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"The original guide to living wisely"

by googler@evpl on Thursday, November 19 2009, 2:38pm

At least, that's how Mother Earth News describes itself, and they might not be too far off the mark. The magazine got its start in 1970, and you may think of it as something the hippies used to read. But these days, their focus on green living, sustainability...

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Filed under: useful web sites, magazines, green living, sustainability, mother earth news

Website Unavailability on November 12 & 13

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Thursday, November 12 2009, 3:05pm

Encore , an online catalog we introduced in December 2008 , is currently being upgraded! There may be brief outages this afternoon while the upgrade is completed. Shortly after closing on Friday, November 13, additional upgrades will be performed. During...

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Filed under: maintenance, fyi, cataloging, evpl.org, encore

Reasons why the world won't end in 2012

by googler@evpl on Thursday, November 12 2009, 11:22am

There's a lot of hype right now about the Mayan calendar, but it's interesting to note that none of it is coming from experts in Mesoamerican studies. In fact, it all seems to be coming from people trying to sell something, from books to movie...

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Filed under: science, astronomy, 2012, maya

Evansville's small claim to fame in the 1918 Great Pandemic & a tip for 2009 flu clinics in Evansville

by SuDocQueen@evpl on Tuesday, November 10 2009, 3:07pm

Thanks to a very interesting question today, I discovered a surprising fact. Evansville was involved in Indiana's first official report on the Spanish influenza. According to http://1918.pandemicflu.gov/your_state/indiana.htm , in the "first...

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Filed under: health, flu, H1N1, 1918 pandemic, enfluenza

Word Clouds as Works of Art

by Bufkinite@evpl on Saturday, November 7 2009, 10:51am

Noodling around on the web is great fun because in doing so, I sometimes find things that I end up being amazed by, but would otherwise never have thought interesting. The web site wordle.net is one such example. You can enter any text into it - love...

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Filed under: internet, art, websites, words, beauty

November is National Diabetes Month

by SuDocQueen@evpl on Thursday, November 5 2009, 12:07pm

Considering the prevalance of diabetes in America today, I suspect the disease has touched many, many families in the Evansville and tri-state area. It is certainly a topic near and dear to my heart since I have had family members and friends afflicted...

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Filed under: nonfiction, health, Online resources, evpl, evpl.org, masterfile Premier, medicine, diabetes, diabetic

What are the odds?

by googler@evpl on Wednesday, November 4 2009, 10:15am

Ever wonder what the odds are that an adult planning a Halloween costume will be a cat? How about the odds of being killed by a shark? There's a new website, The Book of Odds , that does just that — it gives you odds. You can do a simple keyword...

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Filed under: statistics, research, useful web sites, websites, odds, data, trivia

The Open Book Alliance, an Alternative to the Google Library Book Project.

by Bufkinite@evpl on Wednesday, October 21 2009, 4:52pm

You've probably heard of the Google Library Books Project , a massive project wherein search giant Google teamed up with a number of large research libraries worldwide to scan their holdings in order to make digitized copies of those books available...

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Filed under: books, lawsuit, google book search, Open Book Alliance, Google Book Settlement, Freedom to Read, copyright

Learn to find Government Information on the Web

by Bufkinite@evpl on Saturday, October 10 2009, 2:53pm

Interested in finding out about govenment jobs? Wonder where you can find the latest consumer product safety information? Ever wanted to look at surplus government property, and maybe bid on some of it? Want to get information on financial planning? On...

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Filed under: training, government, useful web sites, AskEVPL, websites, U. S. Government, United States Government, Reference Services, workshops

Changes to EVPL eNewsletters

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Thursday, October 1 2009, 1:17pm

For several years, we've offered an assortment of eNewsletters. On our eNewsletters page , patrons have subscribed to eNewsletters and received them via email. Unfortunately, our content providers have discontinued the following eNewsletters: BooksTV...

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Filed under: fyi, email, newsletters, evpl.org, enewsletters, nancy pearl

World Vegetarian Day & Vegetarian Awareness Month

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Thursday, October 1 2009, 11:06am

A friend just let me know that TODAY is World Vegetarian Day ! It turns out the whole month of October is Vegetarian Awareness Month! Have you ever considered going vegetarian or vegan ? Maybe you could try it out this month. Why not try something new...

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Filed under: health, books, food, celebrations, cooking, diet, vegan, vegetarian, animal rights

Happy Banned Books Week!

by Bufkinite@evpl on Tuesday, September 29 2009, 5:02pm

Banned Books Week takes place this year from September 26 - October 3, and is not a celebration of banning books, but rather a celebration of the freedom to read, and the importance of the First Amendment. The books featured during Banned Books Week have...

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Filed under: books, challenged materials, banned books week, office of intellectual freedom, censorship, american library association, intellectual freedom

Central's anniversary celebration SUNDAY features mini-golf, Book Cart Drill Team, & more!

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Friday, September 25 2009, 11:59am

View larger version. Starting with a press conference on Thursday, September 17, we've been honoring Central Library's 5th anniversary with some special events . Our Film Festival wraps up this afternoon with a showing of Citizen Kane . On Saturday...

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Filed under: central library, voting, fyi, food, fun, celebrations, films, free stuff, anniversary, cakes, mini-golf, events, music

Additional Computer Basics Class Added for October First

by Bufkinite@evpl on Wednesday, September 23 2009, 11:12am

Due to the fact that all three computer basics classes filled up very quickly, EVPL has added an additional class to the fall schedule, for October 1st, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. This class will teach you all you need to know to get started using a computer...

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Filed under: central library, training, technology, computers, programs, computer classes

Is there a silver lining to knowing in advance that you're going to lose your job?

by SuDocQueen@evpl on Tuesday, September 22 2009, 3:29pm

When faced with that imminent pink slip I would think it would be hard to see any upside to the situation, but I read an article on MSN.com a few days ago that made lemonade out of losing a job. The article was primarily pointing out the famous businesses...

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Filed under: government, Careers, jobs, job descriptions, employment, U. S. Government, U.S. government, United States Government, career assessment

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