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The Hornby Museum & Hornby Historical Society
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Visit the Library Home Page Read the latest Library news in The Circulator Digital libraries: Need legal Info? Try Wex If you want to know more about U.S. laws, the Constitution and our courts, Cornell University's online Legal Information Institute (LII) and its legal dictionary and encyclopedia, known as "Wex" is a great place to start. For the latest U.S. Supreme Court decisions, or archived decisions back to 1990, LII offers a convenient index by topic at this link. If state law is your interest, LII includes many resources for each of the 50 states. LII contains an extensive Social Security Library, and another on American Legal Ethics. For ethical rules governing lawyers and lawyering in New York, click here. Cornell's Legal Information Institute is one of the most frequently visited law resources on the web. Its encyclopedia and dictionary, Wex, will help "law novices" get through the source material in the remainder of the LII website and it answers many basic questions about the law. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 29, 2006 Luke's magic wows children More than 60 children and adults watched in rapt attention yesterday as magician and student Luke Seiderman performed startling illusions that appeared to defy the laws of physics. Cheers and spontaneous applause greeted his conjuring up of a large flashlight from a seemingly empty cylinder, while eager hands reached for the skies when he called for audience volunteers (left). At right, a chosen card mysteriously rises from the deck under the command of Luke's magic wand. Held in the Laura Beer Community Room, Luke's show, The Grand Illusion, was a preview of the fun to come in the library's "Books: A Treasure" 2006 Summer Reading Program. Click on this link for the full schedule or scroll down the Coming Events calendar in the right-hand column on this page. Don't forget to sign up for the program, which encourages reading even when school is out, in the Children's Department. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Three pigeons perch atop a cable above the swollen Chemung River west of Bridge Street in Corning earlier today. June 28, 2006 Rain ends, for now Roads were covered with water in Lindley and near Campbell, according to reports, but Southeast Steuben County was spared the worst flooding from a storm system that devastated parts of the Northeastern U.S. and was blamed for two deaths on Route 88 about 35 miles outside of Binghamton. Persistent, sometimes torrential rain battered our area during the past few days. Late this morning, flash flood warnings were still in effect from Scranton, PA to Utica, NY including Binghamton, where more than 4 inches of rain fell yesterday, according to the National Weather Service. In Corning, however, the sun was beginning to break through the cloud cover. We are thankful for the relief, but remain watchful as meteorologists warn of the possibility of rain and thunderstorms now through Independence Day. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Dance contest taps teen teams Get in step with the Southeast Steuben County Library's Dance Dance Revolution! Pick a partner and sign up for this exciting 2006 Teen Summer Reading Program dance tournament. The action begins Wednesday, July 12 with our sign-up session and continues on July 26 and August 9 with practice and qualification sessions. On Friday, August 18, join us for the Dance Dance Revolution Tournament. You don't need to be a great dancer to join because our computerized dance mat will help you learn the latest steps. You must be between the ages of 14 and 18 to participate, and you must sign up at the first meeting (July 12). Ten teams of two persons will be allowed to compete. All sessions start at 2 pm in the Laura Beer Community Room. Dates to remember: July 12 - Team sign-ups July 26 - Open practice August 9 - Team qualifications August 18 - Dance Dance Revolution Tournament! This program is made possible by the Friends of the Library, SSC. Without the Friends, we couldn't do it! Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Summer fun sign-up begins Parents, remind your children it is time to sign up for "Books: A Treasure," this year's free Southeast Steuben County Library Summer Reading Program. Music, puppetry and stage performances for children and families will be held on Thursdays, from July 6 through August 10, 2006 at the Nasser Civic Center skating rink adjacent to the Library. Click on this link for the full schedule, or scroll down our Calendar of Events in the right-hand column on this page. On August 10, starting at 1 pm we will hold our gala Pirate Party with games, prizes, food ... and buried treasure! But you have to sign up to participate in this end-of-program event. The Library's Summer Reading Program encourages children to read even when school is out. Studies have shown that children tend to lose ground in reading during the summer. That's why "Books: A Treasure" promotes the message that reading is fun! Sign up for "Books: A Treasure" anytime between June 26 and August 7. Visit us in the Children's Department. For more information, call (607) 936-3713 ext 503. Click here for a map and driving directions. Or, for bus routes and schedules, click here. This program is made possible by the Friends of the Library, SSC. Without the Friends, we couldn't do it! Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Mapping the virtual territory
These days, cartographers typically use computers with advanced software as primary design tools. No doubt it is a challenge to produce a detailed map of a given geographic area. But what if the territory to be mapped lies in cyberspace? That is a challenge that has been taken up by a number of cartographers, artists, mathematicians and others. They have created maps or visual representations of relationships between the working components of cyberspace. As computers, programs, computer users and their interrelationships evolve, a new sort of map is emerging. You can see some of the preliminary results of this work in an online Atlas of Cyberspaces. Created by Martin Dodge of University College, London and based on his book, Atlas Cyberspace, written with Rob Kitchin, the online atlas contains "maps and graphic representations of the geographies of the new electronic territories of the Internet, the World-Wide Web and other emerging Cyberspaces." (Atlas Cyberspace, the book, is in the Library's collection.) According to Dodge, "These maps of Cyberspaces - cybermaps - help us visualise and comprehend the new digital landscapes beyond our computer screen ... The cybermaps, like maps of the real-world, help us navigate the new information landscapes, as well being objects of aesthetic interest." Just click on the underlined link. Atlas of Cyberspaces is a fun place to visit. You'll learn something, too. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org New books reviewed, promoted There are many sources for online reviews of new books and author interviews, including the New York Times books section. One comparatively new source, BookPage.com, offers short reviews of some of the latest fiction and nonfiction releases, conveniently arranged according to popular categories of interest and by author. BookPage.com "reviews" are designed to match readers with new books; not to make a reputation for the reviewer. Unlike New York Times book reviews, you do not need to register with the site to read them. Each month, BookPage.com posts up to 100 reviews and author interviews, including reviews of children's books. The website is archived by issue-date, going back to January 1996. According to its Nashville, Tennessee-based publisher, ProMotion, Inc., BookPage.com is targeted to the intersecting interests of readers, publishers and libraries. In this upbeat promotional website you won't find many "bad" reviews; nor will you find many low-quality books reviewed. BookPage.com is a good place to hunt for newly-released reading material. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Behind the scenes: Caught in the act... The Southeast Steuben County Library is a busy place, with lots of meaningful activity on the public floor and in our offices. Here are a few snapshots of staff and volunteers recently captured by our roving camera:
