Holiday Hours

The Library will be Closed December 24, December 25, December 31, and January 1.

Have a safe and happy Holiday Season!

Snow Hours

DELAYED OPENING TODAY

The Twinsburg Public Library will open at Noon - Monday, December 17, 2007

Staff should report in at 11:30 am.

Interesting topics from blogs this week

Picking the perfect e-book to curl up with

By Vani Rangachar, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
December 12, 2007

http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-tr-roadtesta16dec16

Read comparisons of iRex iLiad, Sony's Reader, or Amazon.com's Kindle.

Nobel Prize Winners on YouTube

By Dan Colman

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=thenobelprize

Finding courses from Berkeley on YouTube


http://www.youtube.com/ucberkeley

Yale Launches Open Courses

By Dan Colman Open Culture
Your Guide to Smart Media

"...Yale announced that it is providing “free and open access to seven introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University." Link HERE for the project's homepage. Not as user friendly as YouTube.

TeenCrossings - Pizza Taste Off

On January 18, TeenCrossings will be hosting The Taste of Twinsburg Pizza Taste Off. Samples from area pizzerias will be judged by Twinsburg teens at this after hours event.

A Super Smash Bros. Tournament sponsored by GameStop of Macedonia will also be hosted this evening. Questions or concerns can be directed to 330-425-4268 ext. 6.

College Homecoming

College Homecoming - December 21st, 8-11 pm. Twinsburg college students are welcome to a night of free coffee, refreshments, music and games while getting back in touch with old friends.

Just For Teens

College Prep Programs - There will be a Free Practice SAT Test December 26, 1:00-5:30 p.m.

On January 9th, a Strategy Session will be held, 2:30-4:00 p.m.

A Free Practice ACT will be held on January 19.There are only 35 seats available for each program. Register by phone at 330-4254268 ext. 6.

TPL Online Magazine - December 2008

Greetings!
Here's a link to the December, 2007, issue of TPL Magazine: http://www.twinsburglibrary.org/magazine/Dec2007.pdf
This month's articles include a preview of the Key Ingredients food-related events coming to the library in January.
Thanks!
Fred Baerkircher

Looking for reliable, accurate information?

From: www.cio.com

Do you rely only on Google for finding everything? If so, check this out:

Six Techniques to Get More from the Web than Google will tell you

1. Use Search Engines and Wikipedia to find quality research sources,

2. Search Blogs for Specialized Experts Who Sift Through the Web for You

3. Study Business School Websites

4. Find Statistical Data on Government Sources

5. Research Trade Groups and Online Publications for Current Topics, Best Practices

6. Visit the Library for More Research Sources and Online Data
   

Try our list of links to Premium Databases for more trustworthy information.

African Influences: Soul and Soul Food

Saturday, January 16th, 6:30 p.m.
Dr. Linda Crowell will lead a talk on the Black community's contribution to American cuisine. Taste typical foods. At 7 p.m. Heritage Chorale will perform Negro Spirituals.

Free, but registration is required. Call (330) 425-4268 ext. 2 or online.

Cooking with the Chefs

Every Sunday in January at 2 p.m. Chefs Chad Fuller and Susan Guel of Twinsburg's Blue Canyon Kitchen and Tavern will be sharing some of their secrets in preparing a four course meal.

Register online for each week you would like to attend.

THE SMITHSONIAN IS COMING TO TWINSBURG!

The Twinsburg Public Library has been chosen by the Ohio Humanities Council as one of eight sites for the Ohio tour of the Smithsonian Institute’s Museum on Main Street exhibition, Key Ingredients: America by Food. The exhibit explores the connections between Americans and the food they produce, prepare, preserve and present at the table. Through artifacts, photographs and illustrations, the exhibit shows the evolution of the American kitchen and how technological innovations have enabled Americans to choose an ever-wider variety of foods. Key Ingredients also looks beyong the home to restaurants, diners and celebrations that build a sense of community through food. The exhibit will be on view in Twinsburg between January 5 and 30, whenever the Library is open.

Key Ingredients: America by Food has been made possible in Twinsburg by the Ohio Humanities Council. Key Ingredients is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Hearst Foundation.

