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Recent press releases and library information.

Board of Trustees Meeting

The CCPL Board of Trustees February 13, 2012 meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Union Twp. Branch at 4450 Glen Este Withamsville Road.

Off the Shelf:
A blog with book, music, movie, and library related news and reviews.

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Moving Forward:
A blog dedicated to library development.

Have Book Will Cook:
A blog with recipes, mentions of new cookbooks, culinary news.

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Arts: Dance, Fine Art, Music, Theatre

Databases

p4A Antiques Reference: Provides price and background information on antiques, collectibles, fine art, and historic Americana. Data is based on regional auctions throughout the United States. (Home access may require a library card) Home Access

ART Collection: Digital images of a wide variety of art objects including paintings, sculpture, textiles, and decorative art - provided by AMICO and several art institutes within Ohio.

Biography Reference Bank: Collection of biographical material from a variety of sources including, biographical profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews, speeches, and obituaries. It covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images.

Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia: Indexes over 25,000 records, covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains various images, offers brief biographies as well as information in a variety of subject areas.

Websites

A-Z Lyrics Universe

Allmusic

Cincinnati Art Museum

Cincinnati Ballet Company

Cincinnati Opera

Cincinnati Symphony and Pops Orchestra

Curt Teich Postcard Archive: Part of the Lake County Discovery Museum, the archives are recognized throughout the world as the largest public collection of postcards and related materials.

Divine Art: Four centuries of European tapestries presented by the Art Institute of Chicago.

Getty Museum

Hispano Music & Culture

KIDiddles

Lyrics.com

Metropolitan Museum of Art

MC Escher: Official website of the artist featuring the artist's works, biography, news, and bibliography.

National Gallery of Art

Picturing America - Uses art as a catalyst for the study of America -- the cultural, political, and historical threads woven into our nation's fabric. Includes online annotated images arranged by time period and themes (such as freedom and equality, democracy, and creativity).

Ragtime: Library of Congress collection of ragtime information, sheet music, essays, and discussions about performing it.

World Press Photo Contest Archive: Comprises some 10,000 images including photos that have become icons, by some of the leading names in the profession.

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