Monday, May 12, 2008

Emailing Large Files Sometimes you need to email a file larger than your email client allows you to send. The next time that happens give Filemail a try. It is free for files up to 2GB. Download Squad has this to say: "You can also password protect your files, and customize how many times each file can be downloaded and how many days it will be available on the site. Filemail also lets you ZIP and encrypt multiple files. And you can receive email notification when a file is downloaded." 4:58:46 PM

Friday, May 09, 2008

Upcoming Events at HPL Date Description May 10 2:00 pm KITES THAT REALLY FLY Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Make unusual kites that really fly. The kite-making workshop will include Sled Kites, Plastic Bag Kites, Flying Squirrel Kites and Origami Gliders. NOTE: Construction may be difficult for kids under 6. No registration required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. May 12 7:30 pm Hackley Distinguished Lecture St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Sponsored by Hackley Public Library. This year's lecturer is James C. Duram. For more information call 231-722-7276. May 13 6:30 - 7:30 pm Why Pain Hurts and What you can do about it Hackley Public Library. Mike Weiss from Semlow Chiropractic will talk about pain and how to deal with it. The event is free, but please call ahead (231-722-7276) so we can plan for enough seating. May 14 5:30 - 7:30 pm MS Support Group Torrent House. May 14 6:30 pm Getting your book published Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley Room. Have you written a book but don’t know what steps to take next to get it published? Roger Rapoport, of RDR Publishing, will discuss the steps to getting your book in print and share his extensive knowledge of the publishing industry. Mr. Rapoport is a published author who worte “Hillsdale, Greek Tragedy in America’s Heartland”, and “After the Death of a Salesman : Business Trips to Hell”, and over 20 other nonfiction titles. His latest book is “Citizen Moore: the life and times of an American Iconoclast”. He is a former reporter for the San Jose Mercury-News, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other newspapers and his work has been published in many collections, magazines, and other publications. This is a free program but seating is limited.  Pleases call ahead to register so we can provide enough seats. Call the Hackley Public Library at 231-722-7276 for more information. May 14 7:00 - 9:00 pm Yarnspinners Torrent House. May 17 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Muskegon County Genealogical Society Family History Torrent House. May 19 4:00 - 5:30 pm Friends of HPL Board Meeting Torrent House. May 20 5:30 - 7:00 pm HPL Board Meeting Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley Room. May 20 6:00 - 9:00 pm Herb Society Torrent House. 11:43:59 AM     New Links on our web for the week of May 9, 2008 Black History and African American Resources Black History Daily "promoting Black History 365 days of the year" Muskegon Links Muskegon City Business Directory Teen Sites American Red Cross: Babysitter's Training Course "The American Red Cross offers babysitting training through their local chapters. To find a class in your town, follow the local chapter link, and enter your zip code in the search box. Although the class is not offered online, the American Red Cross site does provide eight valuable printables, such as a three-page Babysitter's Report Record (an easy way to communicate successes, problems and telephone messages with parents) and a one-page Family Information Card (important data and phone numbers for parents to leave for a sitter.)" Googolplex: From Babies to Bucks "Googolplex is an online magazine for teens, from University Credit Union, with an emphasis on making money. This page deals with treating your babysitting as a business. Visit to learn about creating a business plan (How often do you want to babysit?), finding investors (who will pay for a first-aid class?) and advertising. Click on any of the brown-highlighted phrases to view more details in a popover window." (STW) Kids' Turn Central: Babysitting '"A good babysitter is: mature, trustworthy, patience, safety-consciousness, organized, prepared, fun and punctual. If you feel you have these qualities you may be cut out to babysit." The Kids' Turn Central introduces babysitting with five pages about finding jobs, safety, and keeping the kids busy. Best clicks are the five printable checklists that should be filled out before you sit. They include General Information, Children's Information, Safety Information, Emergency Numbers, and About You (a place for the sitter to leave phone numbers and other contact data for the parents.)' (STW) 11:41:50 AM

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

New Items at HPL in April 2008 We have a new Excel file for our 2008 new items 1:36:53 PM     Opt of out catalogs, etc Do you get lots of unwanted catalogs, credit card offers, spam email, etc? This post from GovGab may help. It lists ideas for getting off all sorts of direct mailing lists. I know the credit card offers directions work because I recently registered to be off those lists and the offers stopped almost immediately. Good luck! 1:26:29 PM     I Want To... I found this site via The Librarian in Black Blog. It is a listing of differnet ways to do things on the web called I Want To. It lists a set of "Web 2.0 resources to help collaborate, communicate, discover, email, laugh, generate images, podcast, use multimedia, store photographs, use RSS, internet search, shop, create start pages, store information, time management, train, teach and do things with webpages and websites." Have fun with these tools! 1:21:34 PM

