Read Without Walls, a new blog devoted to internet sites that fulfill the traditional role of the library by providing access to books online. Posts will profile specific web sites, including commentary from library director Andrew Winkel.

Every May-June the library evaluates magazine subscriptions for the next year. Most magazines are renewed, but changes to subscription costs or publishing changes causes constant reshuffling of titles. New to the library this year are the following magazines:

• Biblical Archaeology Review
• Guideposts
• Midwest Living
• Newsweek
• Prehistoric Times
• Quilter's World
• The Writer

Of course some titles will be fading away. This year's magazines that will be phased out of the library's holdings include:

• Quilter's Newsletter Magazine
• Skeptical Enquirer
• US News and World Report.

All magazines are available to circulate for one week. There are more than forty-five titles available at the library. We keep the most recent issues on display and then all current calendar year issues plus all issues from the previous calendar year in our back holdings.

The May edition of the library newsletter is available for preview or download on the Newsletters page. Check it out!

Search our holdings, Lincoln Trails, or all the libraries in the world using the WorldCat search window. Just click the WorldCat link in the side bar, or visit http://cliftonpubliclibrary.worldcat.org/.

CLICK THIS LINK to see our DVD Collection. This link is a memorized search from LINC catalog, and includes only video titles held by the Clifton Public Library sorted alphabetically.

A Fourth workstation is available for patron use. Although not a new workstation, it has been updated and has Microsoft Office 2007 installed. In fact, all of our patron workstations have been updated to include Microsoft Office 2007.

Look for loads of books off-site at 465 North Wilson Drive on Friday, July 10,  and Saturday, July 11. All books are available for a free-will donation. We have over fifty boxes of books to sell, plus other items like our old patron computer workstations and even the computer desks! Check out the sale between 8 A.M. and 4 P.M.

Three brand new computer workstations have been installed along the north wall of the library.
Each workstation has a 22 inch flat screen computer monitor and uses Windows XP. Although the machines do not yet have Microsoft Office, they do include Star Office, a less well known office suite that can provide compatibility with Microsoft Office products. Microsoft Office will be added at a later time.
Library patrons are reminded that use of the computers requires signed computer use and internet use forms. Patrons should expect only twenty minutes of computer time to allow all patrons access to the machines.

We've added some great Do It Yourself titles to help you get those honey-do lists a little more honey-done.
From the Stanley Complete series: Flooring, Tiling, Trimwork, and Built-ins
From Black and Decker's Complete Guide series: Decks, Plumbing, and Home Repair
For Gardening: All New Square Foot Gardening

70+ children's books are available for checkout after the Tuesday, February 17th, children's program. New titles range from picture books to easy readers to chapter books. All titles are hardcover and were selected based on their literary merit and readability. Libri titles will remain on display in the children's area upstairs until the end of February.