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  1. A Database a Day

    We all know good nutrition and physical exercise are very important to our health, but more recently we have been reading about the value of exercising our minds to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Librarian Phyllis thinks ...

    05/16/2016 - 08:11 - 0 comments

  2. Updated & renamed Services page at Metrolibrary.org

    The Services page at metrolibrary.org has been updated and renamed to Learn & Explore . We hope this page is more appealing and useable to you and your members. Tags:  Website ...

    05/16/2016 - 11:01 - 0 comments

  3. The Greatest Music Ever Written

    The largest poll taken concerning classical music is the annual Classic FM Hall of Fame. Every January the British radio station asks its listeners to write in their favorite three pieces of music. The thousands of votes are tallied and ...

    06/01/2016 - 14:37 - 1 comment

  4. No one expects the Spanish Acquisition!

    You may have noticed the  Recently Added eBooks  section of the OverDrive catalog  contains a number of Spanish-language titles. This is because the 200 or so most recently added eBooks to the OverDrive collection are, in fact, Spanish ...

    06/15/2016 - 14:05 - 0 comments

  5. A new, friendlier search interface from EBSCO

    EBSCO is rolling out a new search interface called  Explora  that provides the ability to simultaneously search a number of our EBSCO databases and our always available eBook collection from EBSCO.  ...

    06/30/2016 - 10:23 - 2 comments

  6. Pokémon Go tutorial

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    08/10/2016 - 08:40 - 1 comment

  7. UPDATE: Best's Library Center

    UPDATE (8.15): We will not have a subscription to the print sets of Property and Casualty and Life and Health so we will no longer have a subscription to Best's in print or digital formats. ...

    08/16/2016 - 13:25 - 0 comments

  8. We're not in New York anymore Todo

    I have to admit picking up your whole entire life and moving across the country is a tough transition. Coming from my hometown of Lockport, NY being known for the Erie canal Locks and 20 minutes from Niagara Falls has been a culture shock to say ...

    09/22/2016 - 12:44 - 24 comments

  9. Return of the Mag

    Have you ever been reading The Economist and thought, "You know, instead of hearing about Henry Kissinger's plan to solve Middle East tensions, I'd like to know about his beach bod workout, when his new album drops, or to whom he ...

    09/30/2016 - 08:21 - 0 comments

  10. New OverDrive site is live for members today (10/19)

    There's now a link on our OverDrive catalog for the public to preview the new site that will debut on Wed, 11/2. Relevant articles at OverDrive Help have been updated to assist members and if you haven't had a chance, you can ...

    10/19/2016 - 11:36 - 0 comments

  11. Coming soon: Discovery service

    We will soon roll out a product called EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) that will allow members to use a single search interface to search our catalog (LS2PAC), our eBook collection from EBSCO, and many of our databases. The EDS search bar will ...

    10/27/2016 - 08:52 - 2 comments

  12. Updates to the OverDrive Page

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    01/28/2017 - 11:19 - 1 comment

  13. The FAQs of (Library) Life

    The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page contains answers to questions we've received and which you've probably received as well. The FAQ can be accessed at  help.metrolibrary.org  or by clicking the green  Questions/Help  button at ...

    04/11/2017 - 14:23 - 0 comments

  14. Fixing the "Session has expired" error message

    Make sure you're running the most recent version of the OverDrive app and then: ...

    07/14/2017 - 14:44 - 0 comments

  15. Virtual Library to launch on Monday, Sept. 11

    The Virtual Library (the group formerly known as the Call Center/Virtual Library and Library On [the] Line) will go live on Monday, September 11. In addition to answering calls made to 405.231.8650 (i.e. the Downtown Library), we'll respond ...

    09/08/2017 - 10:51 - 2 comments

  16. A note about Kindle titles & OverDrive's recent update

    If a member checks out a Kindle title, sets their reading preferences to Kindle: ...

    10/31/2017 - 16:21 - 2 comments

  17. An Update on the Virtual Library

    Still reading? Great, clickbait headline successful. For those of you interested in what's going on in the Virtual Library (VL), I wanted to share an update. The VL opened its virtual doors on Monday, Sept. 11 and has been operating 70 hours ...

    11/04/2017 - 09:32 - 5 comments

  18. 5 Search Features in Libby That Every Bookworm Will Love

    In the Virtual Library (VL), we've been encouraging members to try OverDrive's new app, Libby . It has several benefits over the OverDrive app: ...

    12/08/2017 - 15:45 - 0 comments

  19. Updates to Support Resources

    The How-To Guides have been updated to remove Freegal and add a section about our eBooks from EBSCO. Feel free to print these guides on demand or print and display for customers to help themselves. ...

    07/22/2018 - 17:00 - 1 comment

  20. What to expect from a Cash Audit at your location

    As a responsible steward of public funds, the Metropolitan Library System has established procedures for handling and depositing cash collected through normal operations and donations.  These procedures include best practices reviewed by our audit ...

    04/03/2019 - 10:39 - 0 comments

  21. UPDATED: Discovery Service is Live!

    Update 01-03-17 ...

    02/17/2017 - 15:56 - 16 comments

  22. The Lodger: New Music for a Hitchcock Classic - Libretto (The Classical Music Blog)

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    10/12/2015 - 07:55 - 1 comment

  23. Opera: or What NOT to Do in a Relationship - Libretto

    Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. This can be a very happy occasion for the person in a healthy relationship. For the rest of civilization, it is yet another day to mourn love lost and to remember past romantic failures. Sometimes ...

    02/10/2016 - 12:15 - 1 comment

  24. Vivaldi: the Life and Music of the Red Priest

    Ever wonder what a 275 year-old violin sounds like? Musical expert and Associate Librarian Breck tells you where you can hear it in this celebration of the life of the great Italian composer, Antonio Vivaldi. Known as a technical wizard on ...

    03/09/2016 - 12:18 - 3 comments

  25. Every Season of Downton - In Haiku!

    Missing Downton Abbey something fierce? Librarian Anna has summarized the entire series into six haikus in celebration of National Poetry Month! TO READ THE REST OF THIS POST (AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS), VISIT http://www ...

    04/14/2016 - 10:23 - 2 comments

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