Graduating? Searching for a job?

The library display case for May is featuring books that will help you with your job search. We have a great variety of books to guide you through cover letters and resumes as well as how to handle tough interview questions. We have practical manuals for job hunters including career guides, job almanacs, and where to find employment leads. Web based job search information is also available. Get your job search started at the library!

Treasure Hunt Winners

We're pleased to announce the winners of our National Library Week Treasure Hunt. Congratulations to Sounthorne Moua, Oto Usoro, Teresa Callies, and Kari Bibeau!

Sounthorne, Oto, and Teresa each received a Century Bookstore gift certificate, while Kari won a humongous chocolate Book Bunny.

Downloadable Ebooks and Audiobooks

Many of the ebooks and some of the audiobooks in our catalog are now downloadable. In the library catalog, just search for a topic or title. You can limit on the left side under Collection to Internet Resource. You can further limit by Format to either electronic book or sound recording.

For books, only more recent books are downloadable. Just click on the title that interests you, then click on the link that says "An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web". If it's downloadable, the next screen will tell you. In order to download, you will need to sign up for a free Netlibrary account.

The checkout period for the downloaded ebook is one week. You will be able to print 10 pages per day of text. Once the checkout period ends, the file will stay on your device until you delete it, but you will not be able to read the file unless you renew the book.

The downloadable audio is in MP3, can be used on IPods, and the checkout period is three weeks. Again, once the checkout period ends, the file will stay on your device until you delete it, but you will not be able to read the file unless you renew the audiobook.

We hope these downloadable resources help prepare Century for the ebook revolution!

New Books List for March Available

The March 2010 New Books List is available on the Library's What's New web page, http://www.century.mnscu.edu/library/whatsnew.aspx.

New Titles Added to Films on Demand

Films on Demand, one of our streamed video resources, regularly adds new titles. For a list of their recent additions, go to Films on Demand and click on Recently Added Videos.

Even Geese Want to Visit the Library!

Last week during National Library Week, we had several geese who seemed to want to come into the library. They stood outside the door honking for several hours and returned several days in a row. We can only assume that they wanted to view the staff picks and enter the treasure hunt for National Library Week!

Free Databases for National Library Week

Several of our electronic resource vendors are offering free access to a variety of resources for National Library Week.

Check out the options from ProQuest, which include African American Heritage, CultureGrams, and eLibrary.

Gale offers several resources, including Archives Unbound, Career Transitions, GREENR, and Grzimeks Animal Life. Just use the dropdown menu below:

Visit Us During National Library Week April 11-17!

Come celebrate National Library Week with us. Stop in anytime between April 12-17 to view our display of staff picks. While you're here, try our treasure hunt. It only takes 10-15 minutes, and correct completed entries are eligible for a prize drawing. We'll be giving away three $10 gift certificates for the Century Bookstore, alone with a humungous chocolate bunny. There's no better time to visit the library!

Spring is Here!

The library display case for April is featuring gardening and landscaping books. The display case is filled with a great variety of colorful books with beautiful photographs sure to inspire you. We have many books specific to Minnesota and Midwest gardens that can answer your gardening questions. Find out what is best to plant in Minnesota gardens and when to plant. We have ideas for container and small space gardens too. Come to the library and get some great ideas for your garden!