I (and NCLC) are soliciting suggestions for possible consideration for services or workshops that might be offered in the seven county region that NCLC covers.



An August 18 workshop is scheduled for Grand Marais (at the school) on using Scratch to engage students as well as using Scratch in science and math.



I've contacted Minitex about a workshop on using the ELM databases after finding a centrally located facility (Eveleth-Gilbert HS) who agreed to be a host… Continue

Teaching kids to be green is not an easy job. However, take home projects can increase awareness. Perhaps teachers could assign extra credit to kids who will learn how to change their Furnace Filters. Or kids could figure the energy usage for an appliance like a Basement Dehumidifier. They could bring… Continue

I mentioned in a comment a couple of weeks ago that I would create a new social network using Ning. I did that. It took about a week to get the layout right, with easy to read background colors and text. Adding content and deciding what goes on the Main page, and what should be local to My Page will be an ongoing process. The initial setup of new groups, forum discussions, and blogs became like an obsession that occupied much of two days.



Not many friends responded to my… Continue

Best Novel: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins; Bloomsbury UK)



Best Novella: ''The Erdmann Nexus'' by Nancy Kress (Asimov's Oct/Nov 2008)



Best Novelette: ''Shoggoths in Bloom'' by Elizabeth Bear (Asimov's Mar 2008)



Best Short Story: ''Exhalation'' by Ted Chiang (Eclipse Two)



John W. Campbell not-a-Hugo Award for Best New Writer: David Anthony Durham



Best Related Book: Your Hate Mail Will Be Graded: A Decade of Whatever,… Continue

Hundreds of libraries and archives exist online, from university-supported sites to individual efforts. Each one has something to offer to researchers, students, and teachers. This list contains over 250 libraries and archives that focus mainly on localized, regional, and U.S. history, but it also includes larger collections, eText and eBook repositories, and a short list of directories… Continue