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Written on: July 6th, 2009 in Reviews
The cover feature from this Sunday’s New York Times Book Review was for Methland by Nick Reding, an account of the impact of the methamphetamine epidemic on the small town of Oelwein, Iowa. The reviewer praises the book as an outstanding example of “shoe-leather reporting”- you can read an excerpt here. It could be an interesting accompaniment to the first season of Breaking Bad, which was recently released on DVD and is available through the Delaware Library Catalog. Frank Owen’s No Speed Limit, released in 2007 is another well-reviewed non-fiction account of the scourge, although Owen’s book is more scholarly than journalistic- but equally vivid.
Written on: July 2nd, 2009 in News
Most of Delaware’s public libraries will be closed on Friday and Saturday in honor of the 4th of July, although patrons can of course continue to use the online catalog and databases through the weekend.
Americans have been celebrating the 4th of July since 1777, when Philadelphia held the first official commemoration with parades, fireworks and a display of British deserters. You can find out more about the history of the Fourth of July at James Heintze’s 4th of July celebrations database. (more…)
Written on: July 1st, 2009 in Q & A's
A: If you think that the children are at risk you should contact the Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. You can report child abuse or neglect by calling 1-800-292-9582. For more information please visit their website at http://kids.delaware.gov/contact.shtml
If the children are not at risk, but the house might have property maintenance violations, please contact the City of Dover, Department of Inspections and Planning at (302) 736-7010. You do not have to give your name when you make a complaint.
Written on: July 1st, 2009 in Q & A's
A: T
he Delaware Attorney General’s Office has a section of their website devoted to the “Check Enforcement Program.” You can download card and poster sized signs stating passing a bad check is a crime. The Attorney Generals Office also has guidelines for accepting checks, a returned checks procedure checklist, and a check complaint form.
http://attorneygeneral.delaware.gov/crime/checkenforcement/checkenforcement.shtml
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Written on: June 30th, 2009 in News
On July 1, Delaware Library Catalog and New Castle County Library users will be seeing some revisions to the line-up of databases
available through their libraries. We are adding substantial additions to our current lineup of products from EBSCO, and replacing some other products
with comparable new databases from EBSCO. Access to online versions of periodicals and journals held both in print and electronically by Delaware libraries
will also simplified through the addition of an A-Z periodicals interface. You can view the A-Z interface here– although you will need a Delaware Library Card to view the content.
If you have a Delaware Library Catalog account, you can check out some of the new (and some of the old) databases at these links:
If you’re interested in using some of our subscription resources for homeschooling or supporting your child’s schoolwork, some of the databases that are available to younger patrons include:
Within the next few weeks, we will also be able to restore home access to Accessible Archives, a treasure trove of genealogical records and historical American newspapers- you can currently access this from any public library computer.
Written on: June 30th, 2009 in News
Stay tuned for the next announcement about the full lineup of revisions and additions to the State of Delaware’s subscription electronic resources for libraries (aka databases), but as a teaser, we are very happy to announce the availability of the EBSCO health database Consumer Health Complete in three language interfaces. According to the creator, these databases:
“provide translated articles about common medical conditions and procedures in an easy-to-understand manner. In addition to keyword searching, this suite of databases offers an interactive body map that assists the user in locating full text articles about health-related topics for all areas of the body.
All of the evidence-based content included in Multilingual Health Databases is written by experienced medical writers and independently reviewed by medically-credentialed experts. The articles in MHD are reviewed and updated on a regular basis to reflect the most recent information and research available.”
Consumer Health Complete will be available in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish from July 1st. Not, of course, as a substitute for professional medical services.
Click on the links to see the resources in each of the languages (and English). You’ll need your Delaware Library Catalog library card if you aren’t in a Delaware public library:
Consumer Health Complete- English
Consumer Health Information – Chinese, Traditional
Consumer Health Information – Russian
Consumer Health Information – Spanish
Written on: June 30th, 2009 in Learning Journeys
Kathy here: Yes, three weeks have flown by since I recognized my Learner's Block. Three weeks in which I dug into drawers, binders and boxes filled with ideas, theories and creative offerings. Why? I couldn't concentrate on my reading! The revelation? It's all about the organizers. Per dictionary.com, a means which encourages one to: put together in an orderly, functional, structured whole, arrange in a coherent form, arrange in a desired pattern or structure. And, my favorite, to develop into or assume an organic structure. It's practically poetry.
It turns out that I was not suffering from Learner's Block. I was suffering from Disorganized Thought Syndrome. As I pulled materials together, began to group like-with-like, to winnow out the irrelevant, the juices started to flow once more. Ideas actually came into my mind unbidden. I wasn't sure that was still possible. So, whether the word organization brings you a vision of aisle after aisle of office supplies just waiting for your touch or sends cold shivers down your spine, accept that organizers move us forward. They help make our paths obvious. They make our brains happy and rested. Unfortunately, they also make them bored which is how we get into these messes.
Last, I used the phrase Disorganized Thought Syndrome because I know this issue will arise for me again in other forms. Remember, a syndrome is a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality. Would you care to share your disorganized thought problem?
Written on: June 29th, 2009 in Reviews
I’m looking forward to getting hold of a number of books that were well-reviewed in the most recent Sunday New York Times:
The last title looks especially interesting- in which the author spends one year attempting to read the 51- volume set of Harvard Classics in its entirety. You can read part of the first chapter here. Happy reading.
Written on: June 28th, 2009 in News, Reviews
During this last week, the Delaware legislature voted to amend State anti-discrimination laws to include gay and lesbian Delawareans for the first time. Shortly after the legislation was passed, Delaware Lt. Gov. Matt Denn published a touching blog post about the history of the decade-long attempt to pass this legislation.
June 28th also marks the 40th anniversary of the “Stonewall Riots” in New York City, one of the pivotal events in modern Gay and Lesbian history- the event that is credited with beginning the movement for liberation movement that has made events like the passing of S.B. 121 possible.
The Delaware Library Catalog has several books and movies about the event itself and more resources about the 20th Century gay liberation movement.
Written on: June 26th, 2009 in News
The circulation of library items from the Kent and Sussex County continues to rise, with June’s final figures not yet in, suggesting an all-time high for the year as the message continues to be heard that libraries are a tremendous economic and leisure resource when times are hard:
Beach community public library circulation is growing nicely this year. We’re already seeing a steep rise in circulation every month since February, with the vacation season barely begun!
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