Saturday - someone's home, but no one is visiting.
Monday Morning
Well, at least they didn't crack our curbs, this time.
Ready for business! -- except that you can't get from the parking lot to the front door.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Snow
Saturday - someone's home, but no one is visiting.
Monday Morning
Well, at least they didn't crack our curbs, this time.
Ready for business! -- except that you can't get from the parking lot to the front door.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Read To Me Kits
Hi All –
Just a reminder that you and members can search for these preschool audience kits by putting “Read to me kit” or “Discovery pack” in subject searches. At present, there are over 80 to choose from and each one includes a few books, an AV item, and a “manipulative” (fancy word for educational toy). Members are asked to place holds on no more than 2 at a time. SIRSI, however, does not limit members from placing more holds than 2, so it’s up to us to inform our members when we can. A complete list of these Read To Me Kits in order of theme/concept (like ABCs, Community Helpers, Colors, Counting, Dinosaurs, Number, Senses, etc.) and what each kit contains is on the Children’s Wiki if you care to explore.
Court
Just a reminder that you and members can search for these preschool audience kits by putting “Read to me kit” or “Discovery pack” in subject searches. At present, there are over 80 to choose from and each one includes a few books, an AV item, and a “manipulative” (fancy word for educational toy). Members are asked to place holds on no more than 2 at a time. SIRSI, however, does not limit members from placing more holds than 2, so it’s up to us to inform our members when we can. A complete list of these Read To Me Kits in order of theme/concept (like ABCs, Community Helpers, Colors, Counting, Dinosaurs, Number, Senses, etc.) and what each kit contains is on the Children’s Wiki if you care to explore.
Court
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
New Student Atlas Rocks
Hi Ref Team -
I know that we are soon to make most ref items circ items, but we just received an item that will be a great help to "homeworkers," and at present it is J REF912 National 2009. The National Geographic Student Atlas of the World has what you would expect - but in addition to maps and flags, it has illustrations of things like time zone info, techtonic plates, climate zones, refugee info (where they left and where they relocated to), most commonly spoken languages, what religions are practiced where, internet uses as a percentage of population of each country, areas of warfare and how long the conflict has taken place, and much, much more. And, it is an overview of the ENTIRE planet. Court
I know that we are soon to make most ref items circ items, but we just received an item that will be a great help to "homeworkers," and at present it is J REF912 National 2009. The National Geographic Student Atlas of the World has what you would expect - but in addition to maps and flags, it has illustrations of things like time zone info, techtonic plates, climate zones, refugee info (where they left and where they relocated to), most commonly spoken languages, what religions are practiced where, internet uses as a percentage of population of each country, areas of warfare and how long the conflict has taken place, and much, much more. And, it is an overview of the ENTIRE planet. Court
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Free Publication Arrivals
Style Weekly -- late Tuesday
El Centro -- Monday mornings
Richmond Free Press -- Thursday
Henrico Leader, etc. have no set schedule.
El Centro -- Monday mornings
Richmond Free Press -- Thursday
Henrico Leader, etc. have no set schedule.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents 2009 online version, as the print has been deleted.
Consumer Action Handbook
Consumer Action Handbook 2009 PDF online version, now that our print copy is deleted.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Vocabulary Word: Cyberchondria
"Cyberchondria" means getting overly worried about your health because of trying to diagnose yourself with a search engine. As we know, a search list appears in the order it does because of advertising dollars spent, click-through rates, and other algorithms; "[y]et the research also shows that the vast majority of people have interpreted the ranking of search results as a list of likely ailments, in order of probable diagnoses.
Read more in The Washington Post (11/10/09). The article does go on to point to WebMD and MedStory as reputable sources.
Read more in The Washington Post (11/10/09). The article does go on to point to WebMD and MedStory as reputable sources.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Election Day
For poll locations, candidate lists, results, etc., visit the website of the State Board of Elections.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Credit Reports
Michelle Singletary, writing in this Sunday's Washington Post, reminds us that there's one reliable source for free credit reports: www.AnnualCreditReport.com.
In the article ("Underlining the 'Free' in 'Free Credit Report'"), she briefly notes that other sites mislead and add fees. All sites do try to sell related financial services. A patron I helped recently had entered his credit card where another site told him to, paid his dollar, and wanted to know why it hadn't printed on our printer, since he had "paid my dollar for a printout."
In the article ("Underlining the 'Free' in 'Free Credit Report'"), she briefly notes that other sites mislead and add fees. All sites do try to sell related financial services. A patron I helped recently had entered his credit card where another site told him to, paid his dollar, and wanted to know why it hadn't printed on our printer, since he had "paid my dollar for a printout."
