Until recently, buying light bulbs for your home was simple. You selected the watts required, perhaps a 3-way bulb, or maybe some sort of light blue or pink hue. Now go to any home improvement store, and there are walls upon walls of different lights to choose from. CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lights), are very energy […]
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I admit it, I wasn’t a huge fan of Harry Potter when the series first debuted in America 20 years ago on September 1, 1998. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t even aware it existed until around the time the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released. I was “too grown up” […]
Having recently completed a wonderful writing retreat offered through the Chippewa Valley Writer’s Guild, I feel inclined to share my experience and some writing tips with our library blog readers. First, about the experience. (Pst, skip ahead if you’d like to get to the tips.) The writing retreat, run by BJ Hollars and the Chippewa […]
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So, we got up early that Friday (June 8th, 2018) to go to Breakfast In The Valley by 6 a.m. because I had to work at 8 a.m. It was fun to break bread with people whom I wouldn’t normally share a meal. We got through the line quickly and the day was starting out […]
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Consumer Reports is one of our most popular reference magazines, but did you know that you can access Consumer Reports from home or while shopping using your library card?
I live in the country, a ways off the road, in the woods. We are fortunate to see, up close and personal sometimes, many kinds of wildlife. We saw our first bear in about 2008 and now they are regular visitors. I stopped taking walks for a while until a DNR friend of ours said […]
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In my last blog post, I talked about all the amazing things you can do during the summer here in Eau Claire. Among those were some sweet music festivals and events like Country Jam, Blue Ox Music Festival, or Sounds Like Summer Concert Series, and I hope you were able to check them out. If […]
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If someone loved a book enough that they felt the need to share it, you are bound to be on the right track for your next favorite read. I absolutely love when people share the title of a book that they enjoyed. It is also exciting when you learn that a celebrity is an avid […]
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For the past sixteen days, I have been raising caterpillars in our kitchen. On June 28, my 5-year-old came home from the last day of her Chippewa Valley Montessori summer school program with a small empty ice cream container with a hole covered by window screen and a handout on finding caterpillar eggs and fostering […]
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I was thinking the other day about interviewing as we just recently finished a round of interviews for an open position we had here at the library. I thought I would share information you should know. How you present yourself is important. Do your homework. Know something about the business, institution etc. that you are […]
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I Used to See the Light
/in Blog, Curiosities, Special Interest/by Charlie, Reference ServicesUntil recently, buying light bulbs for your home was simple. You selected the watts required, perhaps a 3-way bulb, or maybe some sort of light blue or pink hue. Now go to any home improvement store, and there are walls upon walls of different lights to choose from. CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lights), are very energy […]
Happy Birthday, Harry!
/in Blog, Library Events, Special Interest, Your Community/by Isa, Programming LibrarianI admit it, I wasn’t a huge fan of Harry Potter when the series first debuted in America 20 years ago on September 1, 1998. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t even aware it existed until around the time the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released. I was “too grown up” […]
Writing Right
/in Blog, Library Services, Special Interest, Your Community/by Bradley, Reference ServicesHaving recently completed a wonderful writing retreat offered through the Chippewa Valley Writer’s Guild, I feel inclined to share my experience and some writing tips with our library blog readers. First, about the experience. (Pst, skip ahead if you’d like to get to the tips.) The writing retreat, run by BJ Hollars and the Chippewa […]
Me and Anthony Bourdain (June 25, 1956 – June 8, 2018)
/in Blog, Special Interest/by Peter, Circulation PageSo, we got up early that Friday (June 8th, 2018) to go to Breakfast In The Valley by 6 a.m. because I had to work at 8 a.m. It was fun to break bread with people whom I wouldn’t normally share a meal. We got through the line quickly and the day was starting out […]
Careful Consumers
/in Blog, Library Services/by Kevin, Reference AssistantConsumer Reports is one of our most popular reference magazines, but did you know that you can access Consumer Reports from home or while shopping using your library card?
Wildlife, or Simply Life, in Southern Eau Claire County
/in Blog, Special Interest, Your Community/by Kathy, Reference Associate & Home Delivery CoordinatorI live in the country, a ways off the road, in the woods. We are fortunate to see, up close and personal sometimes, many kinds of wildlife. We saw our first bear in about 2008 and now they are regular visitors. I stopped taking walks for a while until a DNR friend of ours said […]
Bring the Festival Home!
/in Blog, Library Services, Special Interest, Your Community/by Jon, Reference ServicesIn my last blog post, I talked about all the amazing things you can do during the summer here in Eau Claire. Among those were some sweet music festivals and events like Country Jam, Blue Ox Music Festival, or Sounds Like Summer Concert Series, and I hope you were able to check them out. If […]
Reading with the Stars
/in Blog, Special Interest/by Michaela, Technical ServicesIf someone loved a book enough that they felt the need to share it, you are bound to be on the right track for your next favorite read. I absolutely love when people share the title of a book that they enjoyed. It is also exciting when you learn that a celebrity is an avid […]
An (Amateur) Lepidopterist’s Journal
/in Blog, Curiosities, Special Interest/by Anna, Reference & Digital Services LibrarianFor the past sixteen days, I have been raising caterpillars in our kitchen. On June 28, my 5-year-old came home from the last day of her Chippewa Valley Montessori summer school program with a small empty ice cream container with a hole covered by window screen and a handout on finding caterpillar eggs and fostering […]
The Art of the Interview
/in Blog, Library Services, Special Interest/by Renee, Reference Services ManagerI was thinking the other day about interviewing as we just recently finished a round of interviews for an open position we had here at the library. I thought I would share information you should know. How you present yourself is important. Do your homework. Know something about the business, institution etc. that you are […]