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Upcoming Events at HPL Date Description May 1 11:00 am Preschool Storytimes Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. May 3 9:00 am - Noon Women Entrepreneurs of America Torrent House. May 3 9:30 am Family History Workshop Hackley Public Library. For more information call 231-722-7276. May 3 1:00 - 6:00 pm Muskegon County Genealogical Society Workbee Torrent House. May 10 2:00 pm KITES THAT REALLY FLY Hackley Public Library, Youth Services Department. Make unusual kites that really fly. The kite-making workshop will include Sled Kites, Plastic Bag Kites, Flying Squirrel Kites and Origami Gliders. NOTE: Construction may be difficult for kids under 6. No registration required. For more information call 231-722-7276 x 230. May 12 7:30 pm Hackley Distinguished Lecture St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Sponsored by Hackley Public Library. This year's lecturer is James C. Duram. For more information call 231-722-7276. May 13 6:30 - 7:30 pm Why Pain Hurts and What you can do about it Hackley Public Library. Mike Weiss from Semlow Chiropractic will talk about pain and how to deal with it. The event is free, but please call ahead (231-722-7276) so we can plan for enough seating. May 14 5:30 - 7:30 pm MS Support Group Torrent House. May 14 6:30 pm Getting your book published Hackley Public Library, Julia Hackley Room. Have you written a book but don’t know what steps to take next to get it published? Roger Rapoport, of RDR Publishing, will discuss the steps to getting your book in print and share his extensive knowledge of the publishing industry. Mr. Rapoport is a published author who worte “Hillsdale, Greek Tragedy in America’s Heartland”, and “After the Death of a Salesman : Business Trips to Hell”, and over 20 other nonfiction titles. His latest book is “Citizen Moore: the life and times of an American Iconoclast”. He is a former reporter for the San Jose Mercury-News, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other newspapers and his work has been published in many collections, magazines, and other publications. This is a free program but seating is limited.  Pleases call ahead to register so we can provide enough seats. Call the Hackley Public Library at 231-722-7276 for more information. May 14 7:00 - 9:00 pm Yarnspinners Torrent House. May 17 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Muskegon County Genealogical Society Family History Torrent House. 3:19:16 PM     New Links on our web for the week of May 1, 2008 Leisure Recycling Center "literally anything and everything you could want to know about recycling including green shopping links, home recycling options, nearby recycling centers, and links for a few key recycling web resources." (LIB) Muskegon Links Third & Western photo slideshow Flickr slideshow of the changes along Western Ave. Teacher Resources Math Gateway of the Mathematical Association of America "Created through a partnership with the National Science Digital Library (NSDL), the Math Gateway was developed by the Mathematical Association of America. The site provides a veritable cornucopia of information for educators and those who are curious about anything from algebra to the history of mathematics. Visitors can start their exploration through the site by using the search engine at the top-left hand corner, or they look at the "Content Highlights" displayed prominently here. Some of these highlights include tips for writing an interactive mathematics text, using statistical samples from a real estate database, and so on. The site also encourages visitors to register for membership, which will allow them to create their own personalized library of resources. Rounding out the site is a selection of tips for searching the materials here and a fun "This Day in Mathematics" feature." (SR) Alice "Alice is a teaching tool designed as a revolutionary approach to teaching and learning introductory programming concepts. The Alice team has developed instructional materials to support students and teachers in using this new approach. Resources include textbooks, lessons, sample syllabuses, test banks, and more. Other authors have generously joined our efforts, creating additional textbooks." (LIB) Web Tools 4 U 2 Use "A wiki for school library media specialists to learn about cool new web tools, see how they can be used in school library media programs, and share ideas and success stories." (WILT) 3:15:59 PM

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

The Children of God This is a continuation of the story that was started in The Sparrow. In The Children of God the story is told from the point of views of the people on Earth after Emilio returns from Rakhat, and from the people of Rakhat after he leaves. The two storylines come together so the reader can see how the original Jesuit mission has changed the society on Rakhat. As in the first, it has a nice blend of faith and science fiction. 2:28:57 PM

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Open Congress Do you use Facebook? Do you follow bills in Congress? If so, you might be interested in the Open Congress Facebook Application. "With the OpenCongress Facebook app, you can put bills that interest you on your Facebook profile. It's an easy way to tell your friends which pieces of legislation you are following. You can also add a comment about why you think the bill is important." (Found via the Free Government Information Blog) 12:39:39 PM

Monday, April 28, 2008

Nifty Time Savers There are all sorts of utilities on the web to help make your life easier. The blog Web Worker Daily has lots of posts about web tools. Their post Monday Morning Time Savers has three different tools that can help you manage your online time. 4:41:48 PM

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