Pick of the week!

I'm starting a new thing, inspired by some other blogs I follow. Basically I'm going to pick something awesome every week to highlight which is book or library related. It can be a website, book, program, database, whatever!

The very first pick of the week is:

Career Cruising

Career Cruising is a database which does what it sounds like: helps you cruise for careers. But that's not all! Not only can you take fun quizzes which will let you know which careers may be a good fit for you (I got fashion designer, probably because I love sewing and being creative) you can also work on your resume, research careers and find out what classes you need to be taking NOW in order to become an architect or librarian or engineer. It also has interviews with people in that career field, which is kind of neat.

It's really easy to use and more fun than I was expecting. Okay, off to pursue my career in fashion design (kidding. Librarian is the best fit for me). Let me know what career it thinks you should have!

Freegal - Free Music Downloading!

Hey guys, check out Freegal, the music service that the library just started subscribing to. Browse for your favourite artists, then download the music and it's yours - to keep!

You can download 3 songs a week so it's perfect for after you've watched the latest Glee episode and can't get that song out of your head, or if you just want to check out a band and see what they sound like.

Like all of our databases, you need a library card to log in but if you don't have a card, they're free for Hamilton residents.

Download and listen today!