Avon Lake Public Library

Local poet Phil Metres

cindythelibrarian — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:41:22 +0000

Poet and teacher Phil Metres will present a Master Poets’ Class at the Library on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Adults and high school students interested in listening to, writing and reading poetry are welcome to participate. Phil is a much-published poet and associate professor of English at John Carroll University. His teaching interests [...]

It’s Monk Time

Gerry — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:55:04 +0000

New at our library: The Monks: The Transatlantic Feedback Back in the mid-60s, five American GIs stationed in Germany start a band after their hitch is up. Two German ad execs/art students turn this band into something new and terrifying — the anti-Beatles, THE MONKS. Dressed in dark uniforms, with tonsure-cuts and nooses as ties, they strove to [...]

Back to School: Bibliographies

cindythelibrarian — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:53:28 +0000

When I was in school, the part about writing papers I hated the most was writing the bibliography. Just getting the page formatted correctly was always a burden. Finally dumping my typewriter for the word processing program on a computer made that easier. But there was still the problem of being sure I had all [...]

Dan Brown Readalikes

Nicole — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:18:11 +0000

Dan Brown’s newest book, The Lost Symbol, was released on September 15, 2009. If you are looking for a good book to read while you wait for his new book, or you are just looking for other books similar to Dan Brown’s, try some of these readlikes. The Last Cato Matilde Asensi The Templar Legacy Steve Berry The [...]

Around The Library in September — a photo essay

Gerry — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:56:20 +0000

Click on the photo to see it up close and get the details.

Back to School: Help With Writing Papers

cindythelibrarian — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:20:31 +0000

In my last Back to School post, I described some electronic databases useful for research. After the research comes the writing. Need some help with the writing process? Can’t remember what is supposed to be part of the outline? Trying to create a good thesis statement or do you not remember whether it should be [...]

Financial Planning Series at Library

cindythelibrarian — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:34:56 +0000

Thursday, October 1 at 7 p.m. Michael Murray of Ameriprise Financial Services will kick off his Financial Planning series with a program on “What to Do After a Job Loss.” Michael will show you how to take control of your retirement assets and how to work through the difficult decisions you will face as you [...]

Back to School: Help with Research

cindythelibrarian — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:12:20 +0000

Earlier this week, I wrote about an online tool for student assignment management. Today, I’m continuing the theme of online back to school resources with a description of the electronic databases available to library patrons throughout state. These databases are incredibly useful for research. They hold a mother lode of magazine and newspaper articles, online encyclopedia [...]

Starting a Business Program: Tuesday, Sept.22

cindythelibrarian — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:44:43 +0000

Ron Okicki, retired Senior Vice President of Oglebay Norton Company, will be here at 7 p.m. on September 22 to talk about starting a business, specifically Exploring Entreprenuership. Ron is a member of Business Advisors of Cleveland, an incredible resource to the new business owner. Ron will discuss the steps in successfully starting a business. [...]

Back to School: Assignment Management

cindythelibrarian — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:22:22 +0000

As students and teachers head back to school, I’ll be posting a few handy online tools. For keeping track of assignments, Soshiku is a great little tool useful to high school and college students. It’s a calendar, a homework alarm clock and electronic three-ring binder all in one! And it’s free. Keep track of assignments, get [...]