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Visit the Library Home Page Read the latest Library news in The Circulator Jill and Tom Palmer and Friends collect, sort, box and deliver tens of thousands of books to the twice-yearly Friends of the Library, SSC Book Sale at the East Corning Fire Hall. September 29, 2006 Friends harvest Book Mountain Did you ever wonder where the tens of thousands of books, records, DVDs, audio books, CDs and more sold at the Friends of the Library, SSC book sale come from? They are donated by Library patrons and community members just like you. (Bring your books to the Library garage off Pearl Street in Corning.) Did you ever wonder who collects, sorts and boxes this veritable mountain of books in preparation for the Friends' twice-yearly sale? Meet Friends volunteers Jill and Tom Palmer. According to sale coordinator Nancy Doutt, Jill and Tom are essential to the sale's success. Most weeks in-between sales, the Palmers spend up to 20 hours each handling books that come in via the drop box at the Library garage. Jill does most of the sorting and Tom does most of the heavy lifting... and climbing, because Book Mountain rises much faster than geological uplifting. Towards sale time, the pace quickens, Tom said. Community members donate more books as the sale date nears. "We have mysteries, romance, biography, books on religion, nearly every category," he said, pausing to accept six book-laden shopping bags from two avid readers with limited shelf space at home. Sturdy boxes to store the books are donated by local liquor stores and Meals-On-Wheels, Tom said. Another crew transports the books to the East Corning Fire House, and Friends volunteers, led by Doutt, unpack the sorted books and conduct the sale. Last spring, the Friends of the Library Book Sale raised more than $20,000 to benefit Library programs and services. Don't miss the Friends Book Sale, starting in about two weeks. For complete information, click here. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Quick links: LibrarySpot.com If you are looking for a quick and easy portal to a wide array of useful internet resources, you may want to visit LibrarySpot.com. This site, a free resource of StartSpot Mediaworks, Inc., includes links to online encyclopedias, government resources and topical links in the following categories: Acronyms, Almanacs, Associations, Ask an Expert, Biographies, Business, Calculators, Calendars, Countries , Current Events, Dictionaries, Directories Encyclopedias, Genealogy, Government, Grammar/Style, Historic Documents, How To, Images, Legal, Maps, Medical, Music, People, Public Records, Quotations, States, Statistics, Thesauri, Time, White Pages, Yellow Pages, and Zip Codes. There is a whole lot more on the LibrarySpot.com main page, and the site is worth adding to your list of favorites. Thanks to staff member Linda Reimer for suggesting this link. For other great web links and resources available to those with regional Library cards in good standing, visit the Southeast Steuben County Library's "Internet Quick-Links" page. We won't steer you wrong! Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Browsers: IE7 takes the lead Once upon a time, most browsing in libraries took place in the stacks or reading rooms, and "browser wars" were virtually unheard of. Those were the peaceful days before Netscape and Internet Explorer and Mozilla and other Web browsers started mixing it up in virtual space; also before most libraries began to provide access to internet-enabled computers. Today, much of the browsing at the Southeast Steuben County Library and elsewhere happens online, even if you are looking for a book. To browse our catalog, library patrons use StarCat. To browse the World-Wide Web on any of our public computers, we provide access to Internet Explorer 6 (IE6), the most widely used Web browser. For the past five years, Microsoft's Internet Explorer has retained the same set of basic features, despite numerous security updates. Meanwhile, its two major competitors for PC-users, Firefox and Opera, developed powerful new features that have transformed the browsing experience. These include "tabbed browsing," RSS feed-reading capability and much more. Opera, for example, developed extensive keyboard commands which make it possible to browse the Web without using a mouse. Opera also raised the speed limit on browsing, leaving IE6 in the dust (of cyberspace). Even so, fewer than 2 percent of us use Opera, and Firefox lags way behind IE6 in consumer uptake, despite its advanced features and reliability. Fortunately for the rest of us, Microsoft has learned from its competitors and taken a few steps beyond with its new pre-release, Internet Explorer 7. IE7, Release Candidate 1 - a designation somewhere between "beta" and an official 1.0 - includes tabbed browsing, a full-featured RSS reader, extensive keyboard commands and a completely new "anti-phishing" security component that places it way ahead of its competitors. The new