From Sauerkraut Balls to Microgreens

On Tuesday, January 8 at 7 p.m., award-winning food critic Jane Snow will tell of her 25 Years of Reviewing Restaurants in NE Ohio. Snow was food editor of the Akron Beacon Journal for 28 years, during which she was nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize, and her food section was named best in the country in its category three times. She has met Julia Child, stood beside Emeril Lagasse as he prepared dinner, and chatted with Wolfgang Puck. Currently, Jane is working on a cookbook and writes the ABJ’s online newsletter Second Helpings. Call (330) 425-4268 ext. 2 to reserve your seat.

Volunteers Needed as Docents

Outgoing individuals are needed as docents for the Key Ingredients: America by Food exhibition that will be here at the Twinsburg Library in January. Docents are tour guides who help visitors to the exhibit understand what they are viewing by pointing out and asking questions about the presented topics. A detailed docent handbook and opportunities to preview the exhibit before its opening are available. This is a short term opportunity to learn more about America's food heritage while helping others. If interested, please call Karen Woods at (330) 425-4268 ext. 2.

Star Employee of the Month

Congratulations to Lorie Fowler - Our new Star of the Month! Lorie was nominated by Peggy Myers because: "When we were short on a Monday evening (due to illness) Lorie stopped in to help us at the front desk."

New TPL Foundation Member

The Twinsburg Public Library Foundation welcomed new member, Kordell Norton, at last night's meeting. Kordell Norton is a Twinsburg resident, father of 6, has been in business for 6 years, and is the author of 2 books. He has been a speaker at NEO-RLS and the Twinsburg Chamber of Commerce, and does marketing, training, and branding. He is also a frequent library user.

For more information, go to his web page at www.kordellnorton.com.

Just for Teens

Gift Wrap-Rap Session - On Saturday, December 15th, 1-4 pm, bring your holiday gifts and wrap them with friends. Tape, wrapping paper and assorted ribbons will be available, or bring your own.

College Prep Programs - There will be a Free Practice SAT Test December 26, 1:00-5:30 p.m. On January 9th, a Strategy Session will be held, 2:30-4:00 p.m. A Free Practice ACT will be held on January 19.There are only 35 seats
available for each program. Register by phone at 330-4254268 ext. 6.

Taste of Twinsburg Pizza Taste Off and Game Tournament - On January 18, TeenCrossings will be hosting The Taste of Twinsburg Pizza Taste Off. Samples from area pizzerias will be judged by Twinsburg teens at this after hours event. A Super Smash Bros. Tournament sponsored by GameStop of Macedonia will also be hosted this evening. Questions or concerns can be directed to 330-425-4268 ext. 6.

Free computer classes

Don't forget to register online for our free December and January computer classes! We show you how to save money during the holidays with downloading Cool Free Stuff from the Internet - Dec. 20th. Need help using your new digital cameras? Then sign up for one of our Introduction to Digital photography classes - Dec. 19th or Jan. 17th. Get some holiday gifts you really don't want? Then Learn to Buy & Sell on Ebay - Jan. 26th. Looking for reliable heath information online this winter? Be sure to attend our Introduction to Consumer Health Databases - Dec. 10th.

SummitCountyCalendar.com

This is a great new site to find out what is happening in Summit County. Twinsburg Public Library and other Summit Co. libraries have started posting library sponsored programs. Best of all it is a free service for non-profits. Be sure to check it out at http://www.summitcountycalendar.com/

College Homecoming

Twinsburg College Students are welcome to a night of free coffee, refreshments, MUIs and games, while getting back in touch with old friends, on December 21 from 8-11 p.m. For more information, please contact Miss Leonard at 330-425-4268 x 6. Refreshments provided courtesy of the Friends of the Library.

Internet Librarian 2007

Late fall each year a conference and exhibition for Librarians and Information Managers is held in Monterey, California. You will probably never read or see anything about it in any of the news media, but tech savvy presenters from all over the U.S. gather to meet & greet & share ideas. Many of their presentations are available online and include topics such as:

• Podcasting & Videocasting Boot Camp
• Wikis: Basics, Tools, & Strategies
• Integrating RSS into Your Web Site
• Games, Gaming, & Libraries
• New Rules of Web Design
• Using Second Life to build communities
• Plus dozens more

Each year I am overwhelmed by the scope and number of presentations.