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WELCOME TO THE NOVEMBER EDITION OF THE “LIBRARY ROADSHOW,” BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOUR “EAST
BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY” AND OUR GOOD FRIENDS AT THE “AROUND TOWN SHOW.”
I’M MARY STEIN, ASSISTANT LIBRARY DIRECTOR AND I’M HAPPY TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME BRAND
NEW RESOURCES THAT WILL REALLY MAKE YOUR DAY!
I’M TALKING ABOUT THE NEWEST ADDITION TO OUR DIGITAL LIBRARY--- FREE ONLINE MAGAZINES
IN ZINIO. WE’VE GOT OVER 200 FABULOUS MAGAZINES FLOATING UP THERE IN THE DIGITAL CLOUD, JUST
WAITING TO BE DOWNLOADED AND VIEWED ON YOUR COMPUTER OR APPLE OR ANDROID TABLET. YOU CAN
EVEN READ THEM ON YOUR SMART PHONE!
MAGAZINES RUN THE GAMUT OF AGE AND INTEREST, AND INCLUDE “US”, CONSUMER REPORTS, MENTAL
FLOSS, AND MORE... MAGAZINES COVER BUSINESS, SPORTS, LIFESTYLE, DECOR, FASHION, WEDDINGS,
MUSIC, COMPUTING, TRAVEL, COOKING, CRAFTS AND HOBBIES.
WE EVEN HAVE SOME FRENCH AND SPANISH MAGAZINES. HOW TO GET STARTED? CLICK ON ZINIO ON OUR
ONLINE DATABASE PAGE AND START ADDING SUBSCRIPTIONS TO YOUR PERSONAL ACCOUNT.....ALL FOR FREE.
AND IT ALL STARTS WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD!
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WHAT’S THE BEST BARGAIN IN TOWN? YOUR EAST
BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY—THOUSANDS OF FREE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND
COMMUNITY EVENTS EACH YEAR! NO TICKET REQUIRED - ALL YOU NEED IS YOUR LIBRARY CARD!
YOUR LIBRARY SYSTEM HAS OVER 1.8 MILLION “THINGS” FOR YOU TO ENJOY, AND OUR ELECTRONIC COLLECTIONS
COVER EVERYTHING FROM FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES TO FREE DOWNLOADS. BUT IT’S NOT ALL FUN
AND GAMES ONLINE.
”SARAH CRAWFORD” JOINS US NOW TO INTRODUCE US TO ONE OF OUR MORE EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL
RESOURCES IN THE “DIGITAL DOWN LOW”.
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LET THE LIBRARY HELP YOU FIND WHAT YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR!
WITH OUR ONLINE DATABASE, REFERENCE USA, YOU CAN ACCESS MILLIONS OF PIECES OF INFORMATION
ON BUSINESSES AROUND THE COUNTRY!
THIS DATABASE OFFERS SO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT YOU WOULD FIND IN A SIMPLE PHONE BOOK. REFERENCE
USA’S BUSINESS DIRECTORY PROVIDES STATISTICAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON COMPANIES
AND THEIR OFFICERS, ANNUAL SALES FIGURES, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, BRANCHES AND MORE!
REFERENCEUSA TOUTS ITSELF AS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF BUSINESS AND CUSTOMER RESEARCH, AND YOU
CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR STELLAR RESOURCES FOR FREE WITH YOUR LIBRARY CARD!
TO PUT IT INTO PERSEPECTIVE, THE REFERENCE USA DATABASES PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION
ON MORE THAN 14 MILLION BUSINESSES, 203 MILLION CONSUMERS, AND 89 MILLION U.S. RESIDENTS!
REFERENCE USA'S QUALITY INFORMATION HELPS RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS AND JOB-SEEKERS ANSWER
A WIDE VARIETY OF QUESTIONS, AND ON TOP OF THAT, IT SAVES YOU TIME AND COSTS ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING!
TO GET STARTED WITH REFERENCE USA, JUST VISIT OUR ONLINE DATABASES PAGE AT WWW.EBRPL.COM
AND ENTER YOU LIBRARY CARD NUMBER.
AND REMEMBER – YOU CAN ALWAYS CALL OUR LIBRARY INFORMATION SERVICES DURING LIBRARY HOURS
AT 231-3750.
BACK TO YOU, MARY.
THANKS, SARAH. THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY TOOLS WE’VE HIGHLIGHTED ON OUR BUSINESS INFOGUIDE.
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE BEEN PARTICULARLY HAPPY TO USE REFERENCE USA. BUT IT’S NOT
JUST FOR BUSINESS OWNERS-- I’VE USED IT MYSELF TO DEVELOP MAILING LISTS FOR THE LIBRARY,
AND I’VE EVEN HELPED MY SON INVESTIGATE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS BEFORE HIS INTERVIEWS!
AND REMEMBER-- OUR REFERENCE SERVICES STAFF IS ALWAYS READY TO HELP YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OR ANY OTHER DATABASE.
LET’S SHIFT GEARS AND CHECK IN WITH KAYLA PERKINS, WHO’S REPORTING IN FROM BEYOND
THE STACKS.
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THE “EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY SYSTEM” HAS 12 BRANCH LIBRARIES, EACH WITH ITS OWN
CHARACTER, RESOURCES, AND PROGRAMMING. ONE OF THOSE IS THE BLUEBONNET BRANCH LIBRARY
AND THAT’S WHERE WE STOPPED BY EARLIER THIS MONTH.
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THE “BLUEBONNET REGIONAL BRANCH LIBRARY” HAS DEVELOPED A LOYAL FOLLOWING OVER ITS TWENTY
YEARS SERVING THE COMMUNITY - THEY OFTEN HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE ATTENDING PROGRAMS THEY ASK
US NOT TO ADVERTISE! IT HAS WARM AND INVITING SPACES, SOME LOVELY QUIET SPACES OVERLOOKING
THE SWAMP, AND THEN OF COURSE, MORE ACTIVE SPACES FOR OUR YOUNGER PATRONS.
MARY?
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THANKS KAYLA.
WE’LL BE GIVING BLUEBONNET A LITTLE MAKEOVER SOON, WITH NEW FLOORS AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
TO REFRESH THE BUILDING. LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM, AND THE MANY OTHER LIBRARY BRANCHES
AT OUR WEBSITE, “E B R P L .COM”.
WE’LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT WITH ENTREPRENEUR, AUTHOR, AND BIC PUBLISHER EARL HEARD