anti-phishing feature analyses the web pages that you visit, helping to ensure that you will not be victimized by fraudulent websites. It is a major advance in Web browsing. Another major advance is speed. IE7 takes no longer to start-up than Opera, today's fastest browser in wide use. Web page uploads are also accelerated. IE7 is available today for Windows users from the Microsoft.com website. It may soon be introduced through Microsoft's automatic Windows Update feature. Potential users of IE7 Release Candidate 1 are hereby cautioned: While this pre-release version is stable, it may interfere with your firewall program or other computer system components. For example, many computer users in our Library service area subscribe to Road Runner broadband cable access and use its free Computer Associates EZ Armor firewall. There is currently a potential (not confirmed) issue with EZ Armor program control settings and IE7. There may be other outstanding issues, with other types of software. Better to hold off until Microsoft releases IE7 officially before downloading this browser. The good news is, you won't have long to wait. More on this topic soon ... Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org September 25, 2006 Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Brad Turner photo September 22, 2006 First glimpse of autumn jazz Corning, NY's Gaffer District comes alive with music and autumn colors this evening and Saturday during the Crystal City Jazz Festival & Wine Tasting. Local and regional musicians will perform at Centerway Square and in 17 merchant locations along Market Street. For a complete schedule, click here (.pdf). Pictured above, Corning Inc. Headquarters and the historic 'Little Joe' vertical draw thermometer glass tower offset early fall foliage. The autumnal equinox occurs at 12:03 am EDT on Sept 23, 2006 (three minutes past midnight, tonight). Happy Autumn, 2006! Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Chili cook-off has been cancelled
If you have questions about the cook-off cancellation, please call (607) 936-3713 ext. 208. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org September 20, 2006 Story time = fun + learning Reading aloud to young children is a great way to introduce them to the joys of literacy. Here at the Library, our autumn series of story hours has begun in earnest. Above, Miss Bobbie delights a young audience during Music, Rhyme and Story Time earlier today. Don't miss Blankets, Books and Slippers PJ Story Time tomorrow evening (Thursday, Sept. 21) at 7. For our regular weekly Story Time schedule, click here. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Renaissance art: Virtual museum tour online
The Web Gallery of Art is indexed and fully searchable. A glossary of art terms and basic facts about the artists covered are included. According to its creators, "The Web Gallery of Art is intended to be a free resource of art history primarily for students and teachers. It is a private initiative not related to any museums or art institutions, and not supported financially by any state or corporate sponsors. However, we do our utmost, using authentic literature and advice from professionals, to ensure the quality and authenticity of the content." The gallery serves as "a source of artistic enjoyment; a convenient alternative to visiting a distant museum, or an incentive to do just that." Equally, it is an excellent tool for public education both in schools and at home. Whether you are planning serious research or simple browsing, the Web Gallery of Art is a resource not to be missed. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Our volunteers: Anna Rice
If you've had the opportunity to attend any of the Friends of the Library, SSC's "Books Sandwiched In" lunchtime book reviews and discussions, then you've heard Anna Rice introduce the speaker. For the past two years, as a board member and volunteer for the Friends, she has organized this popular series of talks featuring local citizens of note. (Currently, she is working with the Friends on the January-February 2007 series.) Rice, former director of Dayspring Apartments I & II for the elderly, handicapped and disabled, is a twice-weekly volunteer in our Circulation Department, as well as an avid reader. "I read almost everything, from current nonfiction to mysteries to history. The only problem is there isn't enough time!" she said last week. No wonder. In addition to everything else, Rice volunteers at the Benjamin Patterson Inn Museum of the Corning-Painted Post Historical Society. She is also a member of the Clionians, a prestigious women's club active since 1881, whose members deliver papers on assigned topics. This year, Rice is studying American life in the 1880s-1900 for her presentation. "I frustrate myself by being too interested in too many things," she said. On the contrary; dedication to literature, music and community service may be the key to Rice's enduring youth. Mother of three (her oldest, 44, develops Adobe™ software products in Boston, her middle child is a biochemist at the University of Chicago and her youngest attends Corning Community College), Rice will be 70 on October 3. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Book Sale starts in mid-October
