Its Smart - Smart911.

 Hi All,

I recently received an advertisement at home explaining Smart911.  Basically the website allows citizens to create a free safety profile for their household using the site, Smart911.com.

Information is entered and can be useful for 911 call takers in the event of an emergency.  Details can include the names and photos of all family members, medical conditions of various members, allergies, names of pets, and emergency contacts for family members.

For further information call 516-571-6000.   Click this link for an FAQ from the Smart911 website. Click on this link for resources near community that assist Smart911.

Finally, to sign up for Smart911 alerts.

Hopefully you won't need the site, but if you do have an emergency, Smart911 might be a good resource to use at home!

Regards,
Stu

Banned Books - Read Them When You Can!

Hi All,

Librarians love lists of banned books - we just want to help patrons get the right book to them at the right time and on the right topic!

Here's a list of banned book websites - and in some cases why the particular books were banned.

20 Beloved Books & Why They Were Banned - MSN Lifestyle

All About Banned Books Week 2016 - ALA website

Banned Books Week - from the Banned Books Week website

11 Books That Were Banned For Completely Ridiculous Reasons - Barnes & Noble

List of Books Banned By Governments - Wikipedia

Banned Books: Complete List of 144 Books and the Reasons Why They Were Outlawed - PostDesk

Common Reasons For Banning Books - Butler University

Banned Books That Shaped America - Banned Books Week.org

Banned Books With Reasons Why - The Book Escape

10 Beloved Children's Books Banned For the Stupid Reasons  - ListVerse

Enjoy the lists and books!

Regards,
Stu

Acronym Finder

Hi All,


Have you ever wondered what the acronym gif, or jpeg means? Or what about IMDB or LOL or MLS or IMHO or RBI or ROFL? 

Well, the one thing all these letters have in common is that they are acronyms.  They all stand for the letter of a word in the phrase.  For example...FBI stands for 'Federal Bureau of Investigation'.  And LOL stands for 'Laugh Out Loud' - usually in the context of a text message.  You get the idea.

So...with Acronym Finder you can find more than 1,000,000 human-edited definitions.  According to the site, Acronym Finder is the world's largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.  Combined with the Acronym Attic, Acronym Finder contains more than 5 million acronyms and abbreviations. 

The site is easy to search and loads quickly. 

Enjoy the site!

Regards,
Stu

All 50 States

 Hi All,

As you might have heard we are in the middle of an election year.  And what better time than now to learn about the fifty states in the union? Indeed, check 50states.com and learn all about the 50 states and their capitals.  Users can also get quick access to a variety of state specific facts and useful information.

There are also links to a United States Map, Fun Facts & Trivia, State Birds, State Songs, State Flowers, Study Tools and Famous People.

Click on this link to learn more about 50states.com and the various services they offer for classrooms.

Enjoy the links and the site,

Regards,
Stu

College Salary Report

Hi All,

Summer is starting to end...and with that school is right around the corner.  With that in mind college students would do well to take a look at the 2015-2016 PayScale College Salary Report.  

Want to make a smart decision about college?  Let PayScale help you do your homework.  Choose the degree and school that will set you up for the career of your dreams.  The 2015-2016 College Salary Report has college rankings for over 1,000 schools by salary potential.  Find the best college and majors to increase your earning potential.

There are links to 2-Year Colleges, Best Undergraduate Schools, Top Graduate Schools, and a list of Majors that Pay You Back.

For more information on PayScale click on the 'About Us' link.

Enjoy the links,

Regards,
Stu