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BOOK SALE SOON!

Submitted by Barbara M on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 7:38pm

Please consider this your advance notice. For the first time ever, our Friends of the Library are going to have a book sale!

The Friends of the Library raise funds that support our summer reading programs and other programs throughout the year. Mostly they do this by selling books donated by our customers. This year, because of  your generosity, the Friends have more books than will fit in their little room off the front entrance. So--on the first Saturday in December, when thoughts of many will be turning to stocking stuffers, books at inexpensive prices will be laid out for you to buy.

The rumor is that the sale will take place between 10 am and 2 pm; we'll firm that up closer to the date.

 

Join a library Book Club

Submitted by Barbara M on Wed, 10/26/2011 - 8:33am

Do you enjoy discussing with others the books that you read? Perhaps you'd enjoy participating in one of our book clubs.

The groups meet once a month, some in the evenings, some in the afternoons, to discuss selected titles in their favorite genres. There's no charge, no registration, no obligation to come to every meeting; just good discussions and light refreshments.

After Austen:                    last Monday, 7-9 pm in Room L212

Currently reading:           The Cookbook Collector by Allegra Goodman

Afternoon Book Club:  1st Tuesday, 3-5pm in Room L212

Currently reading:           Loving Frank by Nancy Horan

Inspirational Book Club: 2nd Thursday, 7-9 pm, Friends of the Library Room

Currently reading:           The Inheritance by Tamera Alexander

Mother-Daughter:          (for moms and their teenage daughters) See our calendar of events for the current meeting date because this moves to accommodate school schedules—7 -8:30 pm, Friends of the Library Room

Currently reading:           Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

Mystery Book Club:        4th Thursday from 1-3 pm, Friends of the Library Room

Currently reading:           A Thief of Time by Tony Hillerman

Non-Fiction Book Club: 3rd Tuesday, 2-4 pm in Room L212

Currently reading:           The War Lovers: Roosevelt, Lodge, Hearst, and the rush to Empire, 1989 by Evan Thomas

Paranormal Book Club:2nd Monday, 7-9 pm in Room 212

Currently reading:           Nice Girls Don’t have Fangs by Molly Harper

Do you want to learn English? ¿Trata de aprender Ingles?

Submitted by Barbara M on Tue, 10/11/2011 - 2:52pm

Do you want to learn English? The library offers a free English as a Second Language discussion group every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in the second floor conference room. You are welcome!

¿Trata de aprender Ingles? Quiza usted conoce a alguien que quiere aprender Ingles. La Biblioteca de Tomball actualmente ofrece una clase de discusión de Ingles como ségunda lengua y nosotros planemos comenzar los grupos adicionales en las próximas semanas.

Estos grupos gratis de discusión ayudan a las personas a alcanzar sus metas. El propósito es para que usted pueda aprender a leer y hablar el idioma Ingles. Cualquier persona interesada puede venir a la biblioteca en el segundo piso el miércoles a las 10:30 AM en el cuarto de conferencias.

La biblioteca tambien tiene cursos como Rosetta Stone, seleccíon de libros de Ingles como segunda lengua, CDs y DVDs que pueden ser prestados por un period prolongado de tiempo.

Tomball Art League having its Fall Show this Weekend

Submitted by Barbara M on Mon, 10/03/2011 - 5:48pm

Every fall and spring the Tomball Art League holds an art show and exhibition for members and non-members alike. The annual Fall Art Show is this Saturday, October 8th and the public can view the exhibition between 1:00 and 3:00 pm. It will be held at the Tomball Community Center, 221 Market Street, Tomball.

If you are interested in exhibiting at the show, information and applications can be found on the Art League's website at http://www.thetomballartleague.com/  Check under the Events tab.

Members and non-members are also welcome to exhibit their work here at the library. Call 832-559-4213 for details.

Reliable searching using Google

Submitted by Barbara M on Tue, 09/27/2011 - 12:21pm

Children want to search the web to do homework; teachers are rightly skeptical about the reliability of information they will find. In my last post about homework I wrote about the public library’s databases. You can trust those. You can also trust websites created by reliable organizations.

You'll know them by their domain name--that part at the end of their web address after the dot. You can usually trust educational sites (.edu), government sites (.gov), and organizations (.org). Texas A & M University's website, for example, is www.tamu.edu. The portal for all federal government sites is www.usa.gov . The United Nations website is un.org.

Google’s 'advanced' search will let you limit your search to only those domain names you want and trust. Put your search term in the usual Google search box. When it comes up with a page of results, look at the search box at the top of that screen. At the right you'll see 'Advanced Search'. Click on that. (See 2nd image.)  It will open another page (see 3rd image) that will give you options for setting the domain name.  Type in .edu, .gov, .org . 

This screen will also let you set the Reading level to beginning, intermediate, or advanced, address copyright licensing restrictions, and make other choices.

 

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