MEMBER LIBRARY WEEKLY BULLETIN
No. 03-28 July 11, 2003
- DIANA McFARLAND, Youth Services Coordinator
NYPL Online Author Chats
Please join us for our summer author chats at http://summerreading.nypl.org and encourage children and teens to participate.
Wednesday, July 9 @ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT. Gary Paulsen, author of How Angel Peterson Got His Name and Other Outrageous Tales of Extreme Sports, Brian's Winter, Hatchet and others.
Wednesday, July 23 @ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT. Jacqueline Woodson, author of Locomotion, Hush, Miracle's Boys and others.
Wednesday, July 30 @ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT. Avi, author Crispin, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Nothing But the Truth and others.
Wednesday, August 6 @ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT. Mary Pope Osborne, author of The Magic Tree House series, The Brave Little Seamstress, New York's Bravest and others.
These events are supported in part by the Federal Library Services and Technology Act awarded to the New York State Library and by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Margaret Tice, Coordinator
Office of Children's Services
New York Public Library
455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-0122
212-340-0903; fax: 212-340-0988
- REX HELWIG, Computer Network Manager
This is just a reminder to those that are signed up for the regional training next week.
The PCReliance and iPac regional training will be held in the Candor Library on Monday 7/14 from 9:00AM to 12 Noon and again in Weedsport on Wednesday 7/16 from 9:00AM to 12 Noon.
- KATHY PARKHURST, ILL/Reference Coordinator
Reference tip of the week:
Looking for quotes or poems online? A useful free web resource is http://www.bartleby.com/
It’s amazing what this site has available all in one place. Not only does it have hundreds of the Great Books available in full-text online, it also has an extensive collection of full-text reference books, such as:
· The Columbia World of Quotations
· Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations
· The Encyclopedia of World History
· The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
· Robert’s Rules of Order Revised
· The Oxford Book of English Verse
· American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
· Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
· American Historical Documents
· The World’s Famous Orations
· several poetry anthologies
… and much more. Take a look today, and book mark it for future reference!
- SEYMOUR LIBRARY, Auburn
Please update your records: email address for Danette Davis, Children’s Librarian: ddavisseymour@hotmail.com
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