Graphic Lit Has a Home!

We now have a brand new collection here at the library. It's right past our self pick-up holds towards the Reference Desk. Here you'll find an assortment of Fiction and Non-Fiction that use pictures alongside words to tell the story or convey information. Graphic Literature. Here you'll find biographies, short stories, historical fiction, alternate histories and on and on.

I just picked up my very first graphic novel on Monday. It only took me about an hour to finish it, which was a refreshing change of pace. Be sure to take a look at this new collection and pick up a title or two. It's never too late to try something new!

We're just like Netflix! (Only free and with books)

Here at the Missoula Public Library we've been experimenting with a Netflix-model for getting materials to our patrons. When you place a hold, simply choose the home delivery option for pickup location and we'll do the rest. We pay the postage, this is totally free.

We are able to provide this service as a pilot project for one of our software vendors OCLC. They are looking to provide this service in other parts of the country as well, and they chose us to be their guinea pigs. So give it a shot, it might not always work, but that's why it's a test project right? And if all goes well, we'll iron out the kinks and offer this service all the time, assuming we find a way to fund it independently. I wish I could post up a few screen shots of this in action, but our system is down for the day. So try it out tomorrow and let us know what you think!