Washington County Public Library

Get ready, gearheads and gadgeteers, Popular Science, in collaboration with Google books, has put it’s entire scanned archive online, for free. These are direct scans and even include the advertising, so all of you old advertising fans and graphic designers, take a look!
You can access it at http://www.popsci.com/archives. It’s searchable, and works on the iPhone too!

You gotta check this out, a whole middle school in Florida got together and made this “flash mob dance” video about reading, you can see it on their website http://vimeo.com/9466747. It’s awesome!
Pick up a book and read!

Hey all you mystery fans! Be sure to come to the library on Monday, March 1st to get your free copy of the Dashiell Hammett book, The Maltese Falcon. We’re giving away copies of this book to those who will read it, then come to participate in book discussions during March. We need volunteers to lead discussions at several different times throughout March, so if you are interested in leading a book discussion please email the library at washingtoncopl at bellsouth dot net. On March 1st we will have several games of Clue going at different times throughout the day, as well as a seek-and-find for clues throughout the library, please come in on the 1st and participate in this fun event.

Announcing the circulation of sony E-Book readers, now at Washington County Public Library. This is a brand-new service for us, and we’re starting small, with one E-book reader right now, and 25 titles to choose from. Three more E-Book readers are coming soon, and of course more E-Book titles. The Ebook readers will check out like a regular book, as will the titles you are interested in. At this time you can request or reserve the Ebook reader and the titles using our online catalog, or you can send me an email at jwandrey at washingtonkylibrary.org, and I will put the requested titles on the reader and make sure it’s charged up. At this time you have to be 18, or have someone who is 18 or over in your family to be the responsible person to check out the reader. (It’s a $350 item, so you have to sign a waiver too, just like with any other expensive equipment)
We will be glad to show you how to use it when you check it out, or come in and ask for a demonstration! Current titles include: “The girl with the dragon tattoo” by Steig Larsson, “Handle with Care” by Jodi Picoult, “Breaking Dawn” by Stephanie Meyer, “The Apostle” by Brad Thor, and “Finger Lickin’ Fifteen” by Janet Evanovich, to name just a few.

Get ready to participate in the Big Read! It’s coming, and you don’t want to miss it! Get your free copy of the Maltese Falcon (book) at the library on Monday, March 1st, and while you are there don’t forget to sign up to lead or participate in a book discussion. More information coming soon.