Top 10 music CDs of 2014

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 6:00am
ALevie
CDs, music, Top 10
Top 10 music CDs of 2014

The end of the year is fast approaching and the world is awash in "Best of 2014" lists. I'm sure you have seen plenty of lists for best books, music, movies, and TV shows by now. Please indulge me as I present another list for 2014: the most popular CDs of the year at the library. The ranking is based on the total number of circulations (a.k.a. check-outs) for the following titles. It's interesting to note that CDs remain very popular here despite all the newer ways people listen to music. Please also indulge me some brief editorial comments about the music on this list.

Unique offerings

Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 8:56am
ALevie
Unique offerings

Perhaps the best part of browsing the shelves at the Princeton Public Library is stumbling across something truly unusual. It could be the content of the book or the form or both. I've been working here for quite awhile and below are some of my favorite finds. I encourage you to come in and check them out.

20th Century World Architecture

Coming soon to a shelf near you

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 5:00am
ALevie
books, popular, staff picks
Coming soon to a shelf near you

One of the best things about being a librarian is hearing about books way before they are published. Since I work in Collection Development (librarian-speak for book purchasing) I have the good fortune to buy the books that I think will appeal to the people of Princeton. Below are a few books we either just acquired or are on their way to our shelves very soon. Please feel free to place holds for any or all of them!

First, let's start with five forthcoming bestersellers:

The Library Store

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 - 2:01pm
ALevie
The Library Store

Cozily tucked under the grand staircase of the library is The Library Store. For quite some time the Friends of the Library have used this space as a bookstore. The Friends take donations of gently used books, audiobooks on CD, DVDs and music CDs. They sort through the donations, price them, organize them in catagories and shelve them in their bookstore. The proceeds from the store are given to the library to purchase all sorts of new materials.

Gifts from the sea

Thursday, July 3, 2014 - 12:08am
ALevie
Gifts from the sea

For the past few weeks someone (or maybe more than one person) has been leaving shells on the library shelves. The shells are beautiful, as you can see from the picture of just some of them, and quite clean. These "gifts" raise many questions. Who is doing this? Why would someone come into the library mutiple times and leave these for other people to find? Is there any significance to the placement of the shells?

So many questions. Answers are less forthcoming.

Spring is here

Wednesday, April 23, 2014 - 5:00am
ALevie
Spring is here

I don't care what the "experts" have to say; this last winter certainly felt like the worst one ever here in New Jersey. One positive note of surviving the last five frigid months: spring seems that much more gorgeous. And what better way to enjoy the spectacular weather than at the some of the outdoor spaces at or near the library.

Top 10 suspense and fiction

Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 6:00am
ALevie
books, lists

As faithful readers of this blog might know by now, I love lists. Because my specialty is collection development, I am always curious about what people want to read, watch, and listen to, so I have compiled various lists based on the circulation of books, DVDs, and CDs at the library. Two lists I have yet to create (until now): the all-time most popular suspense and fiction books at the Princeton Public Library. Let's get to it! (Insert drum roll here.)

The ten most popular suspenseful books of all time at the library are:

Top 10 most popular library items (ever)

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 1:56pm
ALevie
circulation, popular

It's the start of a brand new year and instead of listing my resolutions (most of which I have already broken), I will indulge myself in another "bestseller" Princeton Public Library list. In the past I have made lists of the most popular books, music CDs, and DVDs at the library. This time I will list the ten items with the highest circulation numbers for all time. These ten titles have proven to be incredibly popular over the years and, even though they may be a bit worn, they are still being checked out.

Window shopping

Friday, December 6, 2013 - 6:00am
ALevie
Window shopping

Not sure what to get your bibliophile friend or relative for the holidays? How about a beautiful book? The coffee table tomes listed below are designed to be savored and look best in traditional paper. The sheer size and details of the illustrations are too much for most tablets or e-readers. If you want to test drive one of these before purchasing I suggest you check out our big books table in New Nonfiction area on the first floor of the library. You can see the table from one of our windows facing Witherspoon Street.

Princeton's favorite films

Thursday, October 10, 2013 - 5:00am
ALevie
DVDs
Princeton's favorite films

   Recently we changed our DVD lending policy to allow all but the newest feature films to go out for one week for $1. In addition, you can now place holds and renew any of our one-week DVDs. More information on our new policy can be found here.
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