Two times this week, I found myself searching for a book on our library website. The first was while I was scrolling through social media and came across the story of Nadia Murad, a Yazidi woman who escaped sexual enslavement by ISIS and was recently awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. I typed in www.fvrl.org, did a quick search for her book, "The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State", clicked "place hold" and Voila! So easy! So quick!
Then, yesterday as I was attending my son's Winter Band Concert, his instructor was introducing one of their songs called "Escape From the Deep". He explained how the song was written about the sinking of the USS Tang submarine during WWII and how 9 men astonishingly survived. I did a quick search on the library's catalog website for "Tang Submarine" and found the book titled, "Escape From The Deep" by Alex Kershaw. Within ten seconds the book was placed on hold.
How amazing is it that we have technology available at our fingertips in which we can have access to so much knowledge. And how extraordinary is it that our libraries have such a magnificent assortment of books available for us to read. And not only that, but now we have multiple options as to how we want these books delivered to us--in actual book form, Kindle, Audio, large print, etc.!
It is a truly marvelous time to be alive!
What book will you search for next? www.fvrl.org
Then, yesterday as I was attending my son's Winter Band Concert, his instructor was introducing one of their songs called "Escape From the Deep". He explained how the song was written about the sinking of the USS Tang submarine during WWII and how 9 men astonishingly survived. I did a quick search on the library's catalog website for "Tang Submarine" and found the book titled, "Escape From The Deep" by Alex Kershaw. Within ten seconds the book was placed on hold.
How amazing is it that we have technology available at our fingertips in which we can have access to so much knowledge. And how extraordinary is it that our libraries have such a magnificent assortment of books available for us to read. And not only that, but now we have multiple options as to how we want these books delivered to us--in actual book form, Kindle, Audio, large print, etc.!
It is a truly marvelous time to be alive!
What book will you search for next? www.fvrl.org
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