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The Mathewson Automated Retrieval System (MARS) is a storage facility for some (but not nearly all) of the UNR Libraries books, journals, and other materials. Books will still be available to browse on the shelves when the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center opens on August 11th.
To find out more about what’s in MARS, what’s not, how to request materials, and what it looks like, see the FAQ page:
http://www.knowledgecenter.unr.edu/depts/circ/mars.html
(Source: The Knowledge Center)
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There is a lot going on this week in Madison, NH with Old Home Week, and the library has its share of activities. The Friends' Book Sale is Saturday the 2nd from 9 to 1, and what a great job they did sorting, organizing, and setting up. Big thanks to Nancy, Jeff, Kathy, Margaret, and many others. And thanks to all who donated books, the quality of the donations is exceptional this year. Come early for best selection.We've got 40 photos entered in this year's Old Home Week Photo Contest and Show. All photos were taken in Madison. Be sure to stop in the library's Chick Room between 2 and 5 pm, Monday August 4th through Friday August 8th and vote for your favorite for the People's Choice Award. Other prizes are best new photo, best vintage photo, and best photo by someone 16 and younger. Prizes will be awarded on Saturday, August 9th at 10 am. (Source: Madison Library news and links)
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Every once in a while I read a book with a story that I know will stay in my head for a long time. This is one of those books.
Clay comes home from school one day to find on his doorstep a shoebox wrapped in brown paper, addressed to him, and containing 7 cassette tapes labeled by number and side A or B. He pops the first tape in a cassette player and realizes they are from a classmate, Hannah Baker, who recently committed suicide. He realizes that Hannah is using these tapes to tell the events leading up to her suicide. Each side of a tape describes, in order, what each person did that contributed to her decision. The box of tapes MUST be sent to ALL of the thirteen people or a second set of tapes will be released to the general public for all to hear. Since the tapes discuss events that lead to actual crimes, such as rape, it’s important to the thirteen people to keep the tapes a secret among themselves.
Hannah’s words spoken on the tapes are written in italics and her words are interspersed with Clay’s thoughts and actions as he spends the next several hours listening to the tapes and going to the locations she mentions. Clay really liked Hannah and is heartbroken to hear her story and what happened to her, realizing he could have stepped in many times to help.
The power of this book is realizing how “little” things done among students in our classrooms, hallways, at parties, etc., can contribute to situations that, over time, make people desperate enough where suicide might seem to be the only way out. Bullying, harassment, and students just being mean to each other have real consequences and we need to be aware of those affected. And we need to be aware of the people we interact with every day because we never know what else might be going on in their lives.
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Sometimes I feel like I'm the only reader on the planet who hasn't sampled (or delved into) the phenomenon that is vampire fiction. I was delighted to find this brief, informative consideration of the appeal of such novels on the Guardian books blog. Search the library catalog for Vampire Fiction Doris, Raleigh Branch Library (Source: Memphis Reads)
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Professional Break dancers from Jersey City were on hand Friday to display their skills and talk about the art and athleticism of Break-Dancing!Send comments to: OBPL (Source: Old Bridge Library Weblog)
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Kevin Underhill's very funny blog, Lowering the Bar, has this wry report on the impact that last Tuesday's 5.4 earthquake had on bar examinees in the Los Angeles area. According to Kevin, some of the test-takers were more rattled than others:"One of my friends was in tears during the exam because she was so
scared," reported the source. "It was a pretty jarring event for
people who were already under time constraints and enormous pressure,"
he said, noting that he had some difficulty continuing to type in a
shaking room with shaking hands. Yes, as you might have expected, many
continued to type during an earthquake even as others were
fleeing the room or taking shelter. "A lot of people," the source
reported, "did do the half-and-half method of ducking under the tables
WITH their laptops so they could keep on typing." You know, that kind
of determination, plus 1900 billables a year, is just the sort of thing
that might get you made partner someday.For those of you wondering if the State Bar is going to grade more leniently because of the quake, the National Law Journal has this quote from Director Hawley:Any interruption weighs heavily upon the takers," Hawley said. As a
result, the State Bar is gathering data on the disruption that, along
with reports from experts in psychometrics, will be presented to the
committee of bar examiners in order to measure the earthquake's
possible impact on test scores. (Source: ZiefBrief)
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September computer classes & career seminars are ready for registration. Back by popular demand: Excel, PowerPoint, PC basics & Digital photography. New for September are classes on mail merge (Word), Ebsco/ProQuest databases & film sources. Registration required; classes fill early! Call (973) 285-6939 to reserve your spot. (Source: @MCL)
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T.J. McGee is the winner of our Greensboro Grasshoppers prize in the Teen Summer Reading Program.T.J. received two tickets, a photo and a Grasshoppers t-shirt!Congratulations. (Source: By the Park)
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Come read Breaking Dawn , the finale of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling Twilight series. We have four copies of the book, all available for check-out beginning on Saturday Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. (Source: Book Comments)
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The New Titles Cataloged in the Past 30 Days have been updated for July 2008.
The lists are in PDF file format and require the free Adobe Reader to view. We hope you enjoy the new format. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this change please use our Feedback Form. (Source: eBranch Blog)
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