Search results matching tag 'evpl'

Central Library CLOSED until NOON on Wednesday, May 30

professor.knowsitall@evpl — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:09:00 GMT

Central Library will be closed until noon on Wednesday, May 30 due to air conditioning repair. Central's hours will be 12:00pm - 9:00pm.

All other locations are unaffected and will open as usual.

Thank you for your understanding as we improve your library.

Early voting for primary election available at EVPL locations

professor.knowsitall@evpl — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:25:00 GMT

EVPL will host early voting at Central Library and four branches prior to the primary election day on Tuesday, May 8, 2012.

Locations

Central Library - 2nd Floor Quiet Study Room
McCollough Branch
North Park Branch
Oaklyn Branch
Red Bank Branch

Dates

Monday, April 30, 2012 through Friday, May 4, 2012

Times

Monday - Thursday: Noon - 6:00pm
Friday: Noon - 5:00pm

Polls will close promptly at scheduled time. You must be registered to vote in Vanderburgh County to vote early at the library.

Early voting returns to EVPL libraries

professor.knowsitall@evpl — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:59:00 GMT

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, November 4, 2011

Times

Monday - Thursday: 10:00am - 7:00pm
Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

Polls will close promptly at scheduled time.

Astronomy Week

SuDocQueen@evpl — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:20:00 GMT

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 what with the NASA satellite due to fall from the sky today.

The Astronomical League has a good website for those who want to learn more about astronomy. They also have information on Astronomy Day celebrations around the country as well as helpful information for those who would like to host an Astronomy Day celebration.

For information on stargazing closer to home, The Evansville Astronomical Society's website offers useful stargazing links, a nice calendar of local events, and interesting information on the society's history.

If you'd like to learn a little more about astronomy before you consider contacting your local society, the library has plenty of books on astronomy, the stars and planets, and how to be an amateur astronomer. If you visit Central Library this week, stop by the second floor and check-out our book display by the stairs. To celebrate the week, we have some of our astronomy books on display there for easy access.

Red Bank Branch CLOSED June 20 - 22

professor.knowsitall@evpl — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 21:48:00 GMT

Red Bank Branch will be closed Monday, June 20 - Wednesday, June 22 for HVAC replacement.

During closing all Red Bank programs will move to West Branch Library.

To check-out and return items, visit West Branch (open until 8:00pm).
To use public computers, visit North Park Branch or Central Library.

Thank you for your understanding as we improve your library.

Early voting at EVPL libraries

professor.knowsitall@evpl — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:48:00 GMT

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
Red Bank Branch

Dates

Monday, October 11 through Friday, October 29

Times

Monday - Thursday: 12:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Polls will close promptly at closing time, regardless of the length of the line.

November is National Diabetes Month

SuDocQueen@evpl — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT

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 never encountered diabetes, or those newly diagnosed, it can be a frightening disease. So what better time to learn more about the disease than during the month dedicated to it?

To be honest, it had slipped my mind that November was National Diabetes Month until I got an email update from www.usa.gov talking about it -- check out www.usa.gov's website to find out about all the great email updates and RSS feeds people can sign-up for. The email included a great link to their FAQ section on diabetes. That section in turn offers several ways to get information on diabetes. They include phone, address, and email for the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse as well as several links for different websites like National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse, National Diabetes Education Program, and the American Diabetes Association.

You can find even more online information from www.usa.gov by browsing or keyword searching from the website's main page. To browse, scroll down the main page until you see "Health and Nutrition." Clicking will take you to a further breakdown of the subject. Scroll down to "Health Topics A-Z" and click. Then click on "D" and scroll down until you get to "Diabetes." You'll see about twelve different topics on diabetes from diabetes and pregnancy to diabetic diet, kidney problems or even nerve problems. Each topic leads to great information from Medline Plus that includes additional links on things like prevention, related issues, and research as well as links to videos, tutorials, and pictures where available.

You can also do a keyword search on diabetes by typing the term into the search box at the top of www.usa.gov's main screen. You'll get a results page reminiscent of Google but without all the extraneous hits from questionable websites. The neatest part of the results page is the topic breakdown on the left-hand side of the page. The topic list is a breakdown of the search results into individual topics. The numbers in parenthesis indicate how many hits your search had under that topic, and the plus button to the right indicates that the topic can be broken down even farther. Clicking on the plus button will show that further breakdown while clicking on the topic itself will change the results list to the hits for just that topic. Also, take a look at the Agencies breakdown. If you didn't know, www.usa.gov searches state as well as federal websites. Looking at "Agencies" will give you a concise picture of the places your results are coming from. For example my "diabetes" search showed that the majority of my results came from the National Institutes of Health, but if you click to see "All" results for Agencies, you can scroll down and discover that Indiana has a page on diabetes coming from the IHS Division of Diabetes Treatment and Prevention.

