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Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Arthur C. Clarke
A well known writer has died. Arthur C. Clarke died on March 19, 2008 at his home in Sri Lanka.
Arthur C. Clarke was a man of many accomplishments, but is probably best remembered as a writer. He wrote many science fiction novels; his best known is 2001: A Space Odyssey. Many will remember this as a movie.
Libraries find that Sir Arthur C. Clarke's books are perennially popular. You'll find them in the fiction section.
Arthur C. Clarke was a man of many accomplishments, but is probably best remembered as a writer. He wrote many science fiction novels; his best known is 2001: A Space Odyssey. Many will remember this as a movie.
Libraries find that Sir Arthur C. Clarke's books are perennially popular. You'll find them in the fiction section.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Pi Day
Do you remember your high school math? Can you recite Pi to 5 digits past the decimal point? 10 digits? More?
Pi represents the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference. Pi = 3.14159 and on and on. Computer programs have calculated Pi to over a trillion digits past the decimal point.
Since Pi=3.14, March (the third month) 14, is celebrated by math fans as Pi day.
March 14 equals 3/14 equals 3.14
Celebrating Pi Day is a fun way to remember this math concept. Have a piece of pie, or pizza pie, or a pi-neapple!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
March
As I look out of my office window, I can see a beautiful pink azalea in bloom. At home I have many azaleas and a dogwood tree, and camellias are still in flower. As you drive around the area, spring is everywhere, in the lovely plants in bloom.
In our area of north Florida, it seems as though it is spring even though it is not 'officially' spring on the calendar. That official first day of spring is March 20.
March is a month of many happenings....daylight savings time starts on March 9 and St. Patrick's Day, when almost everyone is Irish enough to wear green, comes around on March 17.
Do you remember the Ides of March? It is the that day Julius Caesar was assassinated and recalled from the reading of that play in high school. Beware the Ides of March!
And of course, Easter, this year on March 23. Easter is a movable feast, observed on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the day of the vernal equinox (the first day of Spring.)
Your library has many books on spring holidays and occasions for children and adults. Just ask library staff for help in finding some.
In our area of north Florida, it seems as though it is spring even though it is not 'officially' spring on the calendar. That official first day of spring is March 20.
March is a month of many happenings....daylight savings time starts on March 9 and St. Patrick's Day, when almost everyone is Irish enough to wear green, comes around on March 17.
Do you remember the Ides of March? It is the that day Julius Caesar was assassinated and recalled from the reading of that play in high school. Beware the Ides of March!
And of course, Easter, this year on March 23. Easter is a movable feast, observed on the Sunday after the first full moon on or after the day of the vernal equinox (the first day of Spring.)
Your library has many books on spring holidays and occasions for children and adults. Just ask library staff for help in finding some.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Read Across America
Read Across America Day is Monday, March 3, 2008. From the NEA (National Education Association) website:
(Read Across America) was orignally a one-day event to celebrate the joy of reading, NEA's Read Across America, sponsored by the National Education Association, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., and more than 50 national sponsors including the National Football League Players Association, has grown into the nation's largest reading celebration.
Read Across America culminates each year on March 2—the birthday of beloved children's author Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. The program provides children with motivation to read and delivers an important message: Kids who read—and are read to—do better in school and in life. Read Across America calls on every community to celebrate Dr. Seuss's birthday through reading motivation and awareness. The literacy program also provides NEA members, parents, caregivers, and children the resources and activities they need to keep reading on their calendar 365 days a year.
It's a day to notice, but we hope you don't need a special day to read to your child...read every day!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Digital television
We don't want to encourage you to watch too much television and not read books and visit your library, but we are in the business of providing information. So in that spirit, this is something your need to know.
Here's a link to DTVAnanswers.com, a website providing information on the coming transition to digital television:
"DTVAnswers.com is the official Web site of the National Association of Broadcasters' digital television (DTV) transition campaign. Launched in January 2007, the DTV campaign’s mission is to ensure that no consumer is left unprepared, due to lack of information, for the February 17, 2009 federally mandated transition from analog to digital broadcasting for all full-power television stations."
Here's a link to DTVAnanswers.com, a website providing information on the coming transition to digital television:
"DTVAnswers.com is the official Web site of the National Association of Broadcasters' digital television (DTV) transition campaign. Launched in January 2007, the DTV campaign’s mission is to ensure that no consumer is left unprepared, due to lack of information, for the February 17, 2009 federally mandated transition from analog to digital broadcasting for all full-power television stations."
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
E-Government
What is it?
It's a word libraries and others use to describe how the public might interact with government, whether local, state, or the federal government.
Some interaction can only be done online. Some things can be done both online or in person, which ever is more convenient. For instance, in some counties you can renew your automobile registration online.
We have a link to some Florida government resources and Federal government resources that may be of use to you.
There are many more. Library staff will be happy to assist you in finding them.
It's a word libraries and others use to describe how the public might interact with government, whether local, state, or the federal government.
Some interaction can only be done online. Some things can be done both online or in person, which ever is more convenient. For instance, in some counties you can renew your automobile registration online.
We have a link to some Florida government resources and Federal government resources that may be of use to you.
There are many more. Library staff will be happy to assist you in finding them.
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