Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Early voting at libraries ended October 31 but you can still vote early at the Election Office (or go to your polling place on Election Day)

by MediaPhile@evpl on Friday, October 31 2008, 9:18am

Friday, October 31 was the last opportunity for early voting at the Vanderburgh County Libraries! However, early voting for all Vanderburgh County residents continues at the Election Office in Room 214 of the City County Building through Monday, November...

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Evansville Historical Records for Businesses and Immigrants

by seeker@evpl on Thursday, October 30 2008, 3:51pm

The people at the Browning Family Foundation, who brought you the Browning Genealogy Database (Evansville area newspaper obituaries) and contributed to the Local History Database , have constructed 3 more historical databases to help local history buffs...

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Filed under: evansville, business, databases, genealogy, vital records, history, immigration, Browning Family Foundation

America's Top Doctors

by T-ref@evpl on Saturday, October 25 2008, 10:24am

Central Library Reference has several directories to identify physicians and their specialties: America's Top Doctors is a guide to doctors recognized by their peers for their excellence in providing care for specific diseases and problems, organized...

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Find an address by clicking a map

by googler@evpl on Saturday, October 25 2008, 9:37am

This resource allows you to enter a city name or zip code, then on the subsequent map, get the mailing address of any point on that map. The number of ways that various websites use Google maps is really incredible. There are blogs devoted to sharing...

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Find out if you are registered to vote -- as well as your polling place

by MediaPhile@evpl on Friday, October 24 2008, 4:23pm

If you're not sure that you're registered to vote, or you want to double check the location of your Election Day polling place, go to the Indiana Statewide Voter Registration System . Click on "Voter Registration" and you will be asked...

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I don't know about lovers and dreamers, but this is my rainbow connection

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Friday, October 24 2008, 12:40pm

Ever wonder how a rainbow is formed? Better yet, have you ever argued with someone as to whether or not something is indeed a rainbow at all? This and many other natural phenomenon are presented with full illustrations on a UK website for a group called...

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Business Central Now Open For...(wait for it)...Business!!

by Bufkinite@evpl on Thursday, October 23 2008, 4:21pm

On Wednesday, October 15th, the Metropolitian Evansville Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on the second floor of Central Library to open a new, business-focused area of Central's reference and non-fiction collections. Business Central is...

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Filed under: central library, business, Foundation Center, research, money, Careers, personal finance, Business Central

Early Voting On Saturday!

by Bufkinite@evpl on Thursday, October 23 2008, 3:57pm

An earlier post to this blog about early voting must've helped to get the message out, because the turnout has just been phenomenal! Still, a number of people coming to the Information Desk at Central Library have asked if there is a place to do early...

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The candidates on the issues

by googler@evpl on Thursday, October 23 2008, 1:44pm

There are a couple of good websites that outline the Sen. McCain's and Sen. Obama's stands on the issues. First, of course, are their own websites: http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/ http://www.barackobama.com/issues/ Recommended third...

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Local election info on League website

by MediaPhile@evpl on Tuesday, October 21 2008, 8:58am

The League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana has pulled together local election information on its website at www.lwvswin.org . There you can find information about early voting at the Vanderburgh and Warrick county libraries, in addition to links...

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AquaBrowser to be discontinued on Monday, October 27

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Monday, October 20 2008, 2:15pm

AquaBrowser, an alternative interface for searching our online catalog, will be discontinued on Monday, October 27. At that time, the Classic Catalog will be the only way to search our catalog. We'll soon be implementing a new search interface in...

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Early Voting begins today

by myzticrhythmz@evpl on Tuesday, October 14 2008, 9:28am

Beginning today and running through October 31, Vanderburgh County residents may vote early at several of our EVPL locations: Central Library, McCollough Branch, North Park Branch, Oaklyn Branch, and Red Bank Branch. The hours are Monday through Thursday...

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October 15 is the deadline to file for your stimulus payment

by T-ref@evpl on Saturday, October 11 2008, 4:53pm

If you did not file a 2007 tax return for tax purposes, you still need to file a return by October 15, 2008 in order to receive an economic stimulus payment. You are eligible for a payment if you had a total of $3,000 or more in qualifying income. How...

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Recent changes to our website

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Friday, October 10 2008, 10:32am

Ever since launching our new website on May 1, we've been implementing minor tweaks based on feedback from patrons and staff. One suggestion I've received regularly was to make our digital materials easier to locate. As of this morning, our "Virtual...

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Filed under: maintenance, technology, public opinion, Web 2.0, fyi, newsletters, collections, evpl toolbar, overdrive, downloads, evpl.org, enewsletters

Catalog Your Personal Book Collection Online

by HoodooVoodoo@evpl on Tuesday, October 7 2008, 12:46pm

If many of you out there are like me, you have hundreds of books sitting on your bookshelf at home in a certain order that only you can keep organized (to a point). Personally, I shelf mine chronologically by author according to genre, but I am very OCD...

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