Thursday, February 28, 2008

Upcoming Events at HPL Date Description Feb 28 11:00 am Preschool Storytimes Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. Mar 4 6:30 pm Midnight Lullabies Hackley Public Library. Gretchen Van Lente will be at Hackley Public Library to read from "Midnight Lullabies", an anthology of 29 frightening tales and poems by authors from around the world. She will have books for sale, the proceeds of which go to support Doctors Without Borders. The event is free, but please call ahead (231-722-7276) so we can plan for enough seating. Mar 8 2:00 pm IT'S BARBIE TIME Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Barbie collector Joanne Daniels will show some of her 500 plus dolls, including vintage collectibles and a "fantasy show" featuring Barbie at Cinderella's Ball, in the Wizard of Oz and other favorite storybook scenes. Kids will learn about doll collecting, and how to fix up and dress old Barbies on a small budget. A Barbie Dress-up Time will let kids dress and groom a variety of dolls from Joanne's collection. Have a Barbie question? Bring your doll and ask Joanne. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. 11:57:16 AM     New Links on our web for the week of February 28, 2008 Leisure The Encyclopedia of TV "How exactly does one create an encyclopedia about television? It's a formidable task, and one that Dr. Horace Newcomb of the University of Texas at Austin took on with great relish. He worked to assemble an advisory committee that would reduce the vast array of topics to around 1000. They did so, and in 1997, The Museum of Broadcast Communications published the fruits of their labor. Visitors to the site can browse through thoughtful and thorough entries alphabetically, and they will find entries that cover specific programs, historic moments and trends, important policy disputes, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal that rocked the industry in the 1950s. Many notable personalities are covered here, including Phil Silvers, Dan Rather, and Hugh Downs." (SR) Teacher Resources NC State Physics Demonstrations "The physics department at North Carolina State University has created this very fine list of online physics demonstration manuals that will be quite a boon to physics educators in high schools and colleges. Visitors can search 28 online demonstration manuals simultaneously or they can also choose to look over a demonstrations bibliography that contains over 7500 references. Those who just wish to browse around can scroll down the page to look within each manual separately. Also, visitors may also wish to check out the public lecture demonstration shows offered on the site, along with a collection of links to professional organizations, including The American Association of Physics Teachers." (SR) 11:51:57 AM

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