Tuesday, May 15, 2012

15th Annual Poetry Contest

The winners of the Niles Public Library’s 15th annual poetry contest Adult division are:

1st place: Kevin Shyne
2nd place: Jim Koppensteiner

Stop by the third floor of the Library to pick up a booklet of the winning poems and see them on display.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Cold War POWs at the Niles Public Library


Cold War POWs
Sun., May 20, 2-3:30pm
Former Niles resident, Richard Rogala, and Werner Juretzko discuss their respective experiences in North Korea and East Germany as prisoners of war. Mr. Rogala served on the ill-fated USS Pueblo, and Mr. Juretzko worked as a US Army political operative until his capture in 1955 by the STASI.  Register here.

Thursday, May 3, 2012

ReferenceUSA

ReferenceUSA® is a powerful online source of business and residential information for reference and research. Register for free webcast training sessions at www.referenceusa-resourcecenter.com.  Topics include Search Essentials: the 4 things you need to know, Uncovering the Hidden Job Market: Career Search Strategies , and Start, Manage, Grow!  How Businesses can use ReferenceUSA.
Or, go to www.referenceusa-resourcecenter.com to find YouTube shorts. Search for companies by size, location, and industry. Track down addresses and phone numbers and more. Includes detailed information on 14 million U.S. businesses.  

Access is easy—all you need is your Niles Library card!   At www.nileslibrary.org, choose Virtual library, then select Business and People Directories. No card is needed to access the database in person at  the Library.