Monday, March 30, 2009

Upcoming Events at HPL Monday Storytime Monday, March 30 6:45 pm Stories and activities for ages 3-5. Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Simple Sewing Repairs Monday, March 30 6:30 pm Learn how to make simple repairs to clothing and extend the life of your clothes. Nancy Hartman, who teaches sewing with the 4-H will demonstrate different techniques. Feel free to bring some of your own repair challenges. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276) so we can be sure to have enough supplies. For more information or to register call HPL at 231-722-7276. Toddler Storytime Monday, March 30 11:00 am Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds. Toddlers and grownups attend together. Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Toddler Storytime Tuesday, March 31 6:45 pm Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds. Toddlers and grownups attend together. Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Computer Class--Intro to Computers Wednesday, April 1 6:00 - 7:30 pm Introduction to computers will offer an introduction to what a computer is and how to use it. It is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of computers. Topics covered will include an explanation of Windows and files, how to turn on a computer, and how to use the mouse. Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276). Registration starts on March 1. The class will be held at Hackley Public Library. Be a Book Illustrator Saturday, April 4 2 PM Be an artist just like illustrator Patricia Polacco, whose work is on display in Youth Services. Every Polacco drawing reveals character and yours will too! Cathy Mott from the Muskegon Museum of Art leads the program. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Monday Storytime Monday, April 6 6:45 pm Stories and activities for ages 3-5. Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Toddler Storytime Monday, April 6 11:00 am Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds. Toddlers and grownups attend together. Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Toddler Storytime Tuesday, April 7 6:45 pm Stories and activities aimed at 18 to 36 month olds. Toddlers and grownups attend together. Registration is required. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Wonderful Worms in Your Garden Tuesday, April 7 2 PM Make and take home a free “Start Your Garden Kit.” Kids will make compost, get real worms to work the soil, and take home fast growing seeds. Community gardening activist Terrie Hampel, leads the program. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. Computer Class--Intro to Computers Wednesday, April 8 6:00 - 7:30 pm Introduction to computers will offer an introduction to what a computer is and how to use it. It is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of computers. Topics covered will include an explanation of Windows and files, how to turn on a computer, and how to use the mouse. Class size is limited. Please call ahead to register (231-722-7276). Registration starts on January 2. The class will be held at Hackley Public Library. Family History Workshop Saturday, April 11 9:30 - 11:30 am Learn how to do Genealogy research in the Local History Department. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 233. RAINBOW EASTER EGGS Saturday, April 11 2 PM to 4 PM - Bring 2 or more hardboiled eggs - Make amazing Easter Eggs, with multicolored swirls, dots and stripes. Eggs are dipped again and again to build up a rainbow of colors. Drop in anytime. during event hours. Families bring their own hardboiled eggs to take part. Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230. 11:37:27 AM     DTV Update: Converter Box Coupon Status Last month I told you about how the President and Congress delayed the transition from analog to digital-only broadcast until June 12, 2009 in order to give stations and consumers more time to prepare. When the delay was announced, many people were on a waiting list for a digital television converter box coupon. The coupon allows people who have analog televisions the ability to buy a digital signal converter box at a reduced price. Fortunately everyone on the coupon waiting list has had their requests processed and they can go online and use their address or account number (given when they signed up for the program) to check their coupons' status. People can still apply for a converter box coupon, but they are being issued on a first come first serve basis. Once you buy your converter box, look at the resources for installation and fixing any reception problems. When the transition was delayed, the Federal Communications Commission allowed some stations to move to digital-only broadcast on the original deadline date of February 17. As a result, one third of all television stations in the US are digital-only broadcast. Two weeks ago the FCC released a list of 158 channels who meet the specific requirements set forth by the FCC which allow these stations to transition before the June 12 deadline. The remaining stations will transition on the June 12 deadline. Have you had any trouble getting a coupon? - Jake [Gov Gab: Your U.S. Government Blog] 10:58:56 AM

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