Look for more roving camera images in Between the Pages, the Southeast Steuben County Library newsletter, in Monday's The Leader newspaper. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org New books: Listen to this! If you enjoy listening to books read aloud, the Southeast Steuben County Library has a new resource that will interest you. We've linked up with Tumble Talking Books, a streaming audio book publisher, to bring you free access to a modest collection of new and classic fiction & nonfiction titles, as well as an assortment of animated audio books for children, including read-along books. With Tumble Talking Books - for everyone - and TumbleBooks for children, you now have instant access to this new collection through links on the Library home page. You can listen, for free, from most internet-enabled computers. You do not need to enter your Library Card number to access this service. Click on this link to visit the Library Home Page. At the bottom of the page, click on the Tumble Talking Books link or the TumbleBooks link for children. Browse the selection to find titles that interest you. You will need to accept third-party cookies to access these audio books, and the latest version of Macromedia Flash Player must be installed on your computer. High privacy settings on your Web browser or your Firewall may block usage. Please tell us what you think of this service. We'd like to know. Use the "Comments and Questions" link below this article. If you use Web-based email, write to the email address provided. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Honor Roll of Library Volunteers At the Southeast Steuben County Library, we depend on our volunteers. Since our reopening in late 2000, 315 volunteers have donated their time and effort to the Library, and we are grateful. According to Volunteer Coordinator Kathleen Richardson, “Our volunteers come from Campbell, Caton, the Town and City of Corning, Erwin, Hornby and Lindley. These are your friends and neighbors who want to give something back to their communities through Library service.” The Volunteer Honor Roll will be displayed in the public area of the Library through the end of June. Please note: An asterisk (*) following a name denotes an active volunteer. Volunteer Honor Roll …to honor those who have volunteered at the Southeast Steuben County Library from late 2000 to mid-June 2006 Marina Adams, Wendy Adler, Joanne Altland, Russell Anthony, Lexie Antos, Carol Araujo*, Emma Baca, Nick Baca, Chris Bacon, Phelan Bacon, Aneesha Badrinarayan, Helen Baird*, Elizabeth Baker, Jennifer Bao, Gail Bardhan, Lorraine Barker, Deb Barnum, Miranda Barnum, Victoria Barnum, Alex Barton, Elizabeth Barton, Mark Barton, Taylor Barton, Bernie Becker, Ginger Beckwith, Joanne Bellardini, Cameron Bender, Ray Benjamin, Jui Bhattacharyya, Annie Bickham*, Helen Bierwiler, Gloria Bingaman*, Jean Boell, Andrew Bollerman, Parul Bordia, Alexa Boris, Patrick Boris*, Jason Braithwaite, Alex Brewer, Laura Brignone, Virginia Brockway, Jerome Brooks, Emily Brown, Rebecca Brown*, Abena Bruce, Anne Burns, Louise Bush*, William G. Canfield*, Sarah Capper, Carol Case, Patty Chang, Lubabah Chowdhury, YuenPing Chung, Drew Cole, Fran Cole, Jane Cole, Ashley Coleman, Lynne Collins, Dale Conway, Julian Coob, Barbara Cook*, Mary Cook, Alyssa Cooper, Jean Corbett, Laurie Corbett, Nancy Cornfield, Amanda Coronado, Hipolito Cortes*, Jill Cotter, Joe Coyle, Kayla Crane, Kathleen Crimmer, Kate Danforth*, Karen Davis*, Anthony Demember, Justin Demember, Christine DeSousa, Elder DeWitt, Aaron Dickinson*, Marylee Dillon, Binitha Divakaran*, Shannon Donnelly, Trish Donnelly, Mark Douglas, Nancy Doutt*, Anne Drake*, Kathy Dreifuss, William Dugan, Paul Eberlin, Rose Ellison, Jessica Ellison, Meredith Englebert, Diane Flook, Elder Floyd, Anne Foster*, Steve Foster, Sarah Fox, Amanda Freeze, Friends of the Library*, Marianne Furfure*, Morgan Gallagher*, Anna Gargano, Judy Garrett, Maria-Elena Gaskievicz, John Gignac*, Amber Gillette, Sue Gois, Falicia Golden, Susan Goodrich, Nicola Gorini, Melissa Gray, Jean Gray, Rose Mary Greninger*, Dillon Gross, Diane Groves, Jennifer Guenter, Priya Gunasekaran*, Brenda Gustin*, Betty Gustina, Carol Haines, Bradley Hairston, Elder Halterman, Helen Hanak*, Amelia Harnas, Elder Harris*, Malinda Harris*, Susan Harris*, Beth Heidrich, Sharon Hemenway, Steven Hemenway, Holly Hensen, Ed Herman*, Peter Herzberg*, Alice Hickey, Betsy Hoffman, Suzanne Hoffmeier, Marcia Hughes, Jean Humphrey*, George Hunt, Suzanna Jeffrey, Lindsay Jewell, Cheryl Jobe, Belinda Johnson, Eugena Johnson, Lianna Johnson, Harrison Jonas, Elder Jorgenson, Rosemary Joseph, Joe Kellogg, Matthew Kellogg, Shannon Kent, Erum Khalid, Sehar Khalid, Andrew Kim, Inkyung Kim, Nicole Kinney, Jillian Knight, Hannah Rae Knowles, Lorna