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Did you know that the number one priority for Google’s new services development is mobile service?

There is a new link to legal resources under the orange Research Tools tab. Sharon Keever and I took two webinars on legal resources and thought it would be useful to post the best links on the webpage for all of us to use.

Being on the Kennewick Strategic Goal Team for Teens led me to the conclusion that I should become acquainted with everything on the Teen tab of the web page.  For me, the most enlightening information is in the Going to College?, Testing and Financial Aid pages. These pages have useful links to all kinds of information that parents and students alike can use for planning ahead.

In keeping with Strategic Goal #1, take a look at the FOR PARENTS tab on the webpage. Use this area to help yourselves and parents find age appropriate material, find storytime titles, get and print reading lists and any other ideas you have for using the information.

9.26.10

This week’s 050 states, “In October, all branches of Mid-Columbia Libraries will promote early literacy. Our message is: “Are you raising a reader? We can help.”

This month, let’s take a look at the Newsletters link on the webpage which is found under the Books and Materials tab. This place is full of terrific reading suggestions for all ages. In three steps customers can subscribe to over twenty types of newsletters.

“What Ya Gonna Do When They Come for You?”

The most common response I get from a child or parent when I ask, “What are you working on in school right now?” is “MATH!” Even though we are coming up on Summer Reading time, young customers may want help on honing and keeping up with their math skills along with reading skills.