Libraries Closed
All CCLD libraries are closing at 5PM today and will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, October 30th), due to inclement weather.
All CCLD libraries are closing at 5PM today and will be closed tomorrow (Tuesday, October 30th), due to inclement weather.
My daughter is crazy about Spiderman. I have no idea where this came from. Suddenly, she responds to everything Superhero. She wants Spiderman sheets, Spiderman shirts, Spiderman novelties of any kind. I even spent the weekend making her Spiderman flannel Continue reading Superheroes
The Genealogy Department at the Steele Memorial library is sending out a plea to all genealogists and others wishing to volunteer to help with our current project of typing the names and dates of the newspaper obituaries from 1961 to Continue reading A Call for Volunteers
Have you ever wondered where the Bookmobile originated? Bookmobiles have dated back as early as the late 1850s. It was a horse-drawn collection of books in the town of Cumbria, England that started its rounds to the community. In 1905, Continue reading History of the Bookmobile
When my wife and I started packing before we moved into our current house I used to think we had a couple boxes worth of books. I was wrong. When we finished packing everything, I discovered we had 39 boxes Continue reading “Weeding” Good for the Library
The reference desk at Steele has had the pleasure of helping students to do the initial research for books and articles for term papers this month and so I’ve been reminded of an article in Publishers Weekly titled Genes Are in Season Continue reading Brains!
As part of my Washington trip, we also went to the natural history museum. My main focus was to see the extraordinary collection of gems and minerals as I have been fascinated with them since I was a child. Of Continue reading Washington D.C. – National Museum of Natural History
During my recent visit to Washington, D.C. my son and I had the chance to visit our nation’s records keeper- the National Archives. If you have never been there it is a place I highly recommend. During our visit we Continue reading Washington, D.C. – The National Archives
This past weekend I visited my son in Washington, D.C. where he is working as an intern with a non-profit organization that deals with stability operations. For those of you who don’t know- stability operations are the various military missions, Continue reading Washington D.C. – The Pentagon
Question: Are you retiring or already retired; what to do? Answer: Trap pythons in Florida, or document water resources in New Mexico, guide tours at Volcanoes National Park in Hawaii, or collect environmental data in Alaska. It’s easier than you Continue reading So I’m Retiring or Retired, Now What?