September 30, 2009

PHOTOSHOP SERIES TUESDAY MORNINGS THROUGH OCTOBER

  • Tuesday, Oct. 6, 13, 20, and 27 at 11:30 a.m.<br>
  • South Shore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin
  • FREE

    To go along with the Ruskin Big Draw, SouthShore Regional Library will be offering a four-part series on Photoshop Elements on Tuesday mornings in October. The weekly classes require registration in person required no earlier than one hour prior to the start of the program.

    For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

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    COLLEGE FINANCIAL WORKSHOP

  • Monday, Oct. 5, 6:00 p.m.
  • South Shore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way, Ruskin
  • FREE

    • Join us for a FREE informational meeting giving students an outline of the process and dates they need to prepare for college. This will be a great, informative program for both teens and parents. Representatives from HCC & USF will be present.

    For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

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    September 18, 2009

    HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY COOPERATIVE RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT TO HOST THE BIG READ

    Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read, which gives communities the opportunity to come together to read, discuss, and celebrate one of 30 selections from U.S. and world literature. The Big Read in Hillsborough County will focus on The Joy Luck Club with activities taking place throughout May 2010, including appearances by author Amy Tan.

    Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative is one of 268 nonprofits--including arts, culture, and science organizations; libraries; and municipalities--to receive a grant to host The Big Read between September 2009 and June 2010. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) designed to restore reading as the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest.

    For more information about The Big Read, visit http://www.neabigread.org/.

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    EXCITING NEW CHANGES TO THE LIBRARY'S REFERENCE OFFERINGS!

    The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative is pleased to announce new changes to two of its very popular reference offerings, Homework Help (powered by Tutor.com) and NetLibrary.

    Homework Help (powered by Tutor.com):

  • New videos, sample work sheets, study guides and tutorials.
  • Proof Point allows a live tutor to review and edit a student’s documents.
  • New access to graph paper aids student interaction with a math tutor.
  • The Career Center assists with career paths for young adults or changing careers for older adults by providing help with resumes and cover letters.
  • Avatars in the upper left-hand corner that represent the tutor and the student.
  • Students can now email a transcript of their session with their tutor to themselves to reference at a later date.

    • NetLibrary:

  • Media Center is a new application that makes listening to eAudiobooks easy and simple.
  • Connect, click, listen - the Media Center will transfer your eAudiobooks to your PC or to your portable player with just one-click.
  • iPod and iPhone compatible audiobooks are now available from NetLibrary. Find compatible titles through "Quick Search" function of the library’s catalog and use the words iPod audiobook or iPhone audiobook, and view a listing of more than 800 titles!

    • For more information about this and other FREE services and programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

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    THE WESTCHASE ARTISTS SOCIETY RECEPTION AT THE UPPER TAMPA BAY REGIONAL LIBRARY

  • Thursday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m.
  • Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library, 11211 Countryway Blvd., Tampa
  • FREE

    Celebrate with members of the Westchase Artists Society during a reception that kicks off the exhibition of their latest group show, Quiet Conversations, running through Friday, Oct. 30 at Upper Tampa Bay’s meeting room during regular library hours.

    The Westchase Artists Society is made up of artists interested in adding vibrancy and art to their community. The artists' works include painting, photography, pottery, paper art and more.

    The exhibit is not available during events in the meeting room. For more information about the group or this upcoming show, please visit http://www.westchaseartists.com/.

    This program is cosponsored by the Friends of the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

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    NAUTILUS SUBMARINE PROGRAM AT THE UPPER TAMPA BAY REGIONAL LIBRARY

  • Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m.
  • Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library, 11211 Countryway Blvd., Tampa
  • FREE

    Dr. Stewart Nelson will present Sabotage and Re-discovery of the Historic Nautilus Submarine. This illustrated presentation recounts both Sir Hubert Wilkins' 1931 expedition and Dr. Nelson's re-discovery of the historic Nautilus.

    In September 2005, Dr. Nelson, an oceanographer, author, lecturer and historian, used a manned submersible to re-discover and document the largely forgotten Nautilus of the Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans Arctic Submarine Expedition of 1931.

    This program is cosponsored by the Friends of the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Library. For more information about this and other FREE programs @ your library®, please call (813) 273-3652 or visit hcplc.org.

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