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“Help! I’ve got a country report!”

Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Homework Help.

If you’ve got a country report to do (I’m looking at YOU, St. Paul students!), you will definitely want to check out our Explore guide for Country Profiles:

http://explore.westervillelibrary.org/countries

Here you will find librarians’ selections and recommendations for the best books, web sites, and eResources, all in one handy location! And because it’s on our homepage, you can access it from anywhere! Just click the “Explore” tab from www.westervillelibrary.org, and choose “Homework Help.”

Explore Guides are a feature of our new web site. What do you think of them?

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Invisibility cloak…now possible?

Posted on February 17th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Technology.

Whenever I read articles like Invisible Cloak Closer Than Ever to Reality, I usually think two thoughts: 1) I can’t believe the amazing advances of science, and 2) I can’t believe there are people whose *job* is to try to make something invisible. Where can I apply for that job?! Anyway, for those of you Harry Potter fans who thought Harry’s special cloak was a thing of fantasy, read on:

An invisibility cloak for visible light could be made within six months, say scientists from Duke University, who, in a new paper published today in Science, explain how to hide objects from a dramatically extended range of wave lengths. “I think that within six months it’s certainly viable [a cloak for visible light],” said David Smith, a professor at Duke University and author of the Science paper.

What do you think? Is there anything else in a supposed “fantasy” book or movie that you’ve seen become reality, or that you really hope will become possible?

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High school student catches error on test

Posted on February 16th, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Books, Events, Homework Help, Words & Writing.

Did you see this article about Geoffrey Stanford, the high schooler from Kansas who caught a mistake on his state writing test?

Stanford, a linebacker and International Baccalaureate student, alerted English teacher Jennifer Fry, who alerted the district test coordinator, who alerted state education officials, who were, as you might imagine, embarrassed.

Even though it was really just a spelling mistake (emission vs. omission), it changed the meaning of the word. Have you ever caught a mistake on a test before? Have you tried to convince a teacher that an answer might be wrong? If you saw a mistake, would you report it? (I def. would!)

Don’t forget, the library has a ton of books to help you study for tests, including the SAT, ACT, and GED. You can also look at our Online Collections and take practice tests with LearningExpress Library. Finally, check out our Events Calendar to sign up for an SAT or ACT Practice Test on March 22!

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It’s been awhile!

Posted on February 2nd, 2009 by Becky.
Categories: All posts, Events, Web sites to watch.

Sorry for the long delay in posting, everyone! Hope you had a great winter break, snow day, Groundhog Day, and whatever else has kept you busy so far in 2009.

Things have been busy at the Library, too: seen our new web site??

The new design offers all the same stuff, plus a new catalog for searching, tons of cool Explore guides, and lots of ways to follow us online (check us out if you use delicious, Flickr, MySpace, GoodReads, SlideShare, or Twitter!).

Leave a comment and tell us what you think: the good, the bad, and the ugly (hopefully not TOO ugly! )

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