Friday, July 13, 2007

Book Reviews from Investigate a Good Book participants Beating Heart by A. M. Jenkins: This book is only mediocre. Defenitely not Jenkins' best writing. A short novel that is just that, too short. With more to the story and with a bit more inspiration, Jenkins could have written something worthwhile. Summer at Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs: Great Book--really made the characters come alive. Whispering Rock by Robyn Carr: Great third in a series. Could a 4th be in the future? Fire Ice by Clive Cussler: This book is very good. I love the NUMA files. Just Over the Mountain by Robyn Carr: Great--a unique story with great characters. Road of the Patriarch by R. A. Salvatore: One of Savatore's best! A fantastic mix of humor, wit, and science fiction. Entreri and Jarlaxle make a sensational duo for the world of Faruen. The Forgotten Realms series just gets better and better. 9:04:00 AM     Upcoming Events at HPL Date Description July 14 11:00 am HPL Summer Reading Club Activity Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Victorian Tea Time. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. July 14 1:00 - 4:00 pm HPL Summer Reading Club Activity Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Summer Cinema. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. July 16 2:00 pm HPL Summer Reading Club Activity Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Money Day. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. July 16 4:00 - 5:30 pm Friends of HPL Board Meeting Torrent House. July 17 5:30 - 7:00 pm HPL Board Meeting Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley Room. July 18 2:00 pm HPL Summer Reading Club Activity Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Z's Kids Club Traveling Animal Show (from John Ball Park Zoo). For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. 8:54:48 AM     New Links on our web for the week of July 12, 2007 Government, Elections, and Law Vital Stats "a collection of vital statistics products including tables, data files, and reports that allow users to access and examine vital statistics and population data interactively." (RT) Health JAMA Patient Page "The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has been committed to providing the general public with a number of high-quality print and online resources in recent years, and their collection of Patient Pages is quite thorough and most welcome. With over 390 entries, each Patient Page contains a basic overview of such topics as Lyme disease, dementia, lymphoma, and dozens of other conditions, medical procedures, and practices. Along with succinct and accessible summaries for each entry, visitors will also find illustrations, graphs, and diagrams that help explain each topic. All in all, this site is a tremendous resource, and it is worth noting that many of these Patient Pages are also available in Spanish." (SR) Holidays Halloween Parties Leisure GeoBirds "Billed as “your online birding community”, the site contains sections like “What bird was that?”, “Share”, and “Learn”." Also includes an online field guide. (SR) Muskegon Links American Towns: Muskegon "AmericanTowns' core mission is to highlight local organizations, public and private, for the important work they do and drive more traffic to their sites through our community calendar, news and links sections. " Teacher Resources Resource: Teaching High School Science "Both new and experienced science high school teachers will find something of interest within this six-part series created by WGBH Boston. As the program site notes “The Teaching High School Science library will help teachers integrate national science standards and inquiry learning into their curricula.” The programs include classrooms investigating chemical reactions, experiments involving crickets, and explorations into how the Mars landscape may have formed. After viewing these programs, visitors can also view a list of related programs that are also made available as part of the Annenberg Media’s online video library." (SR) Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles "This site is a clearinghouse of fun and engaging mathematics exercises, puzzles, and other such activities that teachers can utilize in their classrooms. The offerings are divided into a number of sections, including “Visual Illusions”, “Algebra”, and “Probability”. (SR) 8:51:58 AM

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