Prices are discounted drastically as the sale days go by. On Saturday, Oct. 21, the final sale day, books are sold by the bag or box. Here's the schedule: Sale Preview: On Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9 am to 4 pm, the sale is for Friends of the Library, SSC members only. If you just can't wait, you don't have to sneak in. You can become a member at the door. New sale day Sunday All are welcome starting Sunday, Oct. 15 from 1 pm to 5, when books are sold at the marked price. On Monday, Oct. 16 from 9 am to 7:30 pm, books are sold at the marked price. On Tuesday from 9 am to 7:30 pm, books are 20 percent off; Wednesday from 9 am to 7:30 pm, 40% off; Thursday from 9 am to 7:30 pm, 60% off; Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, 80% off. Bring your bags or boxes on Saturday, Oct. 21, when the book sale is open from 9 am to 3 pm. The East Corning Fire Hall is located on Route 352 (East Corning Road) between exits 47 & 48 of I-86, adjacent to Corning Animal Hospital. If you wish to donate books to the sale, please bring them to the library book donation slot at the library's garage, off Pearl Street. For last-minute donations, go to the Fire Hall (Oct. 9 - 12 from 9 am to 5 pm). For larger donations, please call 562-3781. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Story Hours begin Sept. 19 Miss Bobbie and friends invite toddlers (and their designated adults) to Mother Goose Story Time on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 am to 11. On Wednesdays, children of all ages are invited to listen, sing-along and otherwise shine during Music Rhyme and Story Time from 10:30 am to 11 and from 1 pm to 1:30. On Thursdays, your children are encouraged to dress in pajamas for Blankets, Books and Slippers PJ Story Time, which starts at 7 pm and ends at 7:30. Baby Bookworms is our free infant & caregiver lap-sit program. It runs for 30 minutes on Tuesdays at 10:30 am. Suggested for babies 6 weeks to 18 months. Click here for details. Last chance! Support your Library & save $ This is your last chance to take advantage of an opportunity to save money while helping the Library. Buy a $5 "Shop for a Cause" pass at the Southeast Steuben County Library while supplies last and get $10 off any one purchase at Macy's this Saturday, September 16, plus store discounts. The Library retains all proceeds from selling passes and will also receive a share of the money raised by in-store ticket sales. The money we raise through our participation in "Shop for a Cause Day" at Macy's will help fund library programs. Click here for more details. Visit the Circulation Desk to obtain your pass. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Deep Web resource: Sci-tech e-prints, via DOE Are you a researcher or advanced student in search of the latest developments in science and technology? One of the "research tools" highlighted in yesterday's article (see below) about Library of Congress online reference tools and services may be of special interest to you. Through its E-Print Network, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific & Technical Information provides free access to thousands of articles undergoing the peer review process (often prior to publication in academic and professional journals), plus many other articles and websites, in the following disciplines: Biology & Medicine; Biotechnology; Chemistry, Computer Technologies and Information Sciences; Energy; Engineering; Environmental Management; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Nuclear Technologies; Fossil Fuels; Geosciences; Materials Science; Mathematics; Physics; Plasma Physics and Fusion; Power Transmission, Distribution and Plants; Renewable Energy; and Multidisciplinary Databases of interest to the DOE. The E-Print Network also provides access to searchable full-text articles from more than 50 scientific databases. These articles are part of the "Deep Web." They may be invisible to search engines. Reader beware: Articles undergoing peer review prior to publication or available outside of the normal journal publication process may contain errors and misstatements that would be screened out in the pre-publication process. For an in-depth description of the E-Print Network and its articles, click here. For more about the Deep Web, click here. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Open-access archives: Science, Tech. and Medicine Designed especially for researchers and "unaffiliated students," and available to everyone, the Library of Congress (LOC) now offers a host of online reference tools and services, including a Quick Guide to Open-Access Archives in Science, Technology & Medicine. The guide has links to several large digital libraries including: E-Print Network, Department of Energy, Office of Scientific and Technical Information; Highwire Press, the "largest archive of free full-text science on Earth", from Stanford University; The Open Citation Project; and The Open Directory Project, free online access archives in science. The guide also has links to 18 other free digital archives in subject areas ranging from Physics to Medicine to Computer Science and more. Click on this link to access the LOC Quick Guide to open-access digital archives in Science, Technology and Medicine. ***** If you are interested in exploring free digital reference resources in wide variety of subject areas, click on this link to access The Circulator's growing collection of related articles and links. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org New Library service: Online homework help is free
Tutor.com is available for use on some of the Library's public computers. You may also access this service with your Library Card from many internet-enabled PCs. (Your PC must be equipped with Windows, Internet Explorer 6 and Flash Player 8. Your firewall or security settings may need to be modified.) Free homework tutoring is available from 4 pm to 10 pm on weekdays, plus Saturdays and Sundays. Tutors will assist students in finding answers to homework questions or problems but will not provide specific answers or solutions. Homework help is available in both Spanish and English. To access Tutor.com, visit the Southeast Steuben County Library home page at ssclibrary.org and click on the "Homework Help" hyperlink. You will be prompted to enter your Library Card number. Once signed on, students and tutors can review specific homework questions, as well as subject-specific concepts using features such as controlled chat, an interactive white board and shared Web browsing in the Online Classroom. Tutors can type math equations using a special math tool, share educational Web sites and much more for a rewarding learning experience. Tutor.com assures us that all tutors are certified teachers, college professors, professional tutors or graduate school students from across the country. Every tutor has completed a third party background check and a comprehensive training program. Tutor.com is a leading provider of one-to-one learning and information solutions for libraries, education institutions and individuals. Tutor.com currently provides tutoring services for over 1,300 public libraries and after-school sites. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org The 2006 "Books: A Treasure" Summer Reading Program attracted hundreds of children and caregivers to Nasser Civic Center Plaza. September 8, 2006 Summer readers set new record The Southeast Steuben County Library Children's Summer Reading Program set new participation records this year. Counting each visit individually during July and August 2006, 4,757 attendees were logged for all of our 177 "Books: A Treasure" Summer Reading events and program components. The Summer Reading Program encourages children to read even when school is out. During the school break, 359 children read more than 3,000 books and participated in events at the Library and other venues at Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Corning, NY. We'd like to thank the Friends of the Library, SSC for making the program possible, and our many volunteers, including the Teen Friends group, for ensuring that each event was a success. Children who signed up for the program and read books also deserve to be recognized. Everyone who participated was a winner. Here are some of the participants: Marantha Boris, Patience Boris, Mary Boucher, Mason Boucher, Elizabeth Brignone, Emily Brignone, Jack Brush, Mary Jane Burlingame, Connor Campbell, Grayson Campbell, Quinn Campbell, Benjamin Carl, Ellie Carl, Isaac Case, Kiely Caulfield, Keerthana Chintalapati, John Cleary, Benjamin Cook, Daniel Cook, Graham Cook, Grant Corliss, Karleigh Corliss, Isabella Cotier, Max Cotier, PJ Davis, Riley Davis, Braden Hayes Glick, Brody Hayes Glick, Giovanni Del Grosso, Ken Dingel, Nina Dingel, Seika Dingel, Juliet Downie, Danielle Drury, Patrick Drury, Brennan Frost, Dhruv Gajiwala, Dhvani Gajiwala, Nandish Gajiwala, Aiden Grant, Stella Gregorski, Kimberly Griffin, Jacob Gross, Elizabeth Hogrefe, Thomas Hogrefe, Liam Houston, Blake Hurlburt, Colin Hurlburt, Madison Jake, Mohan Jewett, Corbin Jones, Peighton Jones, Lucy Judd, Juhi Kekre, Joanne Kim, McKenna Kolhoff, Katie Kopp, Paul Kopp, Mike Lombard, Devin Li, Nini Li, Abigail Landolf, Emily Landolf, Kathryn Larrabee, Logan Larrabee, Felicia Lash, Robin Lash, Nick Lenhardt, Jamie Lewiski, Samuel McConnell, Taylor McConnell, Christian Marchionda, Olivia Marchionda, Mathew Markayze, Chethan Meda, Emily Morey, Ana Yi Morgan, Jenna Morgan, Ali Muhammad, Yasir Muhammad, Sidney Musser, Morgan Myers, Tessa Neukirch, Ben Nightingale, Mikaela Nightingale, Aum Parekh, Jessica Pierson, Elizabeth Pratt, John Pratt, Lindsey Prutsman, Trevor Prutsman, Matt Rebis, Rachel Rebis, Dominic Reed, Giovanna Reed, Nicholas Reed, Jacob Robinson, Whitney Robinson, Asad Ruffin, Gyasi Ruffin, Costin Schelling, Josie Schelling, Janek Shah, Caroline Sheldon, Grace Sheldon, Michael Sheldon, Cain Simpson, Simran Singh, Cassidy Smith, Colin Sonnefeld, Tia Sparks, Zoe Sparks, Kandus Sumpter, Rebecca Sumpter, Karen Swan, Kelsey Taylor, Maddie Taylor, Pranav Tandon, Cody Thompson, Katrina Thompson, Walter Towery, Ethan Tozer, Louie Tozer, Ryan Trice, Catherine Vandercook, Emily Walters, Megan Walters, Luke Webb, Nathan Webb, Megan West, Sarah Woolaway, Benjamin Xing, Sherry Zhang. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Reference gateway: Prisoner rights and resources LLRX.com, a law & information technology website, now offers a guide to prisoner rights and resources on the Web. Compiled by law librarian Ken Strutin, Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, the guide provides links to prison commissions and legal services, online inmate-locators, law school clinics, related news and periodicals, documents on prisoner rights and much more. The LLRX.com guide is not directly available to prisoners who lack internet access. However, it highlights legal and social services of interest to the families of inmates; prison service providers, including prison librarians; and others. For example, it provides a convenient portal to a directory of state prison libraries (including New York's). The directory is maintained by the New Mexico Department of Corrections. The guide also provides links to studies and articles concerning the mental health of inmates, and to manuals for "Jailhouse Lawyers" and their clients. Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org We are open on Sundays Summer Library Hours end on Saturday, September 9. Regular Hours resume on Sunday, September 10 when the Library will be open from noon to 4 pm. For our complete hours, click here. New DVDs in our collection It is still summer, but it feels like fall in Southeast Steuben County, NY. With temperatures struggling to rise above the 60s, the first few wisps of autumn color appearing on the trees, and with all that rain, sweaters have become fashionable again. It may be the perfect time to put a couple of logs on the fire and curl up with a good book, or get immersed in a movie. Here are some of the newly acquired DVDs in our collection: Friends With Money (2006) Comedy/Drama. A portrait of modern life in the class-sensitive west side of Los Angeles. Rated R. 88 minutes. DVD FIC FRI Neil Young Heart Of Gold (2006) 104 minutes. DVD 780.7 NEI Rated PG. Documentary. Pretty In Pink (1986/2002) Molly Ringwald is a high-school girl from the wrong side of town. A wealthy heart-throb asks her to the prom. PG-13. 96 minutes. DVD FIC PRE Shaun Of The Dead (2004) Comedy/Horror, with zombies. Rated R. 100 minutes. DVD FIC SHA United 93 (2006) A real-time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11/2001. The airplane crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot. Rated R. 111 minutes. DVD FIC UNI The Camomile Lawn (1982/2006) Set in August 1939, five cousins gather at their uncle’s big house on the Cornish coast. Adapted by Ken Taylor from Mary Wesley’s novel. Not rated. 264 minutes. DVD FIC CAM House On Telegraph Hill (1951/2005) A cliffhanger/film noir set in a Victorian mansion in San Francisco. Not rated. 93 minutes. DVD FIC HOU Sketches Of Frank Gehry (2005) Sydney Pollock on the famed architect and their friendship. Rated PG-13. 84 minutes. DVD 720.9 SKE Brick (2006) Drama, mystery. Rated R. 110 minutes DVD FIC BRI Inside Man (2006) A Spike Lee heist flick with Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, and others. Rated R. 129 minutes. DVD FIC INS Comments & Questions email: turnerb@stls.org Visit the Library Home Page Read the latest Library news in The Circulator |
The Chili and Chocolate Roundup fundraiser,
originally scheduled for Sept. 30, has been cancelled due to lack of
participation. To support Library programs and events, please attend the
Friends of The Library, SSC Book Sale in mid-October. For complete
information about the Book Sale,
Thanks to art editor Emil Krén and Web
developer Dániel Marx, you can explore the world of Renaissance art -
plus it's Medieval roots and evolution to Baroque and Rococo - at the
Southeast
Steuben County Library volunteer Anna Rice is a person of many talents
and abilities, and she shares these with the community. As a
You'll find recent releases and old classics,
plus practically everything else, at the Friends of the Library, SSC
twice-yearly Book Sale. Most items at the sale, which opens to the
general public on October 15, are priced from 75 cents to $3, excluding
specials. Select from thousands of hard cover books, paperbacks, CDs, videos, puzzles, records, books-on-tape, games and more,
arranged for easy browsing by Friends of the Library volunteers.
The Southeast Steuben County Library now
offers live online homework tutoring for students in grades 4-12 (and
beginning college) from
