New River Public Library Cooperative and its member libraries now provide the ability to securely pay fines and fees on a customer’s library account or donate via credit or debit card using Smart Pay.
You’ll need your library card and PIN numbers to log in to SmartPay from the library webpage and retrieve details of your library account. You can see your balance, select items to pay, and securely charge your credit card.
Viva Florida 500 is a statewide initiative led by the Florida Department of State, under the leadership of Governor Rick Scott, to highlight the 500 years of historic people, places and events in present-day Florida since the arrival of Juan Ponce de León to the land he named La Florida in 1513.
While Florida’s Native American heritage dates back more than 12,000 years, Spain’s claim in 1513 began a new era. In 2013, Florida will mark 500 years of history and diverse cultural heritage – a claim no other state in America can make – and promote the place where the world’s cultures began to unite and transform into the great nation we know today as the United States of America.
Viva Florida 500 will take place year-round in 2013, and its many partners are planning more than 200 events statewide. The goal is to promote 500 years of Florida’s history – its people, places and cultural achievements – and this important milestone in American and Florida history. Learn more by visiting www.vivaflorida.org.
Do you need help writing a resume? Could you use some practice on interviewing before you go for an interview?
Take a look at a new online resource to help you: Career Transitions, a new resource to help you with resume writing, cover letters, and interviewing.
Also included are sections on assessing your career interests, information about various careers, and how to match your current experience to new careers. You can search schools and programs that offer training.
This resource is a new addition to the FL Electronic Library. Choose ‘Career Transitions’ from find information online.
Khan Academy has delivered over 224 million free online classes. Using video you can learn and review math from arithmetic to calculus, science, finance, computer science, humanities and test prep for some topics.
Khan Academy has received a great deal of media attention for its easy and clear means of instruction. It is really changing the way we receive assistance in learning or reviewing a math or other concepts.
Here are some online test tutors to help with GED, ACT, SAT and ASVAB practice.
New River Public Library Cooperative and its member libraries now provide the ability to securely pay fines and fees on a customer’s library account or donate via credit or debit card using Smart Pay.
You’ll need your library card and PIN numbers to log in to SmartPay from the library webpage and retrieve details of your library account. You can see your balance, select items to pay, and securely charge your credit card.
Winter Is The Warmest Season
Most people think summer is the warmest season. This story, however, is brimming with evidence to the contrary–from roaring fires to grilled cheese sandwiches to toasty flannel pajamas. A unique twist on the traditional wintertime picture book, the beautiful visual narrative follows a boy and his family though a day of hot breakfasts, steaming afternoon cocoa, and a festive candlelit party before bed. With its inviting scenes, poetic text, and gorgeous illustrations, Winter Is the Warmest Season celebrates all the wonderful things that make winter the coziest time of the year. Tumblebooks–online books for children…. http://tinyurl.com/bke896f
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service – January 21, 2013
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities.
Books on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
A.A. Milne created a series of books about Winnie the Pooh, his son Christopher Robin, and their friends in the 100-Acre-Wood.
Winnie the Pooh Day was created to celebrate the birth of A.A. Milne on January 18, 1882.
During the first World War, troops from Winnipeg were being transported to eastern Canada on their way to Europe. When the train stopped in Ontario, Lt. Harry Colebourn bought a small female black bear cub for $20 from a hunter who had killed its mother. He named her “Winnipeg”, after his hometown or “Winnie” for short.
Winnie became the mascot of the Brigade and went to Britain with the unit. After the war, Winnie went to the London Zoo where she lived until 1934.
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