Navajo County Library District

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Join the Online Book Clubs

Book Clubs

Read books in your email. New books each week. Sample 2-3 chapters. Click Here

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Tax forms?

Federal forms

AZ State forms

(Printed Federal forms are available in the libraries at Lakeside, Show Low, Snowflake, & Winslow. In Holbrook, forms are at the County Complex and the Justice Court on Buffalo St.)

Use eSequels to quickly find out what book comes next in a series. (This resource is for our Navajo County patrons only. For patron barcode, type in the first 4 numbers of your library card only)

Download Audiobooks for all ages from anywhere 24/7!

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60,000+ Maps: political, physical, population, Bible, precipitation, climate maps, and more!

Ebsco's reference resources including full-text magazines & newspapers.

LibraryElf.org

Track your library books. Let Elf help you manage your library loans and holds. Avoid overdues with email alerts. Check multiple library cards. Track books, DVDs, CDs, videos, etc. Join for free. Please click here to create your account.

NoveList is a comprehensive readers' advisory solution for fiction lovers. NoveList will help you to answer the question of what to read next.

LibraryThing.com

Catalog your books online

What is your library worth to you? How much would you pay out-of-pocket for your library services?
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Get Connected @ Your Library!

Rim Community Library patrons in Heber/Overgaard can enjoy fast new computers at their library due to the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program stimulus grant. Here are just a few in use. No waiting now, so take advantage of the high-speed Internet access @ the Library Rim library computer use

Likewise, you can see some of the abundance of computers available at the Show Low Public Library. If you need great online access, think of your library. Also, check the event calendar for the computer classes taught at the Show Low library on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Show Low Library computers

Rim Community Library Gets Annual Support

County Librarian Geneva Durkee presented the Rim Community Library volunteers with their annual support check for $10,000 in January. Present are Ann, Mary, Geneva, Michaele, and Kathleen. These funds will help the library with its expansion project, besides paying for utilities and operating expenses.

Kill Alex Cross, by James Patterson

Downloadable Audiobooks - A New Download Site

Navajo County Library District's vendor for downloadable audiobooks, Recorded Books, has changed the method of downloading from EbscoHost to OneClickDigital starting with the New Year. Please use the new link posted on the right side of the page (or below). You will need to create a new account for yourself. You can use the same user name and password that you used with EbscoHost, but you will still need to create the account. It does not transfer from EbscoHost. If you are accessing within one of our public libraries, you will not need your library card. However, if you are accessing for the first time remotely from home, business or school, you will need to type in your library card number before you can create an account.

Please let library staff know if you are having difficulties with OneClickDigital.

Arizona Memory Project - New Collection to View

George Burr George Burr Etchings at the Arizona Capitol Museum

George Burr, born in Monroe Falls, Ohio in 1859, began sketching and painting by the time he was 8. By age 11 he knew he wanted to be an artist. By 14 he experimented with etching. In 1877 he attended a business college in Oskaloosa, Iowa and then 1878-79 studied at the Chicago Academy of Design. This collection of 47 etchings is some of his best work and was donated to the Arizona Capitol Museum by the estate of Carolann Smurthwait.

Commemorate President's Day this month

To commemorate Presidents' Day, listen to these presidential inaugural addresses:

HARRY TRUMAN INAUGURAL - January 20, 1949

JOHN F. KENNEDY INAUGURAL - January 20, 1961

LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON INAUGURAL - January 20, 1965

RICHARD M. NIXON INAUGURAL - January 20, 1969

JIMMY CARTER INAUGURAL - January 20, 1977

RONALD REAGAN INAUGURAL- January 20, 1981

GEORGE H.W. BUSH INAUGURAL - January 20, 1989

WILLIAM J. CLINTON INAUGURAL - January 20, 1993

GEORGE W. BUSH INAUGURAL - January 20, 2001

BARACK OBAMA INAUGURAL - January 20, 2009

Genealogy Database Adds Collections

Our subscription to Ancestry Library Edition includes over 7,500 databases, offering you billions of records in census data, vital records, immigration records, military records, and more. Ancestry Library Edition is available from the link on our Genealogy page. This resource must be used in the library - in any of our twelve public libraries. Start your family tree research today!