Koegel, Kyra Koontz, Bethany Kowalik, Rosalie Krajci, Nithya Krishnan, Zach Kull, Anne Kunzi, Roland LaBoulaye, Joel Labovitz, Gerry Laconti, Janice Lauroesch, Jack Lauroesch, Mattie Lauroesch, Barbara LeBednik, Joey Lee, Anna Lemanskaya, Evie Lewis*, Jessica Linkenheil, Kylie Lombard, Michael Lombard*, Edna Lord*, Anne Lovell, Elder Lundin, Lydia Lynn, Deb Martin, Rosalie Mattison, Marilyn Maxwell, Sonia McCoon, Jane McManus, Nastia McManus*, Sera McManus*, Elder Meeks, Madelyn Metzler, Emily Michaloski*, Lois Michaloski*, Katie Miejnkava, Marissa Miller, Peg Morey*, Richard Morgan, Terry Morgan, Terry2 Morgan, Kristen Morse, Pulkit Moudgil, Shreya Mukhopadhyay, Elder Ryan Muse*, Jane Nelson, Kim Newton, Alana Nichols, Amy Nichols, John Nossal, Shirley Oborne, Femi Ogundele, Evan Olson, Samantha Olson, Juanita Olyer*, Jackie O’Neil, Kumiko Osaka, Nicole Osentoski, Jenny Ouyang, Joan Overman, Jill Palmer*, Tom Palmer, Kate Paterson*, Arati Patil, Dave Patil, Audrey Phelps*, Trish Pierce, Nancy Pieri, Valerie Pollay, Jamaica Popejoy, Terry Puccio, Asad Qadir, Uma Ramiaih, Ali Rehman, Gunars Reimanis, Anna Rice*, Christina Richards, Donna Richards, Samantha Richardson, Kathy Richmond, Martha Ritter*, Margaret Ritter, Darin Robbins*, Marisa Rosenberg, Grace Rosettie*, Christina Rossettie, Lori Rossettie, Grace Russell*, Hazel Russell*, Samantha Rychel, Meilina Santoso, Frank Savino, Loris Sawchuk*, Dana Schmidt, Leah Schmidt, Kristina Schultz, Elder Scott, Amy Seeley, Emily Seiderman*, Harshil Shah, Shital Shah, Mary Ellen Simmons*, Christopher Smith, Gisela Smith*, Meg Smith, Caroline Sonnefeld, Stephanie Sorrell-White, Candace Southard, Darlene Spencer, Elder Scott Spencer, Sarah Stedge, Joe Sterlace, Phyllis Stevens, Kathy Stever*, Marcia Stewart, Phyllis Straulka, Tim Strawser, Barbara Strzepek, Sandy Swan, Jaison Swarthout, Ashley Szwec, Marguerite Tammaro*, Erin Tepesch, Claire Tepesch, Melissa Thompson, Kathy Tong*, Anna Topolski, Amy Towery, Matt Trifoso, Darryl Turner, Michelle VanKurin, Brittany Vetter, David Walker*, Kaitlin Walker, Mary Lu Walker*, Marcia Ward, Dana Watkins, Kara Weidman, Nick Weinstein, Michael Weir, Lee Welles, Richard Wells, Karlie West , Julia Whitehouse, Ristiina Wigg, Ellen Wilcox, Elder Winchell, Karen Wood, Elder Stephen Worthington, John Wortman, Marielle Wright, Elder Matthew Wyatt, Alison Xie, Diana Ye, Mike Zoubi, Dennis Zuckerman. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Circulating and recycling Two Southeast Steuben County Library staff members and one volunteer will be part of the Southern Tier Library System (STLS) team participating in the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. The event takes place at West High School in Painted Post on June 16 and 17. In more than 4,200 communities across the nation, teams of people camp out at local high schools, parks or fairgrounds to take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team raises funds to support cancer research, and then makes sure there is at least one team representative walking on the track at all times throughout the overnight event. Participants on the STLS team from our Library are Shannon Majiros, Marcia Stewart and volunteer Susan Harris. The STLS team, which has previously participated in the annual event, is called the STLS Circulators. ***** The Steuben County Department of Public Works will hold a collection week for book recycling at the Bath Landfill on Turnpike Road. Collection dates are July 17 - 21 from 9 am to 3 pm, and Saturday, July 22, from 9 am to noon. School books and library books are accepted. Spiral notebooks are not accepted. Plastic covers and wraps must be removed. Telephone books and magazines are accepted as part of mixed paper recycling, and paperback books are accepted as part of newspaper recycling. Books may be picked up, as well as dropped off, by Steuben County residents. Call (607) 664-2471 for additional information. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 13, 2006 Summer reading: Food, for the literary gourmet If you hunger for a good read, consider joining our 2006 summer reading club for adults: The Literary Gourmets. This summer's reading theme is food, but that doesn't mean you'll have to spend all your time collecting recipes. Instead, we're encouraging everyone to sample haute cuisine for the mind. If it is flavorful fiction that sparks your taste in reading - like classic Rex Stout mysteries where the detection is often done between courses in some of the finest restaurants; or tongue-in-cheek science-fiction, such as The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, by Douglas Adams - then The Literary Gourmets summer reading club is for you. If your taste buds crave nonfiction, try Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise, written by Ruth Reichl, or Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, by Eric Schlosser, or Food culture in sub-Saharan Africa, by Fran Osseo-Asare. Whatever books you choose to read, the rewards of participation in the club are delicious and intellectually nutritious. Here's how it works: - Pick up a copy of The Literary Gourmets flyer and blank reading list at the Reference Desk. - Read or listen to books on the theme: Food. - Attend The Literary Gourmets' Literary Feast on August 18 from 3 pm to 4. Food will be prepared by summer reading club participants, culled from recipes or descriptions found in the books read over the summer. - All participants may select a free book to keep. The selection will be on display at the Literary Feast party. For more information, contact Matthew Hogan at (607) 936-3713 ext. 502 or email hoganm@stls.org. The Southeast Steuben County Library Summer Reading Program is sponsored by The Friends of the Library, SSC. Without the Friends, we couldn't do it. Happy reading! Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Summer giving: Buy a book, for the Library? The summer reading season is almost upon us. More people walk through our doors each summer, many of them looking for just the right book to read on lazy afternoons. It is the perfect time to make a contribution to the Library that will enrich us all by expanding our reading options. Funding is tight for new library books and other materials. Budget restrictions mean fewer new books for children and adults, fewer large-print books, fewer audio books and DVDs, less money to replace books that are worn beyond repair. You can help ensure that our library shelves are fully stocked by making a contribution today to the Southeast Steuben County Library's ongoing Buy-A-Book Campaign. Please send your check or money order, marked "Buy-A-Book Campaign" to: Southeast Steuben County Library; 300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Suite 100; Corning, NY 14830; Attn: Director of Development. Contributions in any amount are welcome. We suggest you consider donating $25 or more. To thank you for your gift of $75 or more, we will send you a custom-designed tote bag. (Please include your return address.) You may contribute by telephone with Visa or MasterCard. Call (607) 936-3713 and say you want to "Buy-A-Book" for the Southeast Steuben County Library. Buy-A-Book contribution forms are available at the Circulation Desk. When you Buy-a-Book for the Library, you give something back to your community. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 9, 2006 Annual Library meeting held
Library Director Lise Gilliland reported on our many services, programs and activities. Library Trustees are Paul Danielson, President; Vern Anderson, Vice-President; Connie Lapp, Treasurer; Grace Kelly, Secretary; Mark Cross; Kris DiLaura; Jane Fenn; Art Field; Maisie Houghton; Deborah Joseph; Richard Weakland, and Marcia Weber. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Digital libraries: Audio books are available, too If you enjoy hearing great literature read aloud, the Southeast Steuben County Library has more than 2,500 books in audio format, on CD or cassette. We encourage you to browse our collection here at the library, or at home or office with our online catalog. Most of the audio books in our collection are copyrighted, so it is not permissible to "rip" these recordings into your own collection. Thanks to Project Gutenberg, however, there are now hundreds of open-source audio books in MP3 format available to copy and keep, for free, with no advertising. There is one caveat. Most of the audio books in the Project Gutenberg collection are computer generated. It may take some time before you become accustomed to the synthesized voice product. Today, voice synthesizers are sophisticated; for instance, they "read" with inflection and change of pitch. Synthesizers still make occasional errors. In one recording, the Gutenberg synthesizer interpreted the written word "3rd" as a spoken "three