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Empathy Versus Misinformation Wrap-Up
Thank you to everyone who came out to our Empathy Versus Misinformation: Transgender Youth series of panels. There has been a lot of interest in transgender youth in the media, and yet so few easy ways to access reliable answers to…
Fly, Eagles, Fly! Get Ready for the Big Game with the Free Library!
If you’re anything like us, you’re still flying high after the Eagles’ big win over the Vikings on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game. Now we’ve got two weeks to celebrate and prepare for the Big Game on Sunday,…
The Unreliable Narrator: Who Can You Trust?
Sometimes you just can't believe the story someone is telling you . Maybe it’s because it seems too fantastical or maybe it’s just because the storyteller is untrustworthy. Maybe they were robbed or maybe they broke into…
Ebook News: Penguin Book Group Restricts Wireless Downloads for Kindle
See update to this story (10/2/2013) Ebooks fans may have noticed that some titles are no longer available for wireless downloading via Amazon. This is due to restrictions recently put in place by Penguin Book Group. What…
New Penguin Ebooks No Longer Available to Libraries
See update to this story (10/2/2013) In a surprise announcement on February 9th, Penguin Group, one of the world’s largest publishers, terminated its partnership with OverDrive , the primary supplier of ebooks to public libraries.…
Penguin ebooks situation unfolds
Kindle users, especially, will want to read this news flash: the Free Library learned Monday afternoon that Penguin Publishers has notified OverDrive, the vendor through which we provide ebooks to library customers, that it…
Humanitarian Efforts in Pakistan: How to Help those Devastated by Recent Floods
“I will never forget the destruction and suffering I have witnessed today. In the past I have visited the scenes of many natural disasters around the world, but nothing like this." Secretary-General of the United…
Social Media Helping Bring People Together During Crisis in Haiti
As more information starts flooding in from Haiti, it is amazing how connected people have become. Browse your Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr sites and you will see what I mean. Twitter has something called "hash…
Stay Informed About the Situation in Haiti
As many of you know, a massive earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday evening, just 10 miles outside of Port-au-Prince. The disaster is expected to have killed thousands of people, according to Haitian president Réné…
Recession Resources
Recession Tools? What’s that about? We all know that times are tough. In fact, the unemployment rate is in the double-digits, one out of eight Americans is now receiving food stamps, and mortgage foreclosures are at record highs.…
H1N1 (Swine) Flu Data Available for Free!
EBSCO is now offering free access to Swine Flu research . This free flu information is grouped by information for physicians, nurses and patients. The patient information is available in 17 languages and includes information on…