New, notable collections include:

*U.S. Compiled Service Records, Post-Revolutionary War Volunteer Soldiers, 1784-1811

*U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

*London, England Wills and Probate, 1525-1858

*West Yorkshire, England, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921; Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985; Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1512-1812; Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906

*New South Wales, Australia, Records of Appointments to Government Offices, 1814-1825; Public Service Lists, 1858-1870

*Motion Picture Studio Directories, 1919 and 1921

Read a book, give a book

Do you want to encourage your kids to read and at the same time help out a worthy cause? We Give Books is an online initiative created by the Pearson Foundation and Penguin Books. Your child can read a book online and then choose a charitable organization to which We Give Books will donate a book. The selections are award-winning books that are both fiction and nonfiction for children up to age ten. Read a book, get a book donated! - It’s that simple! Some examples of campaigns that can receive books you donate are Hope for Haiti, Jumpstart for Young Children, and Room to Read. If you have the Internet at home, just get started, or use your library’s Internet access. Check out www.wegivebooks.org!

Powerful database for general reference

Magill book reviews, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 
photos, maps & flags. Includes Newspaper Source and Novelist.

Designed specifically for public libraries, MasterFILE™ Premier contains full text for nearly 1,700 periodicals covering general reference, business, health, education, general science, multicultural issues and much more. This database also contains full text more than 500 reference books, over 107,000 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of over 510,000 photos, maps & flags.

The best place to work in the U.S? Facebook. Next is Southwest Airlines. To see the rest of the top 50 places to work as voted by employees, click here.

Our Mango Languages subscription has added 7 new languages: Czech ♦ Dutch ♦ Tamil ♦ Slovak ♦ Ukrainian ♦ Croatian ♦ Indonesian ♦ Get ready for your summer travels or upcoming cruise! It’s easy & fun with Mango. Learn at your own pace. Click here to start learning!

Could you be one of 36,000 Americans who have unclaimed money waiting for them in the form of pension program benefits? To find out if you are the rightful owner of some of the almost $197 million in benefits that is unclaimed, just do a quick search on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's website (search.pbgc.gov/mp). The PBGC, which is an agency of the federal government, insures 29,000 pension plans against bankruptcy or termination. Click here to start your search.

Are you interested in historical newspapers? The Library of Congress’s Chronicling America project gives you free full-text access to many newspapers from 1860-1922 from several states. Arizona is one of them. Click here to read about events reported when they actually happened (http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov) and find out more about our state’s history. Get better prepared for the Centennial coming up in 2012.

5 Best Sites to Help Students Prepare for the SATs

One expert who has tutored many kids in preparing for hte SAT test, suggests these free sites for those who cannot afford to pay for tutoring lessons or want resources to study on their own: MathTV.com, MajorTests.com, PurpleMath.com, VocabTest.com, and Math.com

Don't forget, after studying, get test-taking confidence by utilizing Learning Express Library's practice test for the SAT, provided for you at no charge by Navajo County Library District. All you need is a library card. Click here to get started.

Natural Standard, The Authority on Integrative Medicine. Check out our new database! Discover in-depth information on foods, herbs, supplements, vitamins & minerals, acupuncture & chiropractic therapies, yoga & other exercise, genetic diseases, and more. Click here to start. (For Remote Access when not in a library, please click here [note: a library card number is required for this link]).

Click Here for 85 Reasons to be Thankful for Librarians

Who Listens to Playaways?

Find them in the catalog by typing "playaway" in the title search (or just CLICK HERE to browse our collection.)

Commuters love Playaways because they do not have to change CDs or tapes on the go!
Seniors love Playaways because they do not have to fumble with loading or unloading tapes or CDs.
Children love them because they can hear their favorite Kidz bop songs, ghost stories, nursery rhymes over and over without losing any tapes or CDs.
Teens love Playaways because they can hear their classic novel assigned for English class and their friends think they are listening to the latest music and have no idea their buddies are doing their homework!
Everybody loves them because they are portable!