Overlooked New York

Overlooked New York is a collection of portraits and interviews with ardent New Yorkers by Zina Saunders. Sometimes it's just interesting to live in someone else's head for a few minutes. Click first on the category (such as Rooftop Pigeon Guys), and then on the thumbnail portraits at the top of the page for each person's story. Ah, the wonders of the web!

In the News - Global Warming

The New York Times offers two very informative interactive graphic sets on global warming providing background for the Copenhagen international conference on global warming.

Who’s at the Climate Talks, and What Do They Seek?
As big greenhouse gas emitters, the United States and China are expected to be pivotal to the outcome of the climate talks in Copenhagen. Many other countries fall into the formal and informal clusters described here.

Interactive Feature
Science and Politics of Climate Change
A timeline of climate study and diplomacy.

The Perfect Gift

If you're searching for the perfect gift for the young people in your life, consider these holiday gift book recommendations from the Youth Services Committee of the Bergen County Cooperative Library System. December 2009 http://web2.bccls.org/web2/tramp2.exe/log_in?setting_key=BCCLS&screen=BCCLSVisor-December2009.html

Ebsco offers H1N1 Influenza information portal

Ebsco, a major database publisher, is offering an free portal to information on the H1N1 Influenza Strain. The site is divided into 3 sections with information for Clinicians, Nurses and Patients and offers more facts and guidance on the potential pandemic than you will ever need (we hope!) Click on the icon above to learn more.

And don't forget the CDC (Center for Disease Control) for a really excellent source on the H1N1 flu. Statistics, information on the vaccine, general information and information for specific groups are given clearly and the information is updated frequently. This website is available in a variety of languages. Click to visit CDC

Best Books of 2009

We can't believe it.....Publishers Weekly has a best books of 2009 published already. Well, if there are Santas in the Malls before Thanksgiving I guess we can have best of 2009 in the November 2 issue of PW. So for your reading pleasure click on over to PW and read

NPR What we're reading now

If you are in the market for some reading suggestions click on over to NPR's What We're Reading. And then explore the rest of the NPR site. There are lots of intriguing articles and unlike a radio broadcast you can read any time you want (or listen to many of the broadcasts).

The Future of Reading by Tom Peters

"The future of reading is very much in doubt. In this century, reading could soar to new heights or crash and burn. Some educators and librarians fear that sustained reading for learning, for work, and for pleasure may be slowly dying out as a widespread social practice" - complete article at Library Journal