dee." The errors do not usually interfere with the narrative flow. There are some advantages to hearing synthesized narratives, which include no dramatic embellishments. The dramatic flow is supplied by the imagination of the listener, rather than by an actor. In this regard, the voice synthesizer delivers an experience more like reading text. With many MP3 playback devices or software such as Windows Media Player, it is also possible to adjust the tempo of the playback without altering the pitch. Voice synthesis products work well with faster playback settings. The Project Gutenberg digital library also includes a limited, but expanding collection of human-read audio books. Click on this link to search the entire Project Gutenberg collection by subject, title, author or category (including "Audio Book - computer generated" and "Audio Book - human read"). Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org World Cup Soccer news here The first matches in this year's World Cup Soccer tournament begin on Friday, June 9, in Germany. If you want to find out more about the most-watched tournament in the world, including the latest news, team & player profiles, top athletes by country, recent history of the sport, and much more, the resource you need is at your fingertips. Visit the Southeast Steuben County Library home page at this link, then click on the "Newsbank" link under the "Articles & Documents" heading. Enter your Library card number at the prompt (your card number from any STLS library will work). When you arrive at the Newsbank home page, click on the "Special Reports" link in the left-hand column. Then, click on the "World Cup 2006" link and you will have access to the best in FIFA World Cup Soccer news, photos and background articles from around the globe. "World Cup Soccer 2006" is just one of a number of featured reports from Newsbank. Other current Newsbank features include "National Service," "World Health," "Natural Disasters," "Science & Health in the News," "Poetry," "Women's History," "Mental Health," "World Terrorism," "Our Planet Earth," "Iraq," and "Black History." Current features are updated as new articles are collected by Newsbank. Remember to have your Library card handy. You can't access Newsbank without it. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org NONPROFITS TRAINING: Doug Sauer, CSW, Executive Director, The Council of Community Services of NY State, presented Getting down to Basics, a workshop on board roles and responsibilities held at Three Rivers Development Center in Corning, NY, earlier today. The training series is co-sponsored by the Southeast Steuben County Library and the Community Foundation of the Elmira-Corning Area. (6/6/06) June 6, 2006 Community resources: What's changed & what's new BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY: Everyone loves the fountain in Centennial Park. This year, children, their pets and others accustomed to cooling off in its re-circulating spray will be disappointed to find the fountain closed for human and canine contact. According to the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce, the culprit is "a particular bacteria which is resistant to chlorine and caused the illnesses at the Geneva water park last summer. There's no evidence that anyone's gotten sick from our lovely fountain, but this is definitely a case of better safe than sorry." Read more in the Chamber's newsletter, The Link. There have been no reports of anyone falling ill from contact with Centennial Park Fountain re-circulated water, so this measure is a precaution only. The fountain is scheduled to be open next summer for splashing and playing, after installation of a UV filtration system that will eliminate Cryptosporidium. You can find out more information about Cryptosporidium from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by clicking the underlined link. NEW ARTS WEBSITE: There is a new regional online resource for Arts and Events news, features, local history and more. The Montourian, at this link, is put out by Sandi Hilton, a multi-talented artist, doll maker, photographer, and, now, web designer. The Montourian is dedicated to eight communities in our region: Corning, Painted Post, Elmira, Big Flats, Horseheads, Watkins Glen, Monterey and, of course, Montour. Sandi plans to put out a new issue of the Montourian each month. The July issue will feature "Area Trades and Employers." You can see one of Sandi's paintings at the Southeast Steuben County Library. It is hanging in our Reading Room. GROUNDBREAKING ALTERNATIVE: If you are looking for an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional embalming and burial, or cremation, the Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association now offers natural burials in a natural setting on 100 acres south of Cayuga Lake. The nonprofit association includes founding members from the local area. Click here for additional information. