Pope County Library System

Both audio formats, MP3 and WMA, can now be downloaded to an Ipod.  Windows Mobile users can now download directly to their device while on the go.  Six Arkansas public libraries have joined forces to provide this service for our library patrons.  Arkansas River Valley Library System, Bentonville Public Library, Crawford County Library System, Fort Smith Public Library, Pope County Library System and Rogers Public Library are providing free downloadable audio books via Overdrive.  You must have a library card from one of the libraries in the consortium to be able to download the books.  Just click HERE and enjoy.

Practice tests that could help you reach your school and career goals used to be expensive and inconvenient. Now it’s free and completely accessible at your local library at:

Learning Express Library

Click on the link and register by creating a user name and password.  If accessing from home the username is your card number.  Each person needs their own username and password.

Auto Repair Reference Center and  Small Engine Repair Reference Center  are now available on line.  Detailed instructions are available at the Circulation Desk in the Library or online at   Directions.

Podcasts: Freer and Sackler Galleries [iTunes]

The Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC house Asian Art, and are connected by an underground exhibition space.  Charles Lang Freer was a Detroit railroad car manufacturer and Arthur M. Sackler was a research physician.  There are two types of audio features in the “Podcasts” section of the website, First, visitors will find a brief description of “Radio Asia”, which streams entire tracks from the Smithsonian Folkways collection of Asian music.  Next, visitors will find the numerous and diverse podcasts available, which are divided up into the categories of “Concerts”, “Storytelling”, and “Curatorial Conversations”.  Additionally, most podcasts have the following links “See Photos of This Performance” and “Read More About This Performance”.  Some even have a link to related artwork from the Smithsonian collections.  Visitors might enjoy the following titles from each one of the categories of podcasts: “Formosa Aboriginal Song and Dance Troupe” from “Concerts”, “Silk Road Stories” from “Storytelling”, and “Fashion and Identity from Ottoman Turkey to the Present” from “Curatorial Conversations”.