How-to
For over five years, we've been offering the basic Freegal service of downloading and keeping five Mp3 songs weekly.
That's continuing but now when you want to spontaneously listen to an entire album, it will be there for you.
Continue Reading "Listen to the Music - All Day and All Night" →
How-to
Have a new iPad, Kindle Fire tablet, or Android from the holidays? Are you planning to use your tablet as an eReader?
It's important to understand that these devices - unlike traditional eReaders - offer easy access to other "distractions" just one easy click to the internet away.
If you feel like you’ve been gifted a great and powerful technological burden, remember the wisdom of Gandalf: "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you.”
Continue Reading "3 Tricks To Best Use Your Tablet as an eReader" →
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One of the great things about a library is that fascinating stories abound everywhere.
It's just a matter of plucking one from the stream, so to speak.
Fathoms Below from TheColorfulCatStudio http://etsy.me/2mlXplV
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The Dodo Bird may be extinct but manual handwriting may not be. I've noticed many tech savvy 'non-Boomer' library staff keep journals. Handwritten journals.
Many schools have opted out when it comes to teaching cursive writing. Last month, Illinois lawmakers passed a bill requiring elementary schools to teach cursive writing starting in the 2018-2019 school year.
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In an adult-dominated society, teens are often excluded from participation in politics. To add insult to injury, they are regularly stereotyped as being self-absorbed and apolitical. However, young people are also concerned citizens who can advocate for significant social change within their communities.
Continue Reading "Fight the Power: Books to Inspire and Instruct Youth Activists" →
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