoo Books
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
LIBRARY RECEIVES 5 STARS
Harrison Memorial Library, the treasure of Carmel, has received a 5 star rating in the 2009 Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. Harrison Library is 1 of 5 libraries in California to receive the highest ranking of 5 stars.
Over 7,000 libraries nationwide were rated on per capita statistics of library visits, program attendance, circulation and public Internet computer use from data published by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The service performance of each library was evaluated relative to the performance of peer libraries.
Library Director Janet Cubbage was thrilled to learn of the Harrison Library’s 5 star rating, “The Library staff and Board of Trustees work hard to provide maximum level of services to the community with limited resources available. It is gratifying to be recognized by the Library Journal for our efforts.”
Harrison Memorial Library has been providing free library service for more than 100 years to the residents of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties. For more information on the 2009 Library Journal Index of Public Library Service go to LibraryJournal.com. For more information on the services and programs of Harrison Memorial Library contact Library Director Janet Cubbage at (831) 624-1366.
Over 7,000 libraries nationwide were rated on per capita statistics of library visits, program attendance, circulation and public Internet computer use from data published by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. The service performance of each library was evaluated relative to the performance of peer libraries.
Library Director Janet Cubbage was thrilled to learn of the Harrison Library’s 5 star rating, “The Library staff and Board of Trustees work hard to provide maximum level of services to the community with limited resources available. It is gratifying to be recognized by the Library Journal for our efforts.”
Harrison Memorial Library has been providing free library service for more than 100 years to the residents of Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito counties. For more information on the 2009 Library Journal Index of Public Library Service go to LibraryJournal.com. For more information on the services and programs of Harrison Memorial Library contact Library Director Janet Cubbage at (831) 624-1366.
Reading on the Rise
Reading is on the rise again according to the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. The overall adult literary reading rate increased from 46.7% in 2002 to 50.2% in 2008. The rate rose most rapidly for young adults in the 18-24 year range. Most of the respondents are reading fiction.
"Reading on the Rise" is based on early results of of the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts administered by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the US Census Bureau. It was completed by more than 18,000 American adults. Read more about it here.
"Reading on the Rise" is based on early results of of the 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts administered by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the US Census Bureau. It was completed by more than 18,000 American adults. Read more about it here.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Women's Lives ~ Women's History
Explore the exciting world of women's history through the lives of women who have helped to shape our world! Stop by the library and enjoy the special display in the reading room with biographies on Queen Elizabeth I, Alice Walker, Abigail Adams, Barbara Stanwyck, Rosa Parks, Princess Grace, Anna Akhmatova, Margaret Bourke-White and many more!
Monday, March 2, 2009
Tax Forms
The library has a supply of tax booklets this year, including IRS 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ, and California 540, 540A, 5402ez and 540NR. The California booklets include two copies of all the forms you'll need. IRS forms can be downloaded at irs.gov
You can log on to the library computers to download forms or file your taxes. We do not offer tax assistance at the library, but can refer you to places that offer help.
Charles Darwin bicentenary
To celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth, and the sesquicentenary of the publication of his "Origin of Species," the library has put up a display of books by and about Darwin for the month of March.
Charles Darwin was born in 1809, and published his "Origin of Species" in 1859. We are a little late for Darwin Day, Feb 12, but you can read all about it at www.darwinday.org/, or about the British celebration at Darwin 200.
Charles Darwin was born in 1809, and published his "Origin of Species" in 1859. We are a little late for Darwin Day, Feb 12, but you can read all about it at www.darwinday.org/, or about the British celebration at Darwin 200.
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