Archive for March, 2012

Introducing Lincoln Library of Essential Information March 28th, 2012

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A new database has been added to our offerings. Lincoln Library of Essential Information is a comprehensive online database with thousands of searchable full-text articles and printable illustrations. The link is available in the right-hand column on this page

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Note to Nebraska Overdrive Users March 22nd, 2012

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OverDrive will be undertaking additional maintenance to OverDrive systems at 7:00 AM US Eastern Time on Monday, March 26. While every effort is being made to minimize the impact on services, there may be a brief interruption to download fulfillment during this maintenance.

Thank you for your understanding while they undertake this important update.

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Teen Tech Week – Link of the Day March 8th, 2012

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Yesterday you were introduced to a fun link.  Today’s link is informative, educational and fun.

 http://www.refdesk.com/ 

Refdesk provides links to numerous encyclopedias, news sources, columnists and commentators.  It provides links to trivia, brain teasers, and comics.

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Teen Tech Week – Link for the day: tagxedo March 7th, 2012

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http://www.tagxedo.com/

Tagxedo turns words — famous speeches, news articles, slogans and themes, even your love letters — into a visually stunning word cloud, words individually sized appropriately to highlight the frequencies of occurrence within the body of text.

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Teen Tech Week – Link of the Day March 6th, 2012

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New link for the day – Teens and adults might all enjoy this: 10 Useful Google Tools,

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/google-tool.htm

 

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Teen Tech Week – Link of the day March 5th, 2012

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http://www.teenreads.com/

Includes 20 Days of The Hunger Games blog, book reviews, author interviews, and lots more!

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March 4-10: Teen Tech Week – Watch for link of the day March 3rd, 2012

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March 4 – 10: Teen Tech Week – Check here for link of the day beginning on Monday March 5th. 

  • March 6, 7-8PM: Search Engine Battle

  • March 8, 5:30-6:30PM: Computer Board Games

  • March 9, 3-4PM: “How Secure is My Password?” contest

  • March 10, 10:30AM – 12:30PM: Teen Tech Game Day

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School’s Out Movie March 1st, 2012

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Stop in at 2:00 Friday afternoon, 3/2/2012 for a great new movie.  Bring your own snacks and beverages.

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