Thursday, December 01, 2005

Upcoming Events at HPL Date Description Dec 3 9:30 - 11:00 am Great Books Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley Room. For more information call 231-722-7276 x222. Dec 3 1:00 pm Holiday Storytime with a visit to Mrs. Claus' Kitchen Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Enjoy stories and activities for the December holidays, then take a trip to Mrs. Claus’ Kitchen! Kids will help Mrs. Claus make a batch of Pretzel Candy Canes, then have a chance to tell her their Christmas Wishes. (She’ll take the messages back to Santa.) Parents can bring cameras to photograph their child with Mrs. Claus, played by HPL staffer Phyllis Mitchell. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Dec 7 6:30 - 7:30 pm All I Want for the holidays is...a Digital Camera Hackley Public Library. Join Charlie Cihak and Amos Daniels from Radium Photo and learn all about digital cameras. Free. For more information call 231-722-7276. Dec 10 1:00 pm Meet the Michigan Mayhem Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Pro Basketball comes to the Library! Meet Reggie Fox, Coach and General Manager of the Michigan Mayhem, West Michigan’s CBA team. Learn about making it in pro basketball, challenge Coach Fox in a Nerf Ball game, get a chance to win free Mayhem tickets! Reggie Fox played starred 6 years in the CBA, then toured with the Magic Johnson All-Stars. Coach Fox will tell about his work with the Mayhem and what it takes to make it in sports and life. There’ll be fun prizes, autographs and plenty of time for kids’ Q and A. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. 12:07:19 PM     New on our Website Books and Reading Story Code This is not strictly a review site, but rather a recommendation site. "StoryCode.com is a unique source of inspiring book recommendations and a great way to find the next book to read. And its power comes from the collaborative passion of readers." Walter Scott Digital Archive "The Walter Scott Digital Archive is an Edinburgh University Library online resource created in the Special Collections Division. It is designed around the extensive Corson Collection of Walter Scott material held in Special Collections. We hope that in time this website will become the main source of information on the life and work of Sir Walter Scott on the web." Bibliomysteries mysteries that take place in or around books, or with characters that deal with books. Business Business Information compiled by the Business Reference in Public Libraries Committee of the American Library Association Selling a Business "If you are selling a business, MergerNetwork can help you find more buyers, close more sales, and get higher prices. Placing an ad is free of charge." Genealogy and History Michigan Genealogist a new newsletter published by the Department of History, Arts and Libraries (HAL) (RT) Government, Elections, and Law Subject directory of State and Federal agency consumer complaint offices. Compiled by the MI Attorney General's Consumer Complaint Division Outline of the Michigan Tax System from the Citizen's Research Council of Michigan Analygis put in a state, city, or zip code and this site returns 2000 Census information about that locality. Family Law resources at FindLaw (RB) Health Find a Medicare Prescription Drug Plan this site is maintained by Medicare. Leisure How to Take Great Photos of Holiday Lights "This article offers ideas for taking photos of tree lights, candles, holiday lights on buildings, and other indoor and outdoor lit subjects. Includes tips for both film and digital photography, and examples of photographs of holiday lights. From a photography school." (LII) Taking Better Holiday Pictures "This article contains some ideas for taking photos during the holiday season, with an emphasis on portraits and photography of people. Discusses background, lighting, and other tips for composing and taking better photos. From a maker of photo editing software." (LII) Muskegon Links Inside Muskegon Podcast "The Inside Muskegon Podcast is a weekly show featuring interviews with community leaders, businesses owners, organizations, politicians and every day people from Muskegon, Michigan." Parenting Resources Let's Play: A Guide to Toys for Children With Special Needs "Descriptions of toys appropriate for children with physical impairments, hearing impairments, blindness and low vision, and developmental disabilities. Lists dolls, stuffed toys, games, puzzles, educational toys, and more. "Toys in this Guide were tested by more than 100 children with a variety of special needs at 10 centers across the country." From the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)" (LII) Reference Desk Best Free Reference Web Sites issued by the Mars Best of Free Reference Web Sites Committee of the Machine-Assisted Reference Section(MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association(RUSA) ofALA Article on Finding Copyright and Trademark for Free "The article is divided up into three sections: Copyright Research, Trademark Research, and When To Use Commercial Research Services. Not a huge article but plenty of pointers to resources and some searching tips." (RB) 12:03:21 PM

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