Open Library: Lending Library

Ohrstrom Library is a member of the Open Library: Lending Library program. What is it? A collection currently containing about 200,000 eBooks. Collection contents:  A wide amalgamation of out-of-copyright, in-copyright, fiction, non-fiction and children’s stories. Where is it?  http://openlibrary.org/borrow Key … Continued

New Reference Book: The Thirties in America

The Thirties in America edited by Thomas Tandy Lewis, Salem Press, 2011. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 973.92 SA3 1930 Almost 700 essays span this 3-volume set.  Essays focus on important people, ideas, and innovations of the 1930s.  Volume … Continued

New Reference Book: Trials of the Century

Trials of the Century: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture and the Law by Scott P. Johnson, ABC-CLIO, 2011. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 345.73 J637T A 2-volume set presenting U.S. trials that have captured the public throughout the last … Continued

New Reference Book: Encyclopedia of the Vampire

Encyclopedia of the Vampire edited by S. T. Joshi, Greenwood, 2011. Find it in Ohrstrom at: REF 809.9 J78V Presents the vampire within the context of literary works, religion, folklore, film and television, and people. Entry Examples: “Angel” Children’s Vampire … Continued