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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 Branch Dates Monday, October 17, 2011 through Friday...
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I learned something new today. There are two Astronomy Days a year. One in the spring and one in the fall. This fall the day is October 1st, and the week Astronomy Day falls in is designated Astronomy Week. So September 26th to October 2nd this year is Astronomy week. I thought this rather serendipitous...
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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 - Adult Reading Tower McCollough Branch Oaklyn Branch...
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Considering the prevalance of diabetes in America today, I suspect the disease has touched many, many families in the Evansville and tri-state area. It is certainly a topic near and dear to my heart since I have had family members and friends afflicted with both Type 1 and Type II. For those who have...
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Personally, I tend to like the darker side of everything. I like Darth Maul in Star Wars, the Headless Horseman in Sleepy Hollow, Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series (hence my user name), and, well, you get the point. I'm drawn to them because I like to suppose on how they became the way they...
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OK, so it’s not your typical reference question. If it was, I wouldn’t be blogging about it. But, inquiring minds want to know, and they often ask the EVPL Reference department. The question was – Do rhinos really go around stamping out fires? The person asking the question had just...
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Nowadays everyone’s talking about staycations. This reminded me of the wonderful vacations my parents took me on even when we had to watch every penny. How’d we do it? By visiting our National Parks and State Parks (and camping, but that’s a whole ‘nother story). Most parks have...
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Filed under: central library, google, Online resources, nature, collections, evpl, useful websites, vacation, holiday, economy, library, summer
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This is the second day of a Heat Advisory for this area. Sure, we all feel drained and listless, not to mention that any kind of physical movement makes a person break out into sweat. But especially in the Ohio River Valley heat can cause more problems than sticky underarms. People especially at risk...
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This morning the Today Show ran a segment on the important role libraries play during economic recessions. The current economic downturn is no exception, as the clip discusses. Here at EVPL we have responded to the recession in many ways. For one thing, we have hosted and are hosting workshops on finding...
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Hobbyists and crafters will be in heaven browsing our new database, the Hobbies and Crafts Reference Center. It contains content from more than 740 magazines and books, as well as access to more than 720 videos and over 140 hobby reports, with detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas...
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Come Tweet with us!! EVPL is venturing into the Twitterverse, and you're invited to follow along. We currently have two Twitter accounts: one at http://twitter.com/evplinfo for information about Library programs and other informational announcements; and one at http://twitter.com/EVPLReviews for...
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Have you stopped by Oaklyn to check out their Miniatures display yet? Or at least taken a look at the great pictures we have online? I admit I haven’t gotten over to Oaklyn personally, but I have enjoyed looking at the pictures on our website. They reminded me of how much fun I’ve had looking...
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As some of you may have been noticing, the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library is in the middle of their own "big switch" when it comes to the public computers. We are in the process of switching out the old Gateway Profile 5 computers to new Dell Optiplex 755 computers. These computers are...
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Public-use computers at all EVPL libraries are being replaced with new Dell Optiplex 755 computers. With Windows XP, Core 2 Duo processors, and 2GB of RAM, these computers are much speedier than our old ones! These computers also include DVD burners (that burn CDs as well) and memory card readers (for...
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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 3. Hours at the Election Office are these: Saturday...