Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Early Voting at EVPL

by T-ref@evpl on Thursday, September 18 2008, 3:20pm

Early voting for the November 4 election will be held at the following EVPL branches from Tuesday, October 14 through Friday, October 31: Central, Oaklyn, North Park, Red Bank and McCollough. You must be a resident of Vanderburgh County and have a valid...

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Filed under: elections, voting, early voting

What happened to the Rosetta Stone language learning materials?

by Bufkinite@evpl on Monday, September 8 2008, 8:35am

Rosetta Stone has changed its licensing restrictions with version 3 and no longer allows purchase of their CD-ROM products that could be checked out by library patrons. Unfortunately, because of these new restrictions, we've had to withdraw them from...

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Filed under: education, databases, instruction, Rosetta Stone, language learning

Quitclaim Deed

by T-ref@evpl on Friday, September 5 2008, 9:24am

The Quitclaim Deed is a legal form that we are asked about quite frequently. Just this morning a customer came in to get a copy of a Quitclaim Deed. The Recorder's Office told her to go to the library to get a copy of the form. I was glad that she...

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Filed under: Vanderburgh County Recorders Office, Quitclaim Deed

Fact vs Fiction in Political Campaigns

by Meditatinglibrarian@evpl on Thursday, September 25 2008, 7:34am

As elections approach, decisions about how to vote are being made. And political campaigns and candidates have been known to bend the truth in their efforts to get the votes. The PBS blog, Media Shift, had a helpful article this week, Political Fact-Check...

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Filed under: politics, elections, voting

Find out, before you go out

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Thursday, September 4 2008, 7:56pm

Want to go on a date with that cute guy you met on the internet, but aren't sure if you can trust him? Why not check to see if he has an active warrant for his arrest? The Courier & Press has recently posted a database where you can do just that...

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Filed under: databases, criminal law, warrants, Vanderburgh County

Voter Registration Deadline

by Shh_ImReading@evpl on Wednesday, September 17 2008, 5:59pm

October 6th is the deadline to register to vote if you're planning to vote in the 2008 election on November 4th. That's less than three weeks from now, so if you haven't registered yet, check out the links below to get started! Indiana Voter...

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Paul Newman, 1925 - 2008

by banksoftheohio@evpl on Saturday, September 27 2008, 2:59pm

Paul Newman is an iconic figure in American film, and his life, times, and work figure significantly in the EVPL collection. To be reminded of the breathtaking good looks and inspirational pursuits that made him a star both on and off the screen, take...

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Filed under: current events, databases, celebrities, deaths

Keeping a weather eye

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Wednesday, September 10 2008, 6:33pm

If, like me, you're keeping an eye on the coastal hurricane activity these days, you'll be interested in a Web site called Stormpulse . You'll find a huge amount of hurricane information there, from as far back as 1851. Great maps, satellite...

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Filed under: hurricanes, maps, weather

Website Unavailability on Friday, September 19

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Tuesday, September 16 2008, 3:02pm

On Friday, September 19, shortly after closing at 6:00pm, the following sections of our website will be unavailable due to site maintenance: My Account Online Catalog AquaBrowser We'll be updating library software to fix issues our users have encountered...

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Filed under: maintenance, fyi, evpl.org

Indiana Memory

by lotech@evpl on Monday, September 22 2008, 2:42pm

Many books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and maps have and are being digitized to make them viewable online on the relatively new website, Indiana Memory, http://www.in.gov/memories . You can search by broad topic or by keyword. The Indiana State...

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Filed under: evansville, library of congress, Online resources, local history, history, Vanderburgh County, maps, Indiana Memory, Indiana

"The Big Picture": photos in the news

by googler@evpl on Monday, September 15 2008, 12:27pm

I've been looking for a good reason to link to The Big Picture, and Hurricane Ike is it. The Big Picture is a remarkable photo blog from the Boston Globe , intended to highlight quality imagery of current interest. This site is worth checking out...

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Filed under: current events, photography, hurricanes

Want to see how our voting preferences have changed over the last 160 years?

by SuDocQueen@evpl on Thursday, September 4 2008, 2:36pm

Visit Voting America, United States Politics 1840-2008 . A project from the University of Richmond, Voting America offers interactive maps, with data to the county level, of our Presidential elections. Along with this, the project offers expert video...

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Filed under: politics, elections, voting

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center

by T-ref@evpl on Saturday, September 27 2008, 11:37am

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center is one of the many databases that the EVPL subscribes to. It is an in-depth database that describes over 3,300 jobs in 94 industries. It highlights the skills and resources you need to get valuable scholarships, research...

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Filed under: databases, Careers, Fergusons Career Guidance Center

Tips for college students at HackCollege

by googler@evpl on Wednesday, September 17 2008, 11:33am

First off, I should explain that "hacking" no longer necessarily carries a negative connotation. In fact, its original negative connotation was a kind of misunderstanding. "To hack" means to come up with a creative or clever solution...

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Filed under: blogs, education, students

Hot Topics

by MediaPhile@evpl on Tuesday, September 23 2008, 4:17pm

HOT TOPICS..... Need some ideas for a topic for a research paper? Don't know what subject heading to look under for books on manga drawing? On a quick trip to the library for materials on kitchen remodeling but don't know the Dewey Decimal #?...

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Filed under: hot topics, subject headings, research, Dewey Decimal, research, hot topics, subject headings, Dewey Decimal

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