The 2013 Grammy winners were announced on Sunday, February 10. Logan Library has the following Grammy-winning CD albums:

Album of the Year: Babel by Mumford & Sons
Best Pop Vocal Album: Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Kisses on the Bottom by Paul McCartney
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Bangarang by Skrillex
Best Rock Album: El Camino by The Black Keys
Best Alternative Music Album: Making Mirrors by Gotye
Best Urban Contemporary Album: Channel ORANGE by Frank Ocean
Best R&B Album: Black Radio by Robert Glasper Experiment
Best Rap Album: Take Care by Drake
Best Country Album: Uncaged by Zac Brown Band
Best New Age Album: Echoes of Love by Omar Akram
Best Jazz Vocal Album: Radio Music Society by Esperanza Spaulding
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Unity Band by Pat Methany
Best Gospel Album: Gravity by Lecrae
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: Eye On It by TobyMac
Best Latin Pop Album: MTV Unplugged by Juanes
Best Latin Rock, Urban Or Alternative Album: Imaginaries by Quetzal
Best Americana Album: Slipstream by Bonnie Raitt
Best Bluegrass Album: Nobody Knows You by Steep Canyon Rangers
Best Blues Album: Locked Down by Dr. John
Best Folk Album: The Goat Rodeo Sessions by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
Best Reggae Album: Rebirth by Jimmy Cliff
Best Comedy Album: Blow Your Pants Off by Jimmy Fallon
Best Musical Theater Album: Once: A New Musical
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: Midnight in Paris by Various Artists
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package: Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Best Opera Recording: Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen by James Levine & Fabio Luisi, conductors

The 2012 Grammy winners were announced on Sunday, February 12. Logan Library has the following Grammy-winning CD albums:

Album of the Year: 21 by Adele
Best Pop Vocal Album: 21 by Adele
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Duets II by Tony Bennett
Best Dance/Electronica Album: Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites by Skrillex
Best Rock Album: Wasting Light by Foo Fighters
Best Alternative Music Album: Bon Iver by Bon Iver
Best R&B Album: F.A.M.E. by Chris Brown
Best Rap Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
Best Country Album: Own The Night by Lady Antebellum
Best New Age Album: What's It All About by Pat Metheny
Best Jazz Vocal Album: The Mosaic Project by Terri Lyne Carrington
Best Jazz Instrumental Album: Forever by Corea, Clarke & White
Best Gospel Album: Hello Fear by Kirk Franklin
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album: And If Our God Is For Us... by Chris Tomlin
Best Latin Pop, Rock, Or Urban Album: Drama Y Luz by Maná
Best Regional Mexican Or Tejano Album: Bicentenario by Pepe Aguilar
Best Bluegrass Album: Paper Airplane by Alison Krauss & Union Station
Best Blues Album: Revelator by Tedeschi Trucks Band
Best Folk Album: Barton Hollow by The Civil Wars
Best Reggae Album: Revelation Pt 1: The Root Of Life by Stephen Marley
Best World Music Album: Tassili by Tinariwen
Best Musical Theater Album: The Book Of Mormon
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media: The King's Speech by Alexandre Desplat
Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Elmer Gantry by Robert Aldridge

You can find the full list of winners and nominees here.

The Logan Library is pleased to announce that we now offer Transparent Language software. Transparent Language is an interactive immersion program that enables language learners to take basic vocabulary and quickly progress to more advanced comprehension and use. Grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening, pronunciation skills, and more are emphasized through the use of native language texts, videos, and stories that immerse you in the foreign language.


The Transparent Language software is stored on a USB key. After you check out the Transparent Language software, simply plug the USB drive into any computer and follow the prompts to install the program. The USB acts as a "Key" that allows you to use the program as long as the drive is inserted into your computer. The program remains on your computer and stores all of your information, so you can access it the next time you check out the software from the library.


We offer Transparent Language Software for the following 9 languages:

• English
• Chinese
• French
• German
• Hebrew
• Italian
• Japanese
• Russian
• Spanish

Remember, in addition to Transparent Language the Library also offers language learning tools on books, CD, and DVD. Contact the library if you have any questions.