Each month we publish a list of the most-requested titles by Logan Library patrons. These are the books that had the most holds placed on them in the previous month. The top three requested books in April were:

• Where Are You Now by Mary Higgins Clark with 19 requests.
• Fearless Fourteen: A Stephanie Plum Novel by Janet Evanovich with 10 requests.
• The Appeal by John Grisham with 10 requests.

For more popular books, take a look at the complete list of most-requested titles.

Can't wait for the next book by your favorite author? Then check out our list of New Titles Coming Soon. This is a list of titles by popular authors that will be released within the next three months. While this is not a list of every book the Library plans to purchase, it is a list of books for which we anticipate high-demand. If you see a book you would like to read, you can place a hold on it immediately. In the meantime, checkout our booklists for something to read while you wait.

Did you know that the Logan Library has a collection of reference books for children in grades 2-6? The Children's Reference collection is an excellent resource for students who need to look up facts for reports and other homework assignments. It includes general encyclopedias in addition to subject specific encyclopedias and dictionaries covering topics such as science, art, and world history. Visit the Reference Desk for assistance with the Children's Reference Collection.

The Logan Library has four new research computers. These computers can be used to search the Logan Library's collection of online research databases. Uses for these computers include:

• Locating magazine and journal articles.
• Searching local and national newspapers.
• Performing genealogy research.
• Viewing online auto repair manuals.
• Reading NetLibrary ebooks.
• More.

You can also access our research databases from home with a valid Logan Library Card Number and Pin number.

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22. Celebrate the day by reading one of the books from our environment booklists. We have books on:

• Conservation
• Endangered Species
• Recycling
• And other environmental topics.

Visit The Earthday Network or Earthday.gov to learn more about Earth Day.

This week, April 13-19, is National Library Week. National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.

This year's National Library Week Theme is "Join the Circle of Knowledge @ Your Library". The Logan Library is celebrating with displays related to this theme and contests for patrons of all ages. Come visit the library to enter one of our drawings for a gift card to a local bookstore.

Thank you for supporting the Logan Library.

The 2008 Pulitzer Prizes were announced earlier this week. The Logan Library owns the following prize winning books:

• Fiction: Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
• Poetry: Time and Materials by Robert Hass

Visit the Pulitzer Prize website to see a complete list of award winners.

We have six new lists of books by local authors. The books on these lists were written by authors who currently live or have lived in Cache Valley. The six lists include:

• Biography
  
• Children's Fiction
• Fiction
• Literature
• Nonfiction
• Poetry

The Logan Library recently published our 2007 Annual Report. The Annual Report contains key statistics about usage of the Logan Library during 2007. For example:

• There were 248,753 visits to the library.
• Patrons checked out 774,367 items.
• At the end of the year we had 180,279 items in our collection.

For more information, read the complete report. If you want to see how this year compares to other years, you can also read past annual reports.

Did you know that the Logan Library has a collection of over 11,000 NetLibrary eBooks that you can read online from any computer with an Internet connection? Some of our most popular eBook titles include:

• McGraw-Hill's Praxis I & II Exam
• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
• A Child Called "It"

Start using NetLibrary now, or read the Frequently Asked Questions to learn more. To see all of the online resources available through the Logan Library, visit our Online Research page. Remember, a current Logan Library card number and pin number are required to access research databases outside the library.