Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Clutter-clearing, simplicity, and getting organized

by googler@evpl on Monday, January 25 2010, 12:31pm

A number of my online friends and I have started watching "Hoarders" on A&E, and we all seem to have noticed a change in the way we view our posessions and our homes: our homes are beginning to look crowded, with too much "stuff."...

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Filed under: organization, clutter, simplicity, cleaning, decluttering

Getting the most from online shopping

by googler@evpl on Monday, November 30 2009, 3:56pm

I kept hearing from my online friends about "Bing cashbacks," and had no idea what they were talking about, until I ran across this great article in the New York Times about online shopping rebates, including those offered by the Bing, the new...

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Filed under: useful web sites, shopping

Skype your friends and family -----wherever they are.

by this.is.not.here@evpl on Tuesday, December 1 2009, 11:27am

I have been Skyping for over a year now. What is Skype you might ask? Well----if you have a computer, either desktop or laptop and a webcam you are half-way there. My friend told me she could see and hear her grandson in France on Skype. When my husband’s...

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Filed under: 2001: a Space Odyssey, skype, webcam, headset, microphone

Paying for college

by HelperBee@evpl on Friday, September 16 2011, 3:10pm

The start of a new school year is a good time to think about how to pay for college, and the library is a great place to explore some of your options. Ask at the Information Desk to be shown to a wide selection of books , from savings to scholarships...

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Filed under: databases, personal finance, evpl.org, college help, useful websites

Early voting at EVPL libraries

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Tuesday, September 28 2010, 10:48am

The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library will host early voting at five locations this year. Early voting will take place three weeks prior to the November 2 general election. Locations Central Library - 2nd Floor Quiet Study Room North Park Branch ...

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

OverDrive @ EVPL now Mac compatible!

by professor.knowsitall@evpl on Friday, November 21 2008, 11:31am

OverDrive @ EVPL is a collection of downloadable materials (including audiobooks, eBooks, movies, & music) available free of charge to all EVPL cardholders. Since launch, patrons with Windows PCs have been downloading countless items from this digital...

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Filed under: technology, Web 2.0, fyi, collections, overdrive, downloads, evpl.org, ebooks, computers, zune, mp3 players, mac, ipod

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

Official ".gov" web site of the office of the President Elect

by Bufkinite@evpl on Saturday, November 8 2008, 9:18am

It's been said that Barack Obama ran a transformational campaign, and is a transformational political figure. Now, with the advent of www.change.gov , we have what looks like the beginning of a transformational Presidency. This is the official "...

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Filed under: politics, President-elect, Obama Administration, transition, policy

Happy May Day!

by PotionsMaster@evpl on Friday, May 1 2009, 8:59am

Today is May 1st, or 'May Day' for those who enjoy whimiscal pieces of not well known history and holidays. When people think of May Day, no doubt will someone think of the traditional May Pole with children running around it with ribbons and...

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Filed under: celebrations, holiday, May

Do Not Flush!

by wag.mado@evpl on Monday, April 20 2009, 7:28pm

You may remember a time when it was common practice to flush outdated/unused medications down the toilet. Well, that practice has caused some disturbing consequences resulting in the FDA promoting guidelines on proper disposal of drugs. There are still...

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Filed under: evansville, current events, health, environment, news, disposal of pharmeceuticals, Earth Day, water pollution

Indiana Economic Stimulus Info

by wag.mado@evpl on Tuesday, March 3 2009, 3:29pm

A new website was launched today for those who would like information about the Economic Stimulus Package and the use of funds in the state of Indiana. The address for the website is INvest.in.gov. It will be maintained to keep Hoosiers informed about...

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Filed under: government, government: Indiana, Indiana, stimulus payment

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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Filed under: collections, cataloging, libraries, books

LibGuides from HowStuffWorks

by seeker@evpl on Friday, October 3 2008, 1:29pm

I've always been a sucker for dropping by HowStuffWorks to see entertaining how-to's. After all, you never know when you might be called upon to build a straw bale house or explain to your 7-year-old how a Star Wars light saber appears to be real...

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Filed under: students, science, research

"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

Weird and wonderful wildlife

by googler@evpl on Wednesday, September 10 2008, 10:47am

I'm an avid blog reader (you don't want to know how many unread posts I have in my feed reader, but let's just say I don't anticipate ever running out of reading material), and I love running across stuff about this amazing planet we live...

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Filed under: nature, wildlife

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