Rita and Truett Smith Public Library Newsletter             

800 Thomas Street, Wylie, Texas 75098  972-442-5576

Volume 11 Issue 12   October 2005 

LIBRARY WEB SITE                 http://www.ci.wylie.tx.us/library

 

 

Pets On Parade

                                                                                            

 

It’s Not Just For Dogs Anymore

 

  October is PET MONTH and it’s time to celebrate our favorite furry, purr-r-y, fuzzy, feathery, scaly friends.

   Decorate yourself, your bicycle, wagon, wheelbarrow, or cart and bring your favorite pet: real, stuffed, plastic or imaginary and join us for a Pet Parade, Monday, October 17 at 4:30 p.m.

Other events for the afternoon will include Animal Control Officer Katie Munson with our annual ADOPT-A-PET.  If you have been thinking about adopting a pet now is the time to do it.  Last year we adopted a record number of homeless animals.  Let’s see if we can beat that record this year.  We are also planning for a vaccination clinic.

 

 

 

COME ON OUT AND JOIN US!

(Please have proof of current vaccinations.)

 

(Parade route starts at the Library)

                                                

OCTOBER EVENTS

TUE     4TH       6:30PM               FRECKLES THE DALMATION µ Fire Safety

 

WED    5TH      10:00AM               WYLIE FIREMEN & FIRE ENGINE µ Fire Safety

 

MON  17TH      4:00 PM              DR VICKY SMITH   of the PARKER ROAD VETERINARY HOSPITAL

                                                       Vaccination Clinic

 

                          4:00PM               ADOPT-A-PET by City of Wylie Animal Control

 

MON  17TH      4:30PM               PET PARADE   For all ages

 

MON  17TH      7:00PM               PAJAMA STORYTIME

 

TUE    18th       4:00PM                FUN FALL ART    for   TEEN READ WEEK   

                                                       Paint pumpkins and help decorate the library.  For teens grades 7-12.

                                                                                           

FINES WAIVED FOR PET MONTH

 

The Library will be waiving fines during the month of October.  Patrons will be able to get $5.00 waived for each item they bring in for the animal shelter. The following items are needed by the Animal Shelter:    LAUNDRY DETERGENT, BLEACH, LIQUID DISH SOAP, LYSOL ALL PURPOSE (LEMON) OR MR. CLEAN LEMON, TOWELS (HAND OR BATH), DOG AND PUPPY FOOD (CAN OR DRY), CAT AND KITTEN FOOD (CAN OR DRY), PAPER TOWELS, SHAMPOO (PUPPY AND FLEA), RAWHIDE CHEWS, TREATS/BISCUITS, COLLARS, HARNESSES, AND LEASHES (ALL SIZES), CLAY CAT LITTER (NOT CLUMPING), FLEA POWDER.

 

Please take this opportunity to get your fines waived and support the local Animal Shelter.  Contact Tricia Smith (972-442-7566) to see which items are still needed.

 

LIBRARY CARD MONTH WINNER

 

Hartman Elementary

 

POPCORN PARTY WINNERS

 

            Hartman--------------Alyssa Stout                                  Birmingham----------Kristin Aaron

            Akin--------------------Pete Townsend                            Cox---------------------Karlee Barone

            Dodd--------------------Ilene Spaink                                Groves------------------Emma Chambers

            Tibbals-----------------Abby Branch                               Davis Intermediate---------Noel Martinez

Harrison Intermediate----Caitlin Gipson

Storytime Hours

 Wednesdays, at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.     µ       Pajama Storytime, third Monday at 7 p.m.

 

 

                         Spotlight on Databases

What is Student Resource Center GOLD?

This database is designed to assist middle school and high school students with homework and research. It includes a research guide section that provides tips on evaluating information, as well as a research tools section that covers everything from writing the topic sentence to creating graphs. Additional special features include a searchable timeline and access to collegiate, biographical and geographical dictionaries.

What types of information are available?

There are eight different searchable areas in this database:

ţ Geography & Cultures Search – Provides topic, country, culture, and state overviews, biographies, and flag, map, and seal images.

G History Search – Provides biographies, primary documents and era, event, and topic overviews.

¨ Literature Search – Locate author biographies, text of poems and plays, plot summaries and criticism.

ą Multimedia Gallery – Locate over 15,000 images, audio files, video files, maps, flags, and seals.

€Person Search – Search for biographical information by name, nationality, occupation, gender, birth year, death year, birth place and place of death.

Ă Science & Health Search – Provides biographies and topic overviews in the fields of science and health.

¸ Timeline Search – Scroll along the chronological search bar, enter date ranges, or an event to locate over 21,000 significant events from prehistory to present.

& Dictionary Search – Provides access to Merriam Webster’s collegiate, geographical, and biographical dictionaries.

Access 

Student Resource Center-Gold can be accessed within the library. Also, if you have a Rita and Truett Smith library card account, you can access it from home or anywhere you are using the Internet.

Library Use

The library’s public computers provide access to Student Resource Center GOLD. First select the TexShare Databases link. You may need to use the up and down arrows to the right of the screen to locate this link. Once you have opened the TexShare Databases webpage, click on the “Enter Databases” link. The link for Student Resource Center GOLD is located in the area named “General Information.”

Remote Access

Access this database from anywhere you have Internet access. From the library’s homepage, click on “Services/Databases”. You will find the “TexShare Databases” link on the bottom of the “Services/Databases” page. Call the library during normal business hours to obtain the login and password information.