LIBRARY BOARD MEETING FOR 11/9 CANCELED. RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 AT 5 PM AT THE ROME LIBRARY.
Library eBooks Now Available for Kindle
Patrons can now download popular and classic eBooks to a Kindle device or any mobile device running the free Kindle app, such as iPhone, iPad, Android, and more.
Kindle users can browse our collection of eBooks from a PC or Mac computer, check out titles using a library card, and select "Get for Kindle" to deliver eBooks to their Kindle device. We partner with OverDrive, Inc. to offer this service.
Click the "Download audiobooks eBooks" icon in the top right corner of this page or visit the Digital Download Center to download eBooks for your Kindle.
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TECHNOLOGY Petting Zoo
The next opportunity to try out some of the latest "techie" gadgets will be:
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Tuesday, October 18th from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
We will have a Kindle, iPad, digital camera, and iPod available for participants to "test drive" with a knowledgeable staff person on hand to guide their learning experience.
PLEASE CALL OR STOP BY THE LIBRARY TO REGISTER.
[funded by Community Grant Funds through the Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County]
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C.O.A.C.H. Lab Opportunities
We offer basic, beginner labs on the following topics:
- introduction to the internet and email
- introduction to Windows
- introduction to Word
- introduction to online employment resources
The next C.O.A.C.H. Labs will be held:
- Tuesday, October 18th from 11:00am to 4:00pm
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Wednesday, October 26th from 10:00am to 3:00pm
PLEASE CALL OR STOP BY THE LIBRARY TO REGISTER.
[funded by Community Grant Funds through the Community Foundation of Greater South Wood County]
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...join us for stories, crafts, activities, and more!
- Preschool Story Time will be held at 10:00am the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month
- Children birth to age 5 welcome
- Please call to register (715-325-8990)
- Upcoming dates: October 25th, November 8th and 22nd, December 13th and 27th
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Federal Student Aid Now Online
All Federal Student Aid publications are available online. Some are available in hardcopy and some will only be available in online-versions only. Here are the sites where you can download publications:
- www.FSAPubs.gov allows financial aid administrators, school counselors, and college access professionals to order hard copy publications in bulk. See www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov for details on ordering at FSAPubs.
- www.edpubs.gov is the ordering site that students and parents should visit to order single copies of hard copy publications.
- www.studentaid.ed.gov/pubs offers student- and parent-oriented publications in PDF. Note that a number of items in PDF are not available in hard copy from FSAPubs or EDPubs, so be sure to visit this page to find a variety of useful fact scheets and other items that you can print out, email to students, or post to your website.
- www.fsa4counselors.ed.gov has publications specifically designed for the counselor or mentor. Take a look in the "Counselor Resources" and "Getting the Word Out" sections as well as the "Materials and Resources" page of the "National Training for Counselors and Mentors" area of the site.
For more information, visit www.FederalStudentAid.ed.gov or call 1-800-4-FED-AID.
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Need More Info?
- Watch for further details about these and other events here, on FaceBook, and in our newsletter
- Call us at (715) 325-8990
- Visit us at 1157 Rome Center Drive in the Town of Rome
[updated October 11, 2011]
