Can't wait to start working in your flower garden?

Garden Puzzle

Garden Puzzle is an online tool that makes designing your garden simple. In 4 easy steps you’ll have a design that will help you figure out how to start a garden. Just upload a photo of your garden area, indicate what kind of climate and soil conditions you are dealing with, choose plants you want to add (they also suggest some for you), and create visuals for each season you deal with.

When spring is upon us, the time has come to make our way back to the backyards. Most of us have been cooped up in the cold and are ready for some fresh air and a project to keep us busy. Why not start that garden you’ve been meaning to get to? With the help of the Internet you can have that green thumb you’ve always wanted.There are several types of places on the Internet that can help you in your gardening pursuits such as online garden planners, social networks of like-minded gardening types, informational sites, and more!

MakeUseOf 3/2010

Spring Ahead!

Don't forget to set your clocks ahead one hour Saturday!

Daylight Saving Time -- http://www.webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/index.html -- Daylight Saving Time gives us the opportunity to enjoy sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring. Yet, the implementation of Daylight Saving Time has been fraught with controversy since Benjamin Franklin conceived of the idea. Even today, regions and countries routinely change their approaches to Daylight Saving Time. At this site you can learn about the history of daylight saving (or as some may say, daylight shifting), the standardization of time, and when regions around the globe spring ahead and fall back. Daylight Saving Time is one of several exhibits in the WebExhibits online museum (http://www.webexhibits.org/), all of which promote discovery through multidisciplinary approaches that support all learning styles. WebExhibits is a public service of the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement (IDEA).

Channel Weekly 3/11/10

BooksShouldBeFree

Acting on the belief that books should be free for everyone, this website brings you thousands of free downloadable audio books in either MP3 or iTunes format. You can search for a book by title, author, keyword or browse through the collection by categories such as fiction, history and romance. Read more: Booksshouldbefree: Get Free Downloadable Audio Books In MP3 & iTunes Format.

Library Tip #61

HOW THE PUBLIC LIBRARY CAN SAVE YOU MONEY

The current issue of Woman’s Day says: “The library has always been a place to save money. Where else can you get books, CDs and DVDs without buying them? And these days libraries offer even more—a host of activities and services that cost you nothing. As part of the annual Woman’s Day/ American Library Association essay contest, we announce four winners who found big savings— and even changed their lives—at their local library.” The full article is online at: Women's Day.

Channel Weekly, Vol. 12, No. 20

OverDrive is offering training on Patron Assistance in February

These sessions are open to all OverDrive customers in the country, not just Wisconsin. Training is done online. Note the links below toregister for a session.Course Description: We'll help take your understanding of OverDrive download media to the next level so you can share your knowledgethrough support and training. We'll review frequently asked questions, support tips, and online help resources.Session #1: Wednesday, February 10th at 10:00 AM Central TimeRegister here: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/yltv3ag73u1ySession #2: Thursday, February 18th at 2:00 PM Central TimeRegister here: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/z1b6kg9wag8q
Two new sessions added:
Wednesday, February 17th at 2:00 PM CST
Tuesday, March 9th at 10:00 AM CST

America's Biggest Bedtime Story

On February 18, 2010 the Pizza Hut BOOK IT!® Program will celebrate the love of reading with a special bedtime webcast of Carnival of the Animals by John Lithgow. Mr. Lithgow himself will be reading the story and it can be viewed any time that day after 9:00 a.m. CST, right here