weird al strikes again

If you haven't had a chance, check out Weird Al's parody of Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' called 'Word Crimes'.  It's quite jolly well clever!



Check out this list of 12 delightful resources for word nerds.

save the date 07/28/14

watch. hide. lock. report.

In light of a few incidents at HQ this week,
this is a quick reminder to always be aware of
your surroundings and report any suspicious
activity to security and/or the police.

to infinity and beyond

Adults of all ages enjoyed learning about how technology of the "future" is quickly becoming a reality in our "Approaching Star Trek" program earlier this week.

home grown ebooks from nclive

The Home Grown eBooks collection from NCLive features more than 1200 free, downloadable ebooks by NC Publishers.  Read more about the Home Grown collection in the resource of the week post.  Links to access Home Grown eBooks may be found at the bottom of our homepage under "What's New" and under Online Tools > Books > Digital Books.

winners of the 15-hour prize drawing

Congratulations to the winners for the Adult Summer Reading15-hour prize drawing:  Samantha McCarty, Lisa Wippenbeck, Gina Blandino, Janet Potts, Charlene Swing, Tina Coe, Eileen Hanson-Kelly, and Diane Cooker.  

Winners are listed on the Literary Elements page and have been notified individually that their Friends' rental certificates are available to pick up at the circulation desk of their home library locations.

save the date 07-21-14

15-hour prize drawing monday

Be sure to remind our patrons to log 15 hours (900 minutes) of reading by July 21st to be entered in the drawing for a chance to win a Friends' rental certificate.  Winners will be announced at next week's program, Approaching Star Trek.  Participants do not have to be present to win.

RPL Staff, while you are not eligible for the 15-hour drawing, don't forget to keep track of your reading for the 30-hour (1800 minute) staff-only drawing on August 11th.  For every additional 5 hours you read, you will get your name in the pot again.  Read on!

vintage photos

Library staff are vital in helping people locate and check out books. Here we see a 1941 image of two different librarians struggling to keep up with the crowd of youngsters at the Brooklyn Public Library’s children’s room.  We wouldn't know how that feels during summer reading, would we?  Check out this beautifully curated collection of vintage library photos from Mental Floss, highlighted in ALA Direct 07/02/14.

save the date 07/14/14

reminder: security workshop tomorrow

DON'T FORGET...

Tara will lead a Security Workshop on Friday, July 11th from 8:15AM - 8:45AM in the Stanback Auditorium at Headquarters for staff.

changing PINs over the phone

Patrons may now reset (or set, if they have never had one) the PIN for their account over the phone.  Just ask for their card number and have them verify the information from their account.  You may then set, or reset, their PIN.  We making changes to allow easier access to renewals, holds, and online tools for folks.  Thanks!

save the date 07-07-14