Job Seekers and ReferenceUSA

Job Seekers: Looking for postings? Check out ReferenceUSA—an internet–based service with information about U.S. businesses that includes jobs openings. Find one or more companies by location, keyword, industry, etc. and open the detailed profile to find open positions for that business. These postings  link to indeed.com for fast application. Use also to find information prior to an interview or create and download custom lists of potential employers.
 
Online access is easy—all you need is your Niles Library card!   At http://www.nileslibrary.org/, choose Virtual library, then select Business and People Directories. No card is needed to access this resource in person at the Library.

We Have eBooks!

A new study, Libraries, Patrons, and e-books done by the Pew Research Center found that many Americans do not know that libraries have eBooks.  They found that 62% of the people asked didn't know that eBooks may be borrowed from libraries and only 12% of readers borrowed an eBook from the library in the last year. 

You can check out eBooks from home with your Niles Public Library card through My Media Mall. The eBooks are compatible with the Sony Reader, Nook, Kindle, iPad, and many other eReaders and tablets available.

There are also apps available for many mobile devices:
Android via Google Play
iPhone/iPad via iTunes
Windows Phone
Blackberry via Blackberry App World

If you need individual help with checking out eBooks from the library, submit the eBook Help Form and we will contact you to make an appointment.

Facebook e-mail address changes

Facebook has changed users e-mail addresses to @facebook.com.  If you would like to change it back to your email address, Cnet has instructions.

Supreme Court Website now mobile friendly

The Supreme Court doesn’t allow proceedings to be televised or devices in the courtroom, but according to the Washington Post, it has an active web site. WP reported the site, “will now detect the mobile device being used and will automatically adjust the display based on the screen size and orientation.” “This web­site enhancement will make the court’s site easier to read on a mobile device and improve user navigation on the site.”  Could a SCOTUS App be in our future?

Chocolate Mousse is Heart Healthy and High in Fiber!

Yes!  Check out the Recipe Database in Natural Standard and you will see for yourself.  Natual Standard recently launched the new Recipe Database, which serves as a resource for both healthcare professionals and consumers.

This new database features a wide range of healthy recipes in the following categories: Beans & Legumes, Dairy, Eggs, Fruit, Meat, Pasta, Poultry, Rice & Grains, Seafood, Vegetables, and Nuts, Fats, & Oils.

It's easy to access from the Virtual Library page on the Niles Public Library website.  Click Health and choose Natural Standard.  On the toolbar click on Tools, and then click on Recipes.  Click on C to get the recipe for chocolate mousse including the nutritional information.  This mousse has 9 grams of fiber a serving and is considered by Natural Standard to be heart healthy.

The Recipe Database is just on of the resources in Natural Standard.  If you are interested in herbs and dietary supplements you can read the scientific evidence on their usage.  Click on Databases on the toolbar and then click Foods, Herbs & Supplements.  While you're there you can check other valuable health information. 

Open lab: Job and Workplace skills @ the Niles Public Library

Thurs., June 21 10-11:30am or 6:30-8pm

Want to get ahead at work or make a job change?  Grow your skills and boost your confidence with courses and ebooks from our LearningExpress and Adult Career Center online resources.

Library staff will introduce you to the resource that best answers your request. In minutes, you will see how easily you can find courses and tutorials that will jump-start your career.

These are drop-in, hands-on sessions. Come in anytime during one of these sessions. No appointment or registration is necessary.

Mad Men Reading List

Are you ready for the Mad Men season finale Sunday night?  The New York Public Library has compiled a list of the books read on the show, many of which are available at the Niles Public Library.

New Oprah Book Club Pick

Oprah has chosen Wild: From Lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed as her first pick in the Oprah's Book Club 2.0.

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is a memoir of a young woman in her twenties who loses the mother she adores. The death sends her into a downward spiral of divorce, drug use and loss of identity. An 1,100 mile hike of the Pacific Coast Trail from California to Washington becomes her salvation.

Her decision to solo hike is impulsive and she is unprepared for its effect on her physically and mentally. While she encounters bears, snakes and even other hikers, most of her time is spent alone. There is a pivotal point in the tale where one boot falls from a ledge into the forest and she must improvise a ‘shoe’. And she does. Charging forward every day, with an enormous backpack and much fortitude, she never gives up on her pilgrimage to reinvent herself. At the same time sad and funny, the writing is emotional and stimulating.  A book of survival of the soul as well as the body.

Ray Bradbury

1920-2012

Author Ray Bradbury died yesterday at 91. What is your favorite book or short story written by Bradbury?

Linkedin Security Breach?

There are reports that more than 6 million Linkedin passwords likely stolen. If you have a Linkedin account, you may want to change your password.  Tips on how to choose a strong password from Wired Magazine.