WCCLS also has a list of closures for other libraries in Washington County.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

Included with the Kill A Watt monitors are helpful tips and information on next steps you can take to save energy at home based on what you learn by using the monitor. Let us help you save energy and money by checking out a Kill A Watt monitor at the library today.

The library is looking for a circulation volunteer to work with us Wednesday afternoons 1:00pm – 4:00pm (or 5:00pm, if convenient). Circulation volunteer duties include shelving, checking in materials, organizing carts, and occasionally other projects.

Volunteering is a great way support your library, gain work experience, and get to know our awesome staff and volunteers.

If you are interested, you can download an application to fill out or call 503-292-6416 to speak to Janet.

The different World Books give you access to a plethora of multimedia content, thousands of e-books, and tens of thousands of reference articles. You can even find much of the content in Spanish through Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos.

We also have the 2005 and 2008 print versions of World Book available here in the library if you want to browse through the volumes or check one out.

To access this world of information, all you need is your library card. Read more from WCCLS about World Book Encyclopedia. And if you need any help using the library’s online services, feel free to contact us.

There are many, many people out there who are remembered best by that great first novel they wrote. A few classics that you will recognize include

• Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
• House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
• Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons

 Some recent impressive first efforts include:

• Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
• The Beach by Alex Garland
• The Help by Kathryn Stockett
• The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
• The Shack by William P. Young
• Smilla’s Sense of Snow by Peter Hoeg

Now, for some really new releases, you might consider:

• The Faculty Club by Danny Tobey
• Tinkers by Paul Harding (winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for fiction)
• The Weight of Silence by Heather Gudenkauf
• The Quickening by Michelle Hoover
• Then Came the Evening by Brian Hart.

We’ve barely scratched the surface of the possible new writers out there for readers to discover. Give somebody’s “first” a try, and maybe you’ll discover a new favorite. 

And if you have any suggestions on debut novels, please let us know in the comments below!

They’re all available online from Library2Go, a service offered to you through WCCLS. You can download audiobooks to listen to on your computer, MP3 player, or smartphone. You can download e-books to read on your computer, a Sony Reader, or Barnes & Noble Nook. You can even download videos, including a lot of PBS films and documentaries, to view on your computer. And it’s all available 24/7.

If you’re interested in trying it out, read Library2Go’s overview; it explains what software you will need installed and how to start downloading titles.

And remember to have your library card number handy—you’ll need it to check out and place titles on hold.

Try it, and let us know what you think!