[caption id="attachment_1995" align="alignleft" width="373"] This week in Area T[/caption] We all know that November is a great month to show gratitude ('30 Days of Gratitude') is a popular, trending activity on social media. Come join us on Thursday to get into the swing of this holiday...
Fun with ROY G. BIV program! We started with White Rabbit's Color Book, then did two experiments with color, guessing what would happen, and seeing what really happened. The first photo is three Skittle candies dropped into water. First the ink washed off and stayed...
The weather is turning colder, Halloween is around the corner, so why not curl up with a good, spooky book I'm not one for lots of blood and gore, but there are plenty of thrilling reads that will be leave you afraid of the dark! The...
Update for 10/17: Evergreen is down for maintenance because someone cut a cable they weren't suppose to! This outage affects our ability to search the catalog, connect to Overdrive, Zinio and Freegal, accept money for fines and other functions! We'll be back up and running...
Here is some quick information about the Affordable Care Act. Keep your eye on this post; hopefully more info will be added soon! Open enrollment runs from October 1st and ends March 31, 2014. What you need to know: People can enroll online (highly suggested), by paper application...
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) or STEAM (which adds Art) programming is everywhere these days. The President launched the Educate to Innovate STEM initiative to “move American students from the middle to the top of the pack in science and math achievement.” Schools, afterschool programs, daycares,...
Author Tom Clancy has died at the age of 66. Clancy's books set a very high standard for military/political thrillers, and his 1984 novel The Hunt for Red October remains one of the best military thrillers ever. His latest (and presumably final) book - Command Authority...
Wondering what books your library staff personally recommend? Just take a look at the Staff Picks display near the audiobooks. Here's a sample of what's there now. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman Home to Harmony by Phil Gulley Ballad of the Whiskey Robber by Julian Rubinstein Baghdad Without...
It's Banned Books Week, which is a time of year that I truly enjoy. I love running down the list of top 100 Challenged and Banned Books on the ALA website and mentally checking off the books I've read and the ones I've yet to...
Dinner and a Movie is back with a movie version of one of the classics. Join us as we enjoy dinner from the Plainfield Noodles & Company and watch The Great Gatsby! The movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, and Tobey Maguire. The movie is...
