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Big Library Read: The Four Corners of the Sky by Michael Malone eBook
Susanna Kearsley coming June 5!
Summer Reading Clubs Coming June 1!
OverDrive Next Generation site now live!
New eBook Collection from Freading
CRRL Mobile App: Self Check-out

LibraryPoint Blog

New database: Natural Standard
Adriana Puckett, LibraryPoint Blog
08/04/2011 - 2:41pm

The newest addition to the CRRL family of databases, Natural Standard is a powerful tool for researching topics pertaining to integrative medicine. It was "founded by healthcare providers and researchers to provide high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies."

Database selections include "Food, Herbs, & Supplements;" "Brand Names," "Animal Health" and much more. A grading system is provided that ranks available data about the use of a therapy for a specific condition. The tool section gives you access to a respository of calculaters, patient handouts, and nutrition labels, among other things. In the "Checkers" section, you can examine interactions between herbs, supplements, vitamins, and minerals. Under "News & Events" you can access Natural Standard's newsletter, blog, and information audio/video podcasts/webinars. 

Natural Standard is a powerful database with vital health research, which can be accessed for free by CRRL patrons with just your library card.

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Virginia Tax Holiday Helps Back-to-School Shopping
Adriana Puckett, LibraryPoint Blog
08/04/2011 - 8:54am

During the first weekend in August each year, back-to-school shoppers in Virginia get a break from paying sales tax on qualifying school supplies, clothing, and footwear. This year the tax holiday is Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7th. According to the Virginia Department of Taxation, "during this three-day period, purchases of qualifying school supplies selling for $20 or less per item, and purchases of qualifying clothing and footwear selling for $100 or less per item will be exempt from sales tax." The list of school supplies can be found here. 

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Amulet Book 1: The Stonekeeper by Kazu Kibuishi
Action & Adventure, Comics, Craig Graziano, Good & Evil, Graphic novels, LibraryPoint Blog, Robots, Shelf Life Blog, Book Buzz Blog, Fantasy & Science Fiction, Kids Blog
08/04/2011 - 3:31am
Amulet Book 1: The Stonekeeper

Emily and Navin have just moved into their grandfather's abandoned house with their mother. Their grandfather has been missing for decades, so Emily doesn't think twice about picking up the necklace she finds in his library. What she has awakened though, is a gateway to a bizarre and magical world. Suddenly her mother is swallowed whole by a hideous tentacled creature and it's up to Emily and Navin to get her back. So begins the first book in the Amulet series, The Stonekeeper.

It turns out that the necklace is a powerful amulet that can control and protect any surrounding life force. Emily's grandfather's last wish was for her to take up the stone and help save this strange world, known as Alledia, from an evil elf king. Emily also receives several robots that her grandfather single-handedly constructed to help her with this mission. The first robot we meet is the pink rabbit, Miskit, who wields a stun gun while piloting a giant mechanical exoskeleton.

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