Friday, May 18, 2007

Upcoming Events at HPL Date Description May 19 9:30 - 11:30 am Great Books Julia Hackley Room, Hackley Public Library. May 21 4:00 - 5:30 pm Friends of HPL Board Meeting Torrent House. May 22 6:00 - 9:00 pm Muskegon County Genealogical Society Meeting Torrent House. 11:27:44 AM     New Links on our web for the week of May 18, 2007 Books and Reading Simiply Audiobooks this site has some free downloadable eaudiobooks. Genealogy and Local History Leisure Swim Healthy, Swim Safely "Collection of fact sheets and related material about safety when swimming, wading, and boating. Topics include recreational water illness (RWI), skin cancer (and sunscreen), swimmer's ear, swimmer's itch, and water-related injuries. Some material available in Spanish. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)." (LII) Build the Ultimate Tree House "Illustrated step-by-step instructions for building a tree house. Includes a materials list, lumber buying tips, and directions for building the frame, floor, ladder, railing, and roof. From FamilyFun.com." (LII) The Treehouse Guide "Collection of material about tree houses. Features building advice (such as construction tutorials, waterproofing and choosing a tree tips, and learning about building regulations), book reviews, a discussion forum, and links to related sites. This site is a companion to a site that sells tree house plans." (LII) Reference Desk People PIPL: "a new search engine for people. It is unique in that it isn’t an address or email search, but instead searches for the person throughout the Net." (WILT) Teacher Resources The Mathematical Association of America: Innovative Teaching Exchange "The Mathematical Association of America has developed the Innovative Teaching Exchange in order to facilitate the exchange of interesting and compelling teaching resources from a wide range of educators. As their site indicates, “The intention is to encourage more experimentation with more methods than the traditional lecture/questions method.” 11:21:16 AM

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