If you're not on information overload yet, or if you prefer your information in a more tangible format, EVPL has an amazing collection of print material on diabetes ranging from books on the disease, complications, and diet to cookbooks for the diabetic. My simple keyword search using the term diabetes then limiting to books turned up over 400 books. Or, if you'd like to see magazine articles you can go back to the computer, go to our databases, and select a general database like Masterfile Premier, (see it under our list of "Popular Databases" or find it through our "Alphabetical Sequence") and do a keyword search for articles on diabetes. You can also choose "Category Sequence" and click on Health and Medicine to see a list of databases that will narrow your search to just medical journals.

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

PotionsMaster@evpl — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:30:00 GMT

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 are. I'm also a sap for musicals (I 'heart' Sweeney Todd...that alone should illustrate my preference), so when my sister pointed me towards "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog", I was intrigued.

The story? Dr. Horrible is trying to get into the Evil League of Evil, run by Bad Horse: the Thoroughbred of Sin, but he has to pull off a truly evil plan before his application is approved. Captain Hammer consistently thwarts Dr. Horrible. As an added twist, Dr. Horrible is crushing on this girl who is always at the laundrymat when he is. It follows how the villian reaches super-villian status with humor, great songs, and while pulling on your heart strings at the same time. Dr. Horrible reaches his goals, ultimately, but at what cost to him?

"I have a PhD in Horribleness!" After watching this, that phrase has become an inside joke between my sister and I. This could be one of the funniest musicals I've ever seen. For such a small production (it was made specifically to be online), it has two pretty recognizable stars in it: Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser) and Nathan Fillion (from 'Firefly' and 'Serentity'). You might also recognize one of the Sears comercial girls, Felicia Day, as the leading lady.

It's short and well worth the 42 minutes it is. I would rate it PG-13, as there is a little sexual innuendo and a little bit of strong language. I was left wanting more, and after you check it out, I'm sure you will too.

Firefighting Rhinos?

wag.mado@evpl — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:11:00 GMT

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 watched the 1984 movie, The Gods Must Be Crazy, where it was mentioned that if a rhino sees a fire, he always stamps it out.

Well, others have had the same question after watching the movie, so the answer was not hard to find. Apparently it is a legend. The legend began in Malaysia, India and Burma. In Malay, the rhinoceros has a special name, badak api, in which badak means rhinoceros and api means fire. However, there is no evidence in recent history that proves this phenomenon. It could be because rhino sightings are very rare in Southeast Asia due to poaching of these endangered animals. In any case, the rhinoceros that are still alive spend their time in the deep forest and high mountains, and are rarely seen.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that the legend is not alive and well in today’s modern world. If you search online, there are several fire protection products and businesses which use the “Rhino” name. There is also a 1999 Simpson’s episode that depicts a rhino “instinctively” trying to stamp out an SUV that has burst into flames. Humm…… I wonder if we got calls following that episode?

Vacation on a budget...

SuDocQueen@evpl — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:38:00 GMT

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 entrance fees for an entire passenger car that are cheaper than an individual ticket to Disney World.

Starting in the winter my parents would send away for scads of pamphlets and maps of parks like the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, and Slide Rock State Park. Planning early is still a good idea but now it’s even easier. All you have to do is go to www.nps.gov. From there you can learn about every national park in the country. They have a great search tool on that front page. Just click on the state you’re interested in visiting and you’ll get a list of all the parks in that state. But what if you know the name of a park but not what state it’s in? No problem. Click on the “Advanced SearchTool and Map.” From there scroll below the map and you’ll see a great browser tool that will let you pick your park by name, location, preferred activity, or even topic (like mountains or volcanoes or coral reefs).

But what about state parks? Well, if there’s a site out there that pulls all state parks under one “roof” I haven’t found it yet, but putting “state parks (insert the state name of your choice)” into Google does a terrific job of pulling up each state’s website.

And, if you’re at Central Library stop by and take a look at some of the books and pamphlets the National Parks Service still puts out. We have a whole series of pamphlets on the Blue Ridge Parkway trails. Just ask one of us about Call # I 29.149. Or if you’re interested in the historic details of sites, you might want to take a look in our I 29.88 area. Those are historic structure and site reports on places like Fire Island Lighthouse, the Eleanor Roosevelt Historic Site, and Antietam National Battlefield.