• LINDA BEINS, ILL/Reference Coordinator

RECYCLED REFERENCE: Let me know by February 22 if you are interested in this item for your library:

• Harris New York Manufacturer’s Guide (2006)

 DATABASE Literature Resource Center
Look at the new interface for Literature Resource Center. There are many more search options and appears to be more user-friendly.

 

DATABASE TRAINING The Literature & Books databases training will cover the updated Literature Resource Center, Twayne’s Author Series, NoveList, and new databases from Bowker - Patron Books in Print and Fiction Connection. We will review features and searching techniques for each database with lots of hands-on practice. This training will be offered regionally on:

      Mon., May 5               Candor

      Thurs., May 8             McGraw

      Wed., May 14            Trumansburg

      Fri., May 16                FLLS

      Wed., May 21            Weedsport

 Contact Jan to register jaguirre@flls.org . Space is limited to ten at each location.
     

DATABASE WEBINAR TRAINING 

 ReferenceUSA as a Career Search Resource

Date:              Wednesday, February 27 2008

Times:            10:00 AM EST or 2:30 PM EST

 

You can use ReferenceUSA as a career search resource. Learn how to

1) identify companies that match the user’s skill set,

2) narrowing the field to meet the users’ unique criteria,

3) contacting the company and

4) using the information in ReferenceUSA to prepare for an interview. 

 

Call (800 808 1113 x 3736) or email (rickwhite@infousa.com) Rick White if you plan to attend or have questions about this webinar.

 

Join Instructions for Instant Net Conference: 

1) Meeting URL:

     http://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=741873262&p=&t=c

2) Enter the required fields.  No Pass Code is Needed!

3) Indicate that you have read the Privacy Policy.

4) Click on Proceed.

5) Toll Free Numbers/ Pass Code

10:00 AM meeting          888 793 1858 / 41924

              2:30 PM meeting          888 391 6568 / 28580

(Use *6 to mute and unmute the phone)

 

LAST WEEK’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK This year is the 101^st anniversary of the Hershey Kiss. In 1906, the small central Pennsylvania village where the Hershey chocolate factory was located was renamed Hershey, PA.

What was its original name? The Village of Derry Church, PA which is where Milton S. Hershey was born.

Who controls the largest percentage of the Hershey Foods Corporation’s voting stock? The Milton Hershey School Trust controls 77% of Hershey’s voting power. Hershey established the Hershey Industrial School for orphans in 1909. In 1918, after his wife’s death and having no heirs, he gave $60 million worth of stock to the school. The school became the Milton Hershey School in 1951.

[The answers to first two questions can be found in the database Business & Company Resource Center - Histories] 

How many Hershey Kisses are made daily? More than 80,000,000 are made every day.

[From the company website http://www.hersheys.com which can be accessed from the Company Profile page on Business & Company Resource Center]

 THIS WEEK’S QUESTION OF THE WEEK: When was Malcolm X assassinated? Where and when was he born?

 Submit your own Question of the Week for inclusion in future FLLS Bulletins by emailing me at lbeins@flls.org !

  

• ANNETTE BIRDSALL, Youth Services Consultant

Youth Services

Today is the last day to get your free t-shirt orders in!

March 1^st is the last order date for your Highsmith products.  Don’t miss it because the materials you want might not be available after the deadline. http://www.cslpreads.org/

Come play Dance, Dance, Revolution, Guitar Hero and Wii Sports at the February 28^th System meeting so you can explore programming for teens, adults and both together. http://www.flls.org/youth/Gaming%20Workshop%20flyer.pdf

Have you reserved your spot at the March 20^th System meeting? http://www.flls.org/youth/SRP%20meeting%20web.pdf  

   

• CAROL HENDRIX, Administration

 Attention:  Library Trustees

The 2008 NYSALB Conference (New York State Association of Library Boards) will be in Saratoga Springs, May 2-3, 2008.  More information and registration is available at    http://www.nysalb.org/institute/index.html

 
Library Staff and Trustees:

There is still room in the System mini-van for the “road trip” to Albany for Library Legislative Day, March 11^th.  Please contact me at chendrix@flls.org if you are interested or if you would like more information.

Thanks.