Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

The Best Medicine

by wag.mado@evpl on Thursday, May 7 2009, 4:56pm

Every three weeks we have a Lobby Book Display at Central Library on a different theme or topic. Some topics are naturally more popular than others. However, "Laugh Out Loud" in the month of March was such a favorite that we found it difficult...

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Filed under: health, science, research, news, fun, laughter yoga, laughter

Free e-book on personal finance

by googler@evpl on Friday, May 8 2009, 9:24am

The Simple Dollar, a personal finance blog that I've seen cited many times, is giving away a 50-page PDF, " Everything You Need to Know About Personal Finance on Just One Page ." Definitely worth the 4.4 MB download, it starts off (just...

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Filed under: money, personal finance, economy, investing, budgeting

How to find how-tos on the web

by googler@evpl on Tuesday, February 17 2009, 9:20am

The "Webware" blog at CNET has an excellent post about finding how-to-do-it information on the web . For a variety of sites such as eHow , Howcast , and Instructables , the author assesses the quality of the instruction, the level of expertise...

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Filed under: training, Online resources, instruction, tutorials, consumer, useful web sites

The MAN Better Give Me My Money!!!

by E-Ville Librarian@evpl on Friday, February 27 2009, 12:54pm

Filed your taxes and are now impatient to get the money you and your accountant think you are owed? It looks like technology may be slowly catching up to our collective impatience. Both the IRS as well as the Indiana Department of Revenue offer web pages...

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Consumer Product Safety Commission Announces One-Year Stay on Implementation of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act

by Bufkinite@evpl on Sunday, February 1 2009, 3:08pm

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was scheduled to become law on February 10th of this year, and it had librarians all over the country worried, in that it would have required every book in the children's library - and possibly in...

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Filed under: libraries, consumer, CPSIA, legislation, library advocacy, lead contamination

Help protect your credit with a security freeze

by MediaPhile@evpl on Sunday, February 8 2009, 2:22pm

Here's a tip from Indiana State Senator Vaneta Becker: Hoosiers can help protect their credit with one of the strongest security freeze laws in the nation. Consumers can freeze access to their credit reports. When the consumer wishes to release their...

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Filed under: Indiana, credit ratings, security freeze

Small business resources, free and online

by googler@evpl on Wednesday, February 11 2009, 10:12am

Indiana BizCafe is a free service that matches entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and others with business opportunities. Much like a social network, a user's matches are based on a self-created profile. The system continues to find matches as the...

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Filed under: statistics, Online resources, businesss, entrepreneurship

Has the Boil Order ended?

by kiya@evpl on Friday, February 13 2009, 2:08pm

What is the easy way to find out when a Boil Order has begun or ended? Or what exactly is the designated area? Browsing on the City of Evansville webpage , I located the Water Department, and found they have an e-mail advisory list. Anytime an order is...

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Filed under: evansville, water, useful web sites, boil orders

Former Governor Kernan in town March 10 for Local Government Reform Workshop

by MediaPhile@evpl on Thursday, March 5 2009, 1:39pm

The 8:30 am - 3 pm event is at USI's Carter Hall. Registration is $10, which covers the cost of a box lunch. Speakers and panelists include the following: Former Indiana Governor Joseph Kernan Indiana University Historian James H. Madison Gibson County...

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Filed under: evansville, Vanderburgh County, local government reform, kernan shepard report, joe kernan

Stimulus for Seniors/Disabled

by wag.mado@evpl on Thursday, March 5 2009, 2:19pm

With all the talk regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, many who are retired or disabled have been wondering how they will recieve their stimulus money. According to the Internal Revenue , a one time payment of $250.00 will be made to...

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Filed under: government, reference questions, hot topics, money, stimulus payment, veterans

Peanut Butter Recall Information

by Bufkinite@evpl on Friday, March 6 2009, 4:20pm

The Indiana State Department of Health is urging Hoosiers to routinely check the growing list of products and brands associated with the expanded Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) voluntary recall, which now has reached more than 2,000 items. A complete...

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Filed under: health, government, consumer, salmonella, FDA, peanut butter, Indiana Department of Health

Free government grants? Not so fast!

by googler@evpl on Monday, March 9 2009, 9:53am

A recent post at Snopes (which is the premiere hoax-debunking website) covers the increasing "free government grant" scam, currently being perpetrated through web ads, e-mails, and even direct phone calls. (Unfortunately, while Snopes is a great...

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Filed under: government, hoax, money, grants, scams

"Everyday Mysteries" answers interesting questions

by googler@evpl on Thursday, March 12 2009, 6:20pm

"Everyday Mysteries," subtitled "Fun science facts from the Library of Congress," is a great website for reading interesting articles on a variety of topics, getting ideas for research papers, and submitting your own questions. Each...

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Filed under: library of congress, science, research, useful web sites

Natasha's lesson saves Ohio girl

by googler@evpl on Thursday, March 26 2009, 4:02pm

Natasha Richardson's recent death from a head injury may have you asking yourself, when does a head injury require medical attention? That's a very good question. This article , about a seven-year-old girl who experienced an epidural hematoma...

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Filed under: health, injury, medicine, news

Evansville's rich sports history recounted

by nblman@evpl on Monday, March 30 2009, 10:21am

Ron Eaton, author of "Local Legends: The stories behind the headlines" will speak at Stringtown Branch Library on Tuesday, March 31, at 7:00 p.m. This is an occasion to share your memories and learn more about your favorite hometown atheletes...

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Filed under: evansville, Local Sports History, Southwestern Indiana

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