The year is winding to a close, which means it’s time for the top music albums of 2011. Both Rolling Stone and Paste Magazine have published their "50 Best Albums of 2011" lists. Excitingly enough, nearly all of these titles can be found right here in our collection! So check out some of these great CDs to hear what all the hype is about.
Here’s a sampling of a few of 2011’s best albums:
Adele, 21 (#1 Rolling Stone, #14 Paste)
The Black Keys, El Camino (#12 Rolling Stone, #22 Paste)
Bon Iver, Bon Iver (#1 Paste, #21 Rolling Stone)
The Civil Wars, Barton Hollow (#17 Paste)
Drake, Take Care (#22 Rolling Stone, #48 Paste)
Feist, Metals (#18 Rolling Stone, #29 Paste)
Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues (#2 Paste, #4 Rolling Stone)
Gillian Welch, The Harrow & the Harvest (#39 Paste)
Jay-Z and Kanye West, Watch the Throne (#2 Rolling Stone)
M83, Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming (#9 Paste)
Middle Brother, Middle Brother (#5 Paste)
My Morning Jacket, Circuital (#3 Paste, #11 Rolling Stone)
Pistol Annies, Hell on Heels (#29 Rolling Stone)
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Mirror Traffic (#36 Rolling Stone)
SuperHeavy, SuperHeavy (#34 Rolling Stone)
System status
A new library system and online catalog will debut on May 30. Here's the current status of:
- Checkouts: Continue as usual, but May 24-29 you must have your physical library card in hand to check out materials.
- Due dates: All checkouts will have a due date of June 22, except DVDs and GRU watt meters, which still have 7-day limit.
- Holds and requests: New holds and purchase requests cannot be placed until May 30, but those placed previously will continue to be processed and will carry over to the new system.
- Returns: Please "Babysit Our Books" — keep them until the new system is running smoothly (mid-June).
- Registration: Continues as usual today, but cannot be done May 24-29, as our entire system will be down.
- Interlibrary loan: No new ILL requests can be placed May 24-29.
- Digital checkouts: OverDrive checkouts and holds will work normally throughout the transition.
- My Discoveries: Will be retired with the AquaBrowser catalog on May 24. Please retrieve any saved book lists before then.
- Website: The Library District website (www.aclib.us) will be up as normal throughout the transition.
- My Account: Account info will be available through May 24. Your account will appear on the new system on May 30.
- Bill payment: All payments including PayPal are working today. No payments can be accepted May 24-29
- New catalog: Watch for its debut on May 30, with new features.
More about the transition.
More about the new online catalog.
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