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For Heavy-Duty Info Crunching…

May 22nd, 2009 Rob No comments

The goal of this site pretty much says it all:

“Wolfram|Alpha’s long-term goal is to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable and accessible to everyone. We aim to collect and curate all objective data; implement every known model, method, and algorithm; and make it possible to compute whatever can be computed about anything.”

Seriously, once you start digging around this site, you’ll not only find an insane amount of information on virtually every subject, but numerous ways to manipulate it as well. Some excellent homework help here!

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World Affairs Council Morning Mission Canceled.

May 19th, 2009 Rob No comments

The World Affairs Council Morning Mission, previously scheduled for Thu., May 21 at
 8:00 a.m. in the East Teen Center at East Library, has been canceled.

 

Briargate Happenings!

May 15th, 2009 Rob No comments

Here’s what’s going on at the Briargate Branch:

Event change!
Saturday May 16’s Artist Program with graphic novel artist JonBoy Meyerh has been postponed by the artist until July.  More details to come soon!

Saturday afternoon at Briargate – May 16, 2 – 3:30
Manga/Anime Drawing time for teens! 
We’ll have the papers, markers, pencils along with sample ideas. This is your chance to make up your own characters, or try your hand at recreating your faves.  No registration needed!  

 

2009 Teen Summer Reading Challenge Almost Here!

May 13th, 2009 Rob No comments

This year’s teen summer reading challenge runs from June 1 through July 31, but you can get registered starting this Friday, May 15.

We’ve got some cool events and even cooler prizes up for grabs this year, so be looking for the new web site coming soon!

More New Links!

May 13th, 2009 Rob No comments

Here’s a few more sites to check out:

YOUR FUTURE
Student Jobs
Summer Job Hunt
What Do You Like

BOREDOM RELIEF
Bicycle Tutor
Ian’s Shoelace Site

ISSUES
SafeTeens

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End Of Summer Blowout Concert!

May 5th, 2009 Rob No comments

InstrumentsMiddle and high school musicians, want to get out of the garage and rock in front of a crowd? Would you like your performance to be broadcast on The Library Channel (Comcast 17)? Then PPLD’s End of Summer Blowout Concert is for you. Submit two songs on CD or tape, along with a completed application, by 5 p.m. on June 17 to Sandy Hancock at Penrose Library (20 N. Cascade Ave.). You may be one of six bands selected by the Penrose Teen Advisory Committee to play on August 1 at Chapel Hills Mall. The concert will run from 3 – 7 p.m. Check out the application for more details.

Congratulations to our TART winners!

May 5th, 2009 Rob No comments

3rd place: Holly Ann Meyer for her piece titled Tribal Heart
2nd place: Kaila Hallam for her piece titled Connected
1st place: Ali Haskell for her piece titled Digital

Coordinator’s Choice: Madison Leming for her piece titled Global Warming
Coordinator’s Choice: Marina Wilson for her piece titled The Perfect You
Best of Show: Kimmy Guerette for her piece titled A Look Into The Future

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