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Friday Library Video Fun

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Barbara

Hard to believe, but there are many videos about libraries out there…enjoy this one called “Funny Library Montage.” Do you recognize the movies and programs in it? Click the image to play: I got this, and saw several other videos, … Continue reading →

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Spotify your playlists

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Barbara

Have you tried Spotify? You can download it free, login with your FaceBook login, and then search for about a gazillion music tracks to play. You can create playlists to keep the tracks for reuse. Amazing. If you choose, your … Continue reading →

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Friday fun: Vocabulary Quiz

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Barbara

As if you haven’t taken enough tests! But this one is for fun. It’s just a 10-question quiz to see how good your vocabulary is, compare your score to others in your age group, and maybe learn some new words. … Continue reading →

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Friday fun: Cats

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Barbara

A co-worker passed along a couple of cute cat stories. One is about a cat in the Milwaukee area with 26 toes (that’s 2 extra per paw!) that’s helping raise money for a new facility ($26 dollars at a time), … Continue reading →

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Scholarly Inspiration (Friday video fun)

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Barbara

I was tipped off by another librarian that this “Study like a scholar, scholar” video from the Harold B. Lee library (Brigham Young University) inspires students to study in the library to get better grades! The video is amusing, but … Continue reading →

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Friday video fun: Speech recognition-generated captioning

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Barbara

Some of the librarians have been learning about closed captioning and subtitles lately (there’s a difference, after all. One usually provides text cues to non-speech audio). Well, a colleague on campus forwarded an online newsletter that included a link to … Continue reading →

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Global Café Wed. Sept. 28

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Barbara

The Center for Global Education’s first fall 2011 Global Café series on Wed., Sept. 28th, from 5-6pm will focus on Italy, Japan, and Ecuador (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area , near the Food for Thought café). In this series, … Continue reading →

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Civil War Songs & Letters @ Cultural Arts Center 9/8

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Barbara

Traditional folk artist Judy Cook will present “One Man’s Civil War”  at the Whitewater Art Alliance’s  Cultural Arts Center (402 W. Main St.) on Thurs., Sept. 8th, at 7pm. She will be reading from letters written by her ancestors to … Continue reading →

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Public Library Used Book Sale

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Barbara

Friends of Whitewater’s public library, the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, are having their annual used book sale from Mon., Aug. 22-Fri., Sept. 2. Book Sale Hours: M-TH 9am-8pm F 9am-5pm Sat 10am-1:30pm The library is located at 431 W. … Continue reading →

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Friday Fun: Online Jigsaws

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Barbara

Discovery News offers an online jigsaw Puzzle of the Week. You are shown the completed image (see “Diving with a whale shark” at right), and you can choose whether to turn off auto rotate in the lower left corner of … Continue reading →

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