• JAN AGUIRRE, Specialist & Training Coordinator

 Polaris “Tip of the Week”

When you need to either register a patron or edit their address, selecting the correct zip code can be a little confusing. For example, when I type 14850, this pop-up window displays:

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Notice the series of dots next to Ithaca indicated by the arrow. These dots indicate there is more text that is not displaying

 

 

To view the additional text, move your cursor there until it changes to a cross; then double click on the line between City and State.

See below:

The entire text now displays and you can see that the City is Ithaca College NOT Ithaca

You can now highlight the correct City and double click it for insertion into the patron record. If for some reason you need to stop this procedure and get out of the Add/Edit Address window, simply pressing the Escape key will take you back to the patron record

 

•  MELANIE HEMINGWAY, Outreach Services

A new website includes emergency preparation for people who are elderly or who have special needs. Family caregivers are also encouraged to visit this site:

 http://www.tompkinsready.org/preparation/specialneeds.htm

 Advance planning can reduce risks in time of tragedy.  While you’re exploring this new site, be sure to check the Heat-Related Emergencies too, as we enter warmer months:

 http://www.tompkinsready.org/disaster/heat.htm

 

 

• ANNETTE BIRDSALL, Youth Services Coordinator

 ATTENTION EVERYONE

Ahoy, Mateys!  If it’s treasure you’re seeking, head to your local library for great summer fun!

At your library you can learn to talk like a pirate and retain your reading skills this summer!

You’ll find free reading-related entertainment and activities, books, videos, magazines, computers, and more! 

Every reader will also be eligible to win a summer reading incentive – a free weekend in NYC and lunch with magician, David Blaine! Arrgh!

Contact your local library to discover the treasures your library has waiting for you! Yo-Ho Ho!

This message is sponsored by the Finger Lakes Library System.

 

The above message is the text for a public service announcement that’s going to run from June 19^th – July 3^rd on the following stations:

 WLLW-WNYR-WCGR-WGVA-AND WSFW.

Please let me know if you happen to catch it.  The sound clip has been sent to me, and I’ll post it on the youth page ASAP. (Thanks for the idea to request the clip, Rex.)

Even if your library is not taking the pirate path for the theme you still have all the resources to bring kids into your summer reading program.

You all have p. 254 from the summer reading manual in print and online to share so kids can talk like a pirate. 

And the David Blaine contest forms* will be available on the summer reading site.  If you don’t have the official form when someone asks any sheet of paper will do, and I can attach the forms retrospectively.  Just include their name, age, contact information, and library.

Hopefully, this announcement will create some fun attention for the summer reading program locally, and the same information is also being marketed statewide.  Thanks for your participation in the statewide summer reading efforts. 

Please contact me if you have any questions!

 

*Statewide Summer Reading Incentive: Forms will soon be made available online at www.summerreadingnys.org to be used at library check-out desks.  These forms ask children to describe or draw something related to their summer reading experience and its enjoyment, and make them eligible for a drawing for the prize described below.  Local libraries can send these forms to their public library system which will then send them on to Rubenstein Associates.  4-5 winners representing different age groups will be selected.

Prize: Rubenstein Associates will arrange for the donation of a weekend package to New York City in late August including hotel accommodations for a family of 4, various tourist attractions, and lunch with David Blaine.  At the present time, travel to and from New York City is not included.  Winners may also be asked to participate in a closing ceremony at a New York City library while they are in town.

  

•  CAROL HENDRIX, Administration

 Today is the last day to send me your library news for the summer issue of the FLLS News.

 

•  MARISA IACOBUCCI, Adult Services Coordinator

 BookPage

I have received many positive comments regarding BookPage.  At this time, we are not able to provide BookPage to member libraries, but we are keeping it in mind for a future service. 

 Your feedback is very helpful in planning for the future.

 

•  LINDA BEINS, ILL/Reference Coordinator

Recycled Reference Books

• Almanac of the 50 States: Basic data Profiles with Comparative Tables (2004)

• Almanac of the 50 States: Basic data Profiles with Comparative Tables (2005)

• American Book Trade Directory (2005-2006)

• Datapedia of the United States: American History in Numbers (2004)

• Foundation Directory (2005)

• A Guide Book of United States Coins (2005)

• Occupational Outlook Handbook (2004-05)

• Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2004-2005

• Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches (2005)
   

Please let me know if you would like any of these items that were donated by the Seymour Library.

• Online Encyclopedias (These sites are courtesy of the Waukesha Public Library, Waukesha, WI. See http://www.waukesha.lib.wi.us/ for more resources)

• Encyclopedia Britannica http://www.britannica.com/ includes only the concise entries.

• Bartleby.com http://www.bartleby.com includes links to an encyclopedia, dictionaries, thesauri, the Bible, quotation sources, the Harvard Classics, verse and more.

• Columbia Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com also includes free access to an almanac and a thesaurus. Try to ignore the links to other sites that require a paid subscription.

• Encyclopedia of Smithsonian Exhibits http://www.si.edu/resource/faq . Baseball and Roberto Clemente fans will appreciate http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/clemente/index.html

• Encyclopedia of Religion and Society http://hirr.hartsem.edu/ency/ includes information on world religions, religious leaders and scholars, and religious issues.

• Encyclopedia of Economic and Business History http://eh.net/encyclopedia has articles for students and lay people. The entry on a History of the Bar Code has significance for libraries.

• Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org has mythology and folklore from around the world

• Internet Movie Database http://www.imdb.com can answer just about any movie trivia question you can imagine. The TIPS link in their search box is very helpful

 

Reference Question of the Week

Last week’s Question: What was the best World Cup finish for the USA? Julia Lon, TRU correctly responded that the best USA World Cup result was a third place finish in1930 in Uruguay.

Question of the Week: Toni Morrison completed her M.A. degree in English from Cornell University. What other upstate NY locale has an association with Toni Morrison? Tell us where, when and what she was doing there and don’t forget to give us the source of your information.