Mining MARVEL for homework help
By Assistant Director Sudie Blanchard
YORK VILLAGE - As school begins, we are noticing more and more students in the library, and we want to remind scholars everywhere that MARVEL, the collection of state-supplied databases, can simplify your research.There's an easy link on our home page, www.york.lib.me.us, to this resource. The list of databases below will be especially helpful with homework - and best of all, they can be accessed either here in the library or from your internet-connected computer at home.
The following provide access to magazine articles on many topics:
KIDS SEARCH for elementary school students; MIDDLE SEARCH PLUS and MAS ULTRA for middle and high school students, and ACADEMIC SEARCH PREMIER for college-aged students.
The following three specialized databases may also prove useful to students:
STUDENT RESEARCH CENTER is designed particularly for students in grades 6 through 12. Check out the "visual searching" capability. ANNALS OF AMERICAN HISTORY is great for American history projects. LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER is a fine resource for literary criticism on the classics, new and old.
These are only a few of the many MARVEL databases - there are many more on the list. Be sure to take a look, especially if there is a student in your life!
ONGOING ART EXHIBITS
The watercolors of South Berwick artist Dewitt Hardy are now on display at the library through the end of September.
York Art Association artist Alice B. Hogan's watercolors are now on display in the Kennebunk Room. Subjects of her work include Maine seascapes, landscapes of familiar Maine scenes as well as a couple from the Southwest, and people. Ms. Hogan has been a part-time resident of York since the late 50s. She spends the rest of the year in Maryland.
COMING EVENTS
Throughout the fall, the library is sponsoring two identical "Let's Talk About It" series on Jewish literature on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Both sections of this series are fully subscribed, but we are listing the dates and times so that attendees can find the information if needed. Series A: Facilitator: Michael Lee. Oct. 5: "Mr. Sammler's Planet" by Saul Bellow; Oct. 26: "Out of Egypt" by Andre Acimen; Nov. 16: "The Centaur in the Garden" by M. Scliar, and Dec. 7: "Kaaterskill Falls" by Allegra Goodman. Series B: Facilitator Sandell Morse. Sept. 28: "Lost in Translation" by Eva Hoffman; Oct. 19: "Mr. Sammler's Planet" by Saul Bellow; Nov. 9: "Out of Egypt" by Andre Acimen; Nov. 30: "The Centaur in the Garden" by M. Scliar, and Dec. 14: "Kaaterskill Falls" by Allegra Goodman.
On Friday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m., writers and listeners will assemble for a very special Writers' Night in memory of Mila Hoffman, co-founder of the "Public Reading for Local Writers" program featured at York Public Library. The readings will be both from Dr. Hoffman's work