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April 17, 2009

The Oregon 150 Booklist

To help commemorate Oregon’s sesquicentennial, the Oregon State Library is pleased to announce the Oregon 150 Booklist. The list consists of 150 books for children, teens and adults that describe the Oregon experience, including fiction, non-fiction, history, and poetry.

The books are available in libraries and bookstores and are highly recommended for all Oregonians to read during the sesquicentennial.

The list is available to download in PDF and Word formats.

April 15, 2009

Reference Help by Text Message

You can now send questions to the reference desk by text message. Here's how it works:

* Address your text message to 246246
* Start off the message with "send hathelp"
* Add your message

The librarian at the reference desk will receive an IM with your text message. Our response back to you will still be sent to your phone like any other text.

This service should work with most major carriers, but if you try it and find it doesn't work for you, please send us an email and let us know who your cell carrier is. That way we can update our information about the service. We'd also like to hear from you if you experience any problems using this service.

Please remember that your cell phone carrier may charge you for each text message sent and received. The library is not responsible for these charges.

April 14, 2009

March's Newest Arrivals

The Hatfield Library acquired 336 new books and 60 new dvds in March.

New Searching Tool

The Hatfield Library has a new preferred search alerting service, which can allow you to store a search within your library account.

Some of the benefits:
1. Receive e-mail alerts of new items on a topic that interests you.
2. Keep track of a complex search that you might want to use again.
3. Store a search that you will run on a regular basis.

Follow the link above for full instructions, or visit the reference desk.