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Crank up some holiday music

downloadGot music? Chances are good that sometime soon you’ll be in need of some holiday or winter-themed music. Do you have a holiday bash coming up? How about a holiday party at your library? Or, maybe you just want something quiet, yet festive to listen to at your desk? See our suggestions below for finding just the right song…

Pandora

Pandora has a free and a for-fee option for your computer or device. I utilize the free version of Pandora, and it suits me quite well. You get unlimited music, but note that there are advertisements with the free service (maybe 2 commercials an hour, and colorful advertisements around the player). There are a variety of holiday stations just waiting for your perusal! Examples of holiday stations include: Classical Christmas, Country Christmas, R&B and Pop Holidays, Peaceful Holidays, and Hanukkah. My favorite is Swingin’ Christmas – with artists like Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Michael Buble’, and Ella Fitzgerald, you really can’t go wrong!

Jango

Jango provides free internet radio – their claim is that they’re like Pandora, only with fewer advertisements and more variety. Examples of holiday stations available on Jango include: Jango Bell Rocks, Feliz Navidad, Independent Christmas, Christmas Mix, and New Year’s Eve Party.

iHeartRadio

iHeartRadio is a free service that allows you to stream live radio from around the world to your computer or device. In addition, you also have the option to create your own custom stations. iHeartRadio’s holiday selection is somewhat unique because it connects you to live radio stations from coast-to-coast with holiday music in heavy rotation. So, if you’re a radio fan – with DJs and their hoopla – you may enjoy checking out a iHeartRadio holiday radio station. You can also select iHeartRadio’s custom holiday stations.

These are just a few of many internet music options! What are some of your favorites?

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Holiday Winter Greeting

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The CMLE Publishing Team is going on a short holiday hiatus!  Publishing begins again on January 2, 2015.

 CMLE would like to extend its warmest wishes for a joyous holiday season
and a New Year filled with peace and joy!

 

Patricia Post                                                        John Meyerhofer                                          Theresa Gilbertson

Patricia Post Signature                                John Meyerhofer Signature                                 Theresa Gilbertson Signature

 

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From the Director: Holiday Message

CMLE Holiday ECardHappy holidays to all academic, public, special and K-12 school library staff in the twelve-county Central Minnesota region! We hope that everyone gets at least a little bit of downtime during this season to savor moments of peace and rest.

We have intentionally begun tapering off the “weightiness” of posts this week, as we remind ourselves of the importance of honoring traditions and times with family and friends. With that in mind, we will take a short break from the Weekly Review during the holidays, and will be back in January to shepherd members to the registration link for the 23 Mobile Things Program. It is invigorating to hear the buzz in the air about this free, self-paced,  online learning opportunity, and we are looking forward to it!

As the wind begins to howl, and  road conditions deteriorate, the face-to-face library events typically slow down  if only for a little while! Stay warm,  focus on refining your craft, and build big plans and dreams for the new year. We will be doing the same. CMLE staffers remain dedicated to providing quality support services to library staff in 319 libraries in Central Minnesota.

Peace~

Patricia

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Decorate Your Desktop

Image retrieved online from MakeUseOf 12/16/13.
Image retrieved online from MakeUseOf 12/16/13.

While the spirit of the holidays abound, don’t forget you can spruce up a computer desktop as well. Select from one of these 10 Festive Wallpapers to Prepare Your Desktop for the Holidays by MakeUseOf (December 2013.)

If you don’t care for these images, just for fun click on 5 Websites with Awesome Christmas Wallpapers (December 2013) to extend your holiday search.

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Make an Entrance This Holiday Season

Image by Via Lilluna Hunger Games. Retrieved online11/25/13 at Buzzfeed.
Image by Via Lilluna-Hunger Games. Retrieved online 11/25/13 at Buzzfeed.

Worried about what to talk about at your next social gathering?

Just for fun, show off your love of literature with one of these conversation starters. Captured just for you, in a post by Buzzfeed (September 2013,) here is a link to 19 Must Have Literary Manicures for the holidays.