Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

Poetry From The Shelves – A tribute To James Patterson

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I think it’s time again for a Poem From The Shelves! The following two poems were created using ONLY titles of James Patterson books. Enjoy! My Brother Is A Big, Fat Liar Alex Cross, Run Run For Your Life You’ve Been Warned Watch The Skies When The Wind Blows  —  Sail  —  Cross Country Don’t Blink How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, And Snake Hill Second Honeymoon Now You See Her Guilty Wives See How They Run 10thAnniversary The Quickie Tick Tock The Final Warning Get Me Out Of Here! Gone Game Over Pop Goes The Weasel

I’m looking for something to read . . . .

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 I don’t know about any of you, but I LOVE to read.  Yes, I am a reader, and I will read ANYTHING – some I love, some I  . . . dislike immensely . . . and some just fill the time while I wait for the next great book (at least to me). I enjoy talking about books, but sometimes, I draw a complete blank when I get questions like “What do you recommend?” ; “Who’s a good author?” ; “What is your favorite book?”.  These are all great questions, and my answer, can and does change often. I …

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Banned Books Week 2013!

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This year, Banned Books Week is celebrated the week of September 22.  This is a week to embrace items that have been Banned or Challenged over the previous twelve months, as well as previous years.    Banned Books Week celebrates a freedom – the freedom to read.  Working in a library, I love books!  Yes, I admit it, I LOVE TO READ!  I read just about anything – from cereal boxes to “How to manuals”, from “Scandal sheets” (as my grandfather called them) to what others might consider more legitimate newspapers, from the “Classics” to “Bodice rippers” – I read …

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Education Month at the Gardiner Public Library!

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Education is our theme for September!  Those who are taking part in our “Year of Reading” we hope you read a book, watch a movie, listen to an item, read a magazine, that somehow pertains to education.  As you all know, we are VERY relaxed about the relationship of your item to our theme, so enjoy something today.  Our September sponsor is Gardiner Family Chiropractic, so thank them next time you have an adjustment! Since “Banned Books Week” runs from September 30 – October 6 this year, we’re offering our readers a “deal” – read or listen to a Banned …

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Maine Newsstand

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Another wonderful addition to the Marvel Databases is Maine Newsstand.  I must say this one, as a “Maine-I-Ac” is fascinating. *** Remember, you must have a VALID Maine library card to access this database! *** When I open this database, it is set for a Basic Search, and the Full Text radio box is unchecked.  I search “Portland Head Light” with 22992 results.  The first link that I see is from the Portland Press Herald, dated Mar. 2, 2005.  Scrolling down the screen I see that the database indexes from 1993 – 2012.  I also see a place to Sort …

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Marvel – Kids Search

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Another wonderful database provided in Marvel. Kids Search is, as you may have guessed, geared toward the younger user.  It searches several sources at once.  My first search was “elephant”, using the search bar on the first page.  This brought up over 1800 results!  Next I was given the opportunity to Filter Results By.  My choices were All Results, Magazines, Newspapers, Books & Encyclopedias, Animals, Biographies, Radio & TV News Transcripts, and Primary Source Documents. WOW! Where do I begin to filter?? I clicked on Biographies, and narrowed my search to 15 results, all of these being from electronic encyclopedias.  …

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