This is not a syndicated feature or a weekly column (in fact it might not go anywhere), but every once in a while I get a question about library resources that I think everyone should know the answer to. So like all concerned citizens who like to give advice, I am trying out a Dear [...]
Archive for the ‘Gems of Reference’ Category
Dear Luke: Consumer Reports?
Posted in Gems of Reference, Library Tips, Tutorials on March 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
All About Tea
Posted in Cool Things, Gems of Reference, tagged All About Tea, library, reference, tea, tillamook, William H. Ukers on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 1935, after thirty years of research and ten years of writing, William H. Ukers completed his masterpiece All About Tea. This two volume set contains 54 chapters, 1152 pages, 1700 illustrations and approximately 600,000 words all devoted to the princely subject of tea. Perhaps the most accurately named two volume set in Tillamook’s entire [...]
Historic Tillamook Yearbooks
Posted in Cool Things, Gems of Reference, tagged books, high school, library, Oregon Coast, reference, tillamook, yearbooks on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It is no secret that the Tillamook library has a (mostly complete) collection of local high school yearbooks. It is also no secret that old high school yearbooks can be a lot of fun. Here are a few ideas to help you get started: Surprise a loved one with a photocopy from their high school [...]
Tillamook County Information
Posted in Cool Things, Gems of Reference, Reference Tools, tagged brochures, library, local information, tillamook on November 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brochures, newsletters and booklets are great places to find local information. One resource we have created at the Tillamook library is the Tillamook County Information Binders. Every year we visit local parks, recreation areas, community service programs, tourist attractions and many other sites throughout Tillamook County, in order to collect the informative handouts they provide. [...]
Name Your Poison: A Guide to Cultivated and Native Oregon Plants Toxic to Humans
Posted in Cool Things, Gems of Reference, tagged Botany, La Rea J. Dennis, library, oregon, Oregon State University, Plant Pathology, poison, reference, tillamook on October 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Most people know that indiscriminately eating the plants you find outside can be very dangerous. Unfortunately a large segment of our population, mostly the two and under crowd, seem to be oblivious to this fact. Not only is there the very real possibility of choking, many of the plants you see every day contain deadly, [...]
Encyclopaedia of Superstitions
Posted in Cool Things, Gems of Reference, tagged books, E. Radford, library, M.A. Radford, reference, superstitions, tillamook on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Certain books appear in almost every public library’s reference collection. Usually there is some form of the Oxford English Dictionary, at least one set of encyclopedias (usually World book or Britannica), a copy of Roget’s Thesaurus and at least one type of Rand McNally road atlas. These books continually appear because they are incredibly useful. [...]
