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If you are thinking about how to get e-books from our library onto your Nook or Kindle or other portable device, please read the following two articles.  They explains the whole process:

 OVERDRIVE AUDIOBOOKS

PART I: WHAT YOU WILL NEED
You will need:
• A valid Merlin card from any Merlin library in the NWLS area
• OverDrive Media Console (OMC) software downloaded to your computer
• Access to the audiobooks on OverDrive
OverDrive Media Console (OMC)
OverDrive Media Console allows you to download and enjoy OverDrive WMA Audiobooks on most Windows® computers. You can use OMC to navigate, play, and bookmark OverDrive titles, and to manage and customize your media library. OMC includes a built-in Transfer Wizard that allows you to transfer titles to your supported portable player in just a few clicks. For audiobooks that may be burned to CD, OMC includes a Burn Wizard that allows you to burn to CD without installing any extra software.
To download and install OMC, click here.

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Weekly News Article

Friends of the Library  Second Saturday Used Book Sale is scheduled for February 1st from
10 am to 1 pm in our Nexen Community Room.  Your Valentine deserves some good books!

Forts Folle Avoine  The Burnett County Historical Society has a history research library at Forts Folle Avoine north of Webster and South of Danbury.  It is open to the public on Wednesdays from 10 am to 4 pm.  Information in the history research collection includes newpapers, photographs, maps, microfilm, cemetery records, homestead records, scrapbooks, interviews and census records.  We have a list at our library of the books and reference materials housed in their research collection.  They are also in need of volunteers to assist in various capacities at the historical society.  For more information call 715-866-8890.

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Our new facility

We are finally settled into our new library facility and loving it!

Here are some pictures of the Grand Opening day: 


http://www.flickr.com/photos/webster54893

 

Sampling e-books

OverDrive "eBook Samples" have been added to the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) Digital Books catalog for patrons who wish to sample ten percent of a story immediately on their computer or mobile device before deciding to check it out, ultimately reducing holds and wait lists.  A "Sample" button will appear below the jacket of eBooks that can be previewed.  For more information visit the OverDrive Digital Library Blog:
http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2011/09/27/ebook-samples-give-customers-instant-access-to-content/

 To sample eBooks, visit the WPLC Digital Dounload Center and browse throught ilsts of eBooks:
http://dbooks.wplc.info/43AEF522-782C-4DE0-8CC9-465714ADF161/10/355/en/Default.htm

 

New Books

ADULT BOOKS
• "Believing the Lie" by Elizabeth George
• "Hidden Summit" by Robyn Carr
• "The Merchant's Daughter" by Melanie Dickerson
• "Rope" by Nevada Barr
• "Shut Your Eyes Tight" by John Verdon
• "Think of a Number" by John Verdon
• "Sleepwalker" by Karen Robards
• "77 Shadow Street" by Dean Koontz
• "D.C. Dead" by Stuart Woods
• "Clash of Kings" by George R. R. Martin
• "Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
• "Feast for Crows" by George R. R. Martin
• "Game of Thorns" by George R. R. Martin
• "Storm of Swords" by George R. R. Martin
• "Taken" by Robert Crais

ADULT NON-FICTION BOOKS
• "Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post-Consumer World" by Kelly Coyne
• "Dogs in the Hot Moon: T.J. Sheehan and the Great Sioux Uprising of 1862" by Michael Sheehan

CHILDREN'S BOOKS
• "Suppose You Met a Dinosaur" by Judy Sierra
• "I'm Fast" by Jim McMullan
• "Little Dog Lost" by Monica Carnesi
• "One Cool Friend" by Toni Buzzeo
• "Crocodile Tears" by Alex Beard
• "In Your Dreams" by Lesie Jonath (Board Book)
• "The Napping House" by Don Wood (Board Book)
• "Only in Dreams" by Paul Frank (Board Book)
• "A Bed of your Own" by Mij Kelly
• "Puss In Boots: The Cat. The Boots. The Legend" by Tina Gallo
• "My First Spanish Phrases" by Jill Kalz
• "Staying Safe Online" by Sally Lee
• "Just Because You're Mine" by Sally Lloyd-Jones
• "Peek-a-boo Penguins" by Ruth Owen: "Colors and Shapes", "Numbers and Counting", "Ready for Reading", "Sounds and Letters"

YOUNG ADULT
• "Thirst No. 2" by Christopher Pike
• "Fallen in Love" by Lauren Kate

DVDs
• "The Puzzling Pyramids of Mexico" (Ancient Civilizations Series)

LARGE PRINT BOOKS
• "Murder by Mocha" by Cleo Coyle
• "Hard Knocks" by Howie Carr
• "Operation Napolean" by Arnaldur Indridason
• "Cell 8" by Anders Roslund

 

 

Mystery Book Club

Click on the link to see a photo from the recent Murder Mayhem Book Club mystery dinner party

http://www.flickr.com/photos/webster54893

 
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