Monday, December 31, 2007
Fun Sites
If you enjoy birdwatching, you will really enjoy this site:
Maine Birding Trail. The site contains information for the entire state of Maine and provides maps, charts, and lots of useful information for birdwatchers.
For anyone who enjoys word games, visit Free Rice. Select the correct definition of a word and for each correct answer 20 grains of rice will be donated through the United Nations World Food Program to help end world hunger.
If you enjoy taking digital photos and finding fun ways to share them with friends, take a look at this site: Dumpr.
Do you need to choose a baby name? Wondering how popular your name was when your parents gave it to you? Just curious about names in general? Then visit the Social Security popular baby names page and see the top ten names for any given year, popular names by birth year, by state, and by decade.
If you get frustrated that you can never reach a real person when you call customer service at your favorite company, check out Get Human. This database lists information on how to reach a real human for many of the companies you may need to call.
If you are looking for movie reviews, check out Rotten Tomatoes. You'll find a great selection of reviews that may help you pick out your next movie to watch.
Holiday Closing
The library will be closed on Tuesday, January 1st and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2nd at 9 am.
Happy New Year!
Most Literate Cities 2007
The America's Most Literate Cities study for 2007 has just been posted online and it is interesting to note that library resources are one of the six key indicators. The study has been conducted every year since 2003 by Dr. John W. Miller, President of Central Connecticut State University. It ranks the 69 largest cities (population of 250,000 and above) and focuses on six key indicators: bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.
The top ten most literate cities are:
The top ten most literate cities are:
- Minneapolis, MN
- Seattle, WA
- St. Paul, MN
- Denver, CO
- Washington, DC
- St. Louis, MO
- San Francisco, CA
- Atlanta, GA
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Boston, MA
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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Energy Assistance and Fuel Economy
Everyone is concerned about heating costs and fuel consumption this winter so here are a few sites for you to review. Many of the links below will provide information on fuel assistance programs and fuel economy.Maine Public Service offers free energy audits for your home. Just call them and schedule an appointment and one of their staff members will come out to your house and review your energy consumption. The information they provide is specific to your home and your energy usage. They will leave a detailed report and offer suggestions for ways to reduce and conserve your electricity usage.
Citizens Energy Heating Oil Assistance Program
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
How to Say Thank You

Writing the perfect thank you note takes time, practice, and a lot of thought. After receiving wonderful holiday gifts, we all want to thank the special people who gave them. Somehow a thank you e-mail to Grandma just doesn't seem satisfying enough.
If you need help finding the right words, you may want to read the book Just a Note to Say...The Perfect Words for Every Occasion, by Florence Isaacs.
Be sure to read this piece by Leslie Harpold on How to Write A Thank-You Note. It is brief, to the point, and offers many good tips on the subject.
To put things in perspective, read The Essential Handbook of Victorian Etiquette to learn about very demanding social etiquette of an earlier time.

Sunday, December 23, 2007
Holiday Hours
The library is open Sunday, December 23rd from 10-2
Open Monday, December 24th from 9-1
Closed on Tuesday, December 25th.
Reopens on Wednesday, December 26th from 9-5:30
Happy Holidays from all of us at the library!
Presque Isle Reading & Discussion Group
Reading Group Selections for 2008
Meets in the library at 6 pm on the dates listed below
January 17 Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
February 21 Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
March 20 A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest Gaines
April 17 Macbeth by William Shakespeare
May 15 Selected Short Stories by Flannery O’Connor
June 19 Bound for Canaan by Fergus Bordewich
Meets the third Thursday of every month at 6 pm in the library.
The group does not meet in July and August.
Everyone welcome.

