January 2008
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Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year begins on February 7, 2008. On Kaboose.com, discover the history of Chinese New Year and create kids’ crafts for the celebration.* Search SUNCAT for books about Chinese New Year. *Found with lii.org.
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GovGab: Your U.S. Government Blog →
Covers a wide range of topics with links to relevant government websites. Source: LII.org
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Go "Beyond the Book" at the Out-of-Door Academy
Lecture and Book Talk, “Wine, Women and Revolution: Symbolism in A Tale of Two Cities,” The Out-of-Door Academy (ODA). Wednesday, January 30: 7-9 p.m. L’Tanya Evans, Head of ODA’s English Department, will present a lecture taking a rare look at symbols and females in the novel – an exploration of desperate times and desperate measures. Free and open to the public. Contact: L’Tanya Evans,...
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Notable Books, 2008
The Notable Books Council of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division American Library Association (ALA), just released its 2008 list of outstanding books for the general reader. The titles are selected for their significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge and for the pleasure they can provide to adult readers. Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has...
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Five Chapters →
Do you like short stories? Looking for something new? Try Five Chapters: FiveChapters.com is the home of the most exciting original fiction on the web. A five-part story will be published every week, serial-style, beginning on Monday and with a new installment every weekday….(source: FiveChapters.com)
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RED ROOM: where the writers are →
What is Red Room? From the website: Welcome to Red Room, the official home of the world’s greatest writers. Through original, author-generated content, we offer a trustworthy and creative social network unlike any other. Here, you can connect with your favorite authors, access current industry news, and comment on engaging features. By fostering true community between authors and readers, Red Room...
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Reference Question of the Day
Question: What is the longest Dewey Decimal® call number?Answer: In Dewey Decimal Classification®, the longest call numbers represent the highest level of subject specificity. Works are classified by subject with extensions for subject relationships, place, time and type of material, which can result in numbers of not less than three digits, up to an indeterminate length.There is a call number...
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Big Think →
What is Big Think? “bigthink.com is a new and growing website, currently in its private beta version, with a simple mission:This is a digital age, one in which a wealth of accessible information empowers you, the citizen-consumer. But where is the information coming from? How accurate and unprocessed is it, really? Ask yourself this: how empowered do you feel debating a television screen...
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Author-in-Chief?
NPR’s “On the Media” discusses Presidential candidates’ books: “From Giuliani’s ‘Leadership’ to Clinton’s ‘Living History,’ having a book - or two or three - seems like a prerequisite for candidacy in 2008. Emily Heil of the congressional newspaper Roll Call has read a whole stack of them - so you don’t have to.” Listen online or...
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StoryCorps: The Conversation of a Lifetime →
The mission of StoryCorps is “to honor and celebrate on another’s lives through listening.” It is the “largest oral history project of its kind.” For more information on StoryCorps, check out the book “Listening is an Act of Love.” Interested in oral history? Search SUNCAT for the subject “oral history.” Want to make your own oral histories? ...
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“Save Money—Use Your Library!
“Your local library should be one of...”
– From TheStreet.com via lisnews.org. Read the full article here, including tips on how to take full advantage of what your library has to offer.
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