COM Library

The latest N.Y. Times bestsellers are now in the library.  Come by and take one (or two!) home today.  Make sure you bring your COM ID with you. Do you prefer eBooks?  Many bestselling, engaging novels are available to you 24/7 through the library's online platforms.  Check out Libby and hoopla.  More information is available on our leisure collection library guide. http://dlvr.it/TMBv92

COM library makes all the latest and greatest graphic novels and manga available to you 24/7 online with hoopla!   If you've never been on hoopla, what are you waiting for?  Tons of eBooks, audiobooks, movies, comics, manga, anime, and music are there for you to access whenever you want.  Up to 5 checkouts per month are allowed with your COM library privileges.  New to hoopla?  Visit the COM library hoopla guide with instructions on how to get started.   To start exploring the graphic novels, comics and manga available on hoopla., click one of the links below. Popular on hoopla Right Now Manga on Hoopla Explora All Graphic Novels on hoopla http://dlvr.it/TM6P3x

There's WAY too many things to do in the library this summer for you to be bored.   Check out the list of graphic novels you can check-out.  Or sign up for a free hoopla account and choose from the many graphic novels available online! Bring your COM ID to the library and check-out the hundreds of DVD titles we have available to take home. Swing by the library after class and spend some relaxation time working on our vintage games puzzle at the puzzle table. Bring a friend by during a break and check out one of our many board games to play. Or spend some quiet time with a coloring page and colored pencils.  We've got both to check out to you! Summer is also a good time to catch up on some fun leisure book reading.  We have lots of the recent bestsellers for you to choose from - both physical books and eBooks online! Don't let boredom (or the heat) get you down.  Come by the library today and do something fun!     http://dlvr.it/TM4GF3

July marks the anniversary of the 1947 crash of a mysterious object near Roswell, New Mexico known as the Roswell incident.  In tribute, we are spotlighting movies in the COM library collection that relate to space and the possibility of life beyond earth. Any fans of space stories, alien movies and/or science fiction should watch these titles; if you have never seen them, these classic movies are worth a watch.  DVD's can be checked out with your COM ID or community library card. Not into space or aliens?  COM library has over 500 DVD titles in our collection.  Click here to look through the other titles available for check-out. Online video streaming options are also available through the library.  Check out our Media & Streaming Video Collection guide for more information. http://dlvr.it/TLzvVY

Author James Patterson is known for writing over 200 bestselling novels for both adult mystery fans, young adult and children's audiences.  He has several popular series including the Alex Cross series, Women's Murder Club, Jane Smith, Maximum Ride and the Witch & Wizard series.  He also writes stand alone novels, many of which are currently featured on display on the first floor pyramid display shelves in the library.  If you've never tried reading James Patterson, give it a try!  He's popular for a reason.  Be sure to bring your COM ID with you when you come by to take a look. Do you prefer eBooks?  We have lots of James Patterson titles available to read online as well.  Click here to access our James Patterson eBooks through our catalog, OneSearch.  Or check out all of the James Patterson audiobooks and eBooks available on hoopla.   http://dlvr.it/TLxqwC

  Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events. Featuring 12 episodes in the series, the show delves into mysteries surrounding topics such as Stonehenge, The sunken Basilica, Mozart's sister, the civil war's lost massacre and more.  If you love history, you'll be sure to be delighted by this series. Each episode lasts about an hour. Check out Secrets of the Dead on Films on Demand. Want more media options?  Take a look at Academic Videos Online (AVON), Swank Films. hoopla and COM library's DVD collection. http://dlvr.it/TLsPcM

Did you know there is an Alice in Wonderland Day? Alice in Wonderland Day is meant to commemorate the July day that Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (pseudonym Lewis Carroll) first told this story to Alice Liddell and set off the chain of events that led to the classic we know and love today.  If you have never read Alice in Wonderland in it's entirety, check it out from the library today!  If you have read it and loved it, consider checking out The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland.  This book delves into the friendship between the author and the child, Alice Liddell, for whom he invented the Alice stories and analyzes how this relationship stirred Carroll's imagination and influenced the creation of Wonderland.  It also explains why Alice in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), took on an unstoppable cultural momentum in the Victorian era and why, a century and a half later, they continue to enthrall and delight read...