Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Hardship license information

by googler@evpl on Wednesday, July 8 2009, 10:17am

It often happens that customers are told to go to the library to get a legal form of some kind. Unfortunately, we often have to tell them that we don't have preprinted forms that can be filled out and filed. Today's question concerned the "hardship...

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Filed under: driver's license, legal, useful web sites, forms, hardship, law

Thinking of buying an e-reader?

by kiya@evpl on Tuesday, November 23 2010, 3:56pm

Wouldn't it be nice to look over all the major brands at once, seeing what the print looks like, learning how they feel in your hands, all without the sales pressure found at a store? Now you can drop by the library on Wednesday, December 8, 2010...

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Filed under: overdrive, ebooks, ipod touch, Sony Reader, gifts, ebook readers, kindle, nook

Home Safety Tips for Seniors 55+

by wag.mado@evpl on Friday, April 8 2011, 4:39pm

Are you aware that making some simple changes to your living environment could extend the time you’re able to live independently in your own home? Each year, many seniors are injured in home accidents that could have been prevented. If you would...

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Filed under: accidents, information, savvy seniors, home safety

Please pardon our mess: Parking deck repairs at Central Library

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Monday, September 21 2009, 1:32pm

Due to repairs to the parking deck, portions of Central Library's parking lot will be closed at varying times until mid-November or when construction is complete. Parking is still available in Central's underground parking garage. The entrance...

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Filed under: central library, maintenance, repair, fyi, construction, parking, meeting rooms

Indiana Department of Workforce Development website

by T-ref@evpl on Thursday, December 11 2008, 2:54pm

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development's website has many useful links: for information about unemployment benefits go to uplink unemployment claim filing system , for contacting the WorkOne office in Evansville go to WorkOneworks.com , for...

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Filed under: Indiana Department of Workforce Development, workOne

Google tool shows Oil Spill Progression

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Wednesday, May 5 2010, 12:25pm

Here is a little Google Maps tool that provides graphical overlays of the recent oil spill from the BP platform in the Gulf of Mexico. Disturbing I know, but fascinating none the less. Google's Oil Spill Map: http://www.google.com/crisisresponse/oilspill...

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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

Speak your mind…opinions welcome, wanted, and appreciated

by SuDocQueen@evpl on Thursday, July 9 2009, 10:11am

Hello out there to everyone in EVPL blogland, I have a dilemma that I could use your help with. Every year I sit down to plan a workshop on useful government documents and websites (more websites than actual documents now-a-days) and every year I get...

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Filed under: google, internet, politics, training, government, public opinion, Online resources, polling, search engines, reference questions, research, hot topics, tutorials, useful web sites, useful websites, customer service, White House, public data, websites, U. S. Government, polls

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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Filed under: evansville, libraries, early voting, evpl

Introducing Encore: A better way to search the catalog!

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Tuesday, December 23 2008, 10:54am

Last October, we discontinued AquaBrowser . Today I am happy to unveil its successor: ENCORE ! The catalog widget at the top of our webpages now searches Encore. In a nutshell, Encore works very similarly to Google. In the search box, simply type in words...

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Filed under: Web 2.0, fyi, cataloging, evpl.org, tutorials, encore

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

Early voting returns to EVPL libraries

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Tuesday, October 11 2011, 9:59am

EVPL will host early voting at Central Library and four branches prior to the municipal election day on November 8. Locations Central Library - 2nd Floor Quiet Study Room North Park Branch - Adult Reading Tower McCollough Branch Oaklyn Branch Red Bank...

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Filed under: evansville, voting, fyi, early voting, evpl

Encyclopedia of Associations Online

by T-ref@evpl on Friday, November 7 2008, 10:19am

EVPL subscribes to many databases and one of our newest databases is the Encyclopedia of Associations : A comprehensive guide to International, National, and State associations, with brief histories, addresses, and current contact information, current...

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Filed under: databases, encyclopedia of associations

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

Endangered species: where to find current information

by googler@evpl on Wednesday, October 6 2010, 5:44pm

We've always found it difficult to collect print items that have current lists of endangered species. Thanks to the internet, we no longer have to. For species that reside in the United States, the definitive source is the US Fish and Wildlife Service...

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Filed under: science, animals, threatened, species, endangered, plants

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