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Resources on aging: Plan ahead for long-term care According to the federal government, this year "about nine million men and women over the age of 65 will need long-term care." By 2020, as our population ages, "12 million older Americans will need long-term care." Most long-term care for older Americans is provided by family members; however, people who reach age 65 "will likely have a 40 percent chance of entering a nursing home." Because nursing home costs can easily amount to $50,000 or more per year, financial planning for long-term care is crucial for most families. The Steuben County Office for the Aging recently donated a number of books to the Library written to assist individuals and families in planning for long-term care. We hope you'll consult these new resources as you plan for the future: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Long-term Care Planning, by Marilee Driscoll, 2003; Penguin. (362.16 DRI) The Consumers' Guide to Long Term Care Insurance, by Stephen F. Rowley; 2004, 1st Books Library. (362.16 ROW) Elder Law in a Nutshell, by Lawrence A. Frolik and Richard L. Kaplan, 2003; West. (364.013 FRO) J.K. Lasser's Choosing the Right Long-term Care Insurance, by Benjamin Lipson, 2002; Wiley. (368.382 LIP) Long-term Care: How to Plan and Pay for It, by Joseph L. Matthews, 2004; Nolo. (362.16 MAT) Long-term Care Insurance Made Simple, by Les Abromovitz, 1999; Practice Management Information Corp. (368.382 ABR) Long-term Care: Your Financial Planning Guide, by Phyllis Shelton, 2003; Kensington. (362.16 SHE) The Medicaid Planning Handbook: A Guide to Protecting Your Family's Assets from Catastrophic Nursing Home Costs, by Alexander A. Bove, Jr., 1996; Little, Brown. (344.73 BOV) You may place a "Hold" on any of these books from your internet-enabled computer with your library card and PIN. To access the online catalog, visit the Library home page and click on the "Catalog" link. Online resources about long-term care financial planning include The New York State Partnership for Long-Term Care, at this link; a resources page with financial counseling and assistance links from the federal government's Medicare website; and a confidential Long-Term Care Planning Tool designed to help you determine the types of services you may need and the associated costs. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Digital libraries: Robots assist in book scanning A May 14 article by Kevin Kelly in the New York Times Magazine entitled "Scan This Book!" has focused public attention on international efforts - public and private - to digitize the world's books. The Million Book Project, for example, "is churning out 100,000 pages per day at 20 scanning stations in India and China," according to Kelly. Similarly, Project Gutenberg has already captured more than 18,000 books in digital text/image and digital audio formats. Digitized books in these collections are free for public use. Other digitization efforts include copyrighted materials and have restricted access. Whether the project is public or private, scanning-in the millions of books that were originally typeset mechanically or by hand is one heck of a job. Fortunately, well-funded digitization projects now enlist the help of robots as well as human wage-earners. You can see how robot-assisted book scanning works. Click on this link to view streaming video of the Internet Archive's scanning robot in action. You may also download the video in various formats. To learn more about this scanning robot from its manufacturer, Kirtas Technologies, click here. ***** If you have a Southeast Steuben County Library Card (or a card from any library in the STLS area) and would like to read Kevin Kelly's New York Times Magazine article, visit the Library home page at this link, then click on "Custom Newspapers." Enter your card number and browse to the New York Times Magazine. Search for the article by date, title, author or key words. You may also access full text of the New York Times with your NYS Drivers License or photo ID at this link. Select "InfoTrac Custom Newspapers" from the database menu. There are hundreds of other full-text newspapers, journals, magazines and reference resources available from the NYS NOVEL Database Set. It is one of the best digital collections available anywhere, and it's free with your library card or NYS Drivers License. To learn more about NOVEL, click here. