There’s a certain pleasure in doing research in person with paper and pencil. You feel like you are on the trail of something - going from one source to another, following the clues.

One of the benefits of my job is that I often get to see the books before they hit the shelves. This morning three books caught my eye.

Craft magazines on Press Display

Have London Hydro's new Time-of-Use rates got you casting a suspicious eye at some of your appliances? Are you wondering just what it costs to run that space heater or beer fridge?

For the first time, the Charles Taylor prize for literary nonfiction has produced a longlist. It seems the competition was too fierce to simply declare the shortlist. The 11 contenders for the $25,000 prize are as follows:

And everything in between.  If you can think of the subject or the question you can find the information you need and the answer to your questions in this most amazing database MasterFILEPremier.

The Holidays are fast approaching and it’s time to get started on all of that baking!

“Tumblebooks are the best! You’ve got to try them.” On any given day in the Children’s Library, you may overhear this enthusiastic recommendation by LPL staff, Donna.