Category Archives: around the world

Educational TV: Animals & Ecotourism

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Barbara

Since two cats joined my household, I’ve been enjoying a guilty weekend pleasure: sitting with a contented, purring, and often sleeping cat on my lap. Staying put requires preparation–gathering within easy reach a beverage, whatever book(s) I’m reading, crosswords, and … Continue reading →

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Improve web searching skills

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Barbara

Would you like try to improve your web searching skills? Well, Microsoft has a “game” called Page Hunt. It shows you web pages and awards points for constructing searches that will find the pages using the Bing search engine. Ready … Continue reading →

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Ah, birds singing of spring

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Barbara

Isn’t it lovely when the birdies sing of spring in the morning? You should listen! Turn off the cacophony of your phone, radio, TV, etc.! Now sit back, close your eyes, and just….listen. Try to filter out noise like cars. … Continue reading →

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Library TV this week: March Madness

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Barbara

Hey you hoop fans! The Library’s big screen TV will show March Madness games this week. I’d never suggest skipping class, but when you’re free come on over and follow the bouncing ball! A complete bracket of the teams playing … Continue reading →

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Daylight Savings

Posted on March 13, 2010 by Barbara

Daylight Savings Time goes into effect on Sunday March 14th. Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour, or you’ll miss the first hour the Library is open that day! More information is available from the Time and Frequency … Continue reading →

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Test & improve financial literacy

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Barbara

How’s your financial IQ? According to the executive summary of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation‘s 2009 report “Financial Capability in the United States,” respondents to a national survey demonstrated a low level of financial literacy. Here are couple of places … Continue reading →

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Earthquakes

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Barbara

Were you awake for the quake on Wednesday morning? Have you been following the news about the ongoing recovery from the January 12th earthquake (and its aftershocks) in Haiti? Are you interested in learning more about earthquakes? Andersen Library has … Continue reading →

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What’s hot, per Wikipedia

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Barbara

Is there a hot topic you want to learn about fast? Or do you want to know what some current hot topics are? Wikirage tracks the topics in Wikipedia that are being edited the most (during the last hour, 6 … Continue reading →

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“Tell me a story” lecture series

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Barbara

The Spring 2010 Fairhaven Lecture Series “Tell Me a Story: The Narrative Tradition in the Arts and Media” will look at our understanding of the world through story. All of these free and informative lectures are on Mondays at 3:00 … Continue reading →

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Want to read a “Kindle” book without the Kindle?

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Susan

Amazon now has Kindle software for PCs available for free (and a MAC version soon). Learn more about how this software works at NewsFactor Network. If you don’t want to purchase Kindle books, you can find some available for free. Amazon offers … Continue reading →

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