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org June 1, 2006 ASA students tour Library Young students from All Saints Academy in Corning toured the Southeast Steuben County Library today. Matthew Hogan, Head of Adult Services, answered questions about the Library's many reference resources (see photo, above). Pauline Emery, Director of Children's Services, conducted the tour. New DVD acquisitions here In Southeast Steuben County, May ended with a three-day blast of heat more typical of high summer, and June's arrival was heralded in by thunder and lightning. It was a great light show, if you weren't caught outdoors. For another kind of light show, why not explore the Library's large collection of movies? Here are some of the newly acquired DVDs in our collection: (Click on the underlined links for full details.) Butterfly (1999) Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. Cast: Fernando Fernan-Gomez, Manuel Lozano, Uxia Blanco, Gonzalo Uriarte. A shy young boy is brought out of his cocoon by a wise teacher during the Spanish Civil War in Galicia. 94 minutes. Rated R. Day Break (2006) In Farsi with English subtitles. Stars Hoda Nasseh. A man awaits execution by the family of his victim, in accordance with Islamic law. 95 minutes. Not rated. Munich (2005) Cast: Eric Bana, Daniel Criag, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Hanns Zischler, others. Aftermath of the murder of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics. 164 minutes. Rated R. Transamerica (2005) Cast: Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Burt Young, Elizabeth Pena, Graham Greene. 104 minutes. Rated R. Ushpizin (2004) English & Hebrew dialogue with English subtitles. 90 minutes. Rated PG. Walk On Water (2004) Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Knut Berger, Caroline Peters, Gidon Shemer, others. 103 minutes. Rated R. Travelers and Magicians (2003) In Dzongkha, with English subtitles. Cast: Tshewang Dendup, Sonam Dorji, Jigme Drukpa, Ben Fink. 108 minutes. Not rated. The White Countess (2005) Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, John Wood. 136 minutes. Rated PG-13. Turtles Can Fly (2005) Kurdish dialogue with English subtitles. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. Nanny McPhee (2006) Cast: Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Thomas Sangster, others. 99 minutes. Rated PG. The New World (2005) Cast: Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Christian Bale, August Schellenberg, others. 135 minutes. Rated PG-13. Bad Day At Black Rock (1954) Cast: Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Russell Collins. Not rated. 81 minutes. Little Big Man (1970/2003) Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Martin Balsam, Jeff Corey, Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway. 149 minutes. Rated PG-13. You may place a "Hold" on any of these movies from your internet-enabled computer with your library card and PIN. To access the online catalog, visit the Library home page and click on the "Catalog" link. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Visit the Library Home Page Read the latest Library news in The Circulator |
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topographical map, with all those squiggly elevation lines, is next to
impossible. Map reading is a learned skill. Map making -
cartography - is an activity most of us leave to the professionals.
The
Southeast Steuben County Library Association held its annual meeting
yesterday in the Laura Beer Community Room. Above, Paul Danielson,
President of the Library Board of Trustees, addresses the group, which
included representatives from Library service-area municipalities,
representatives of the Friends of the Library, SSC and members of the
public. At right, City of Corning Mayor Frank Coccho chats with Library
Trustee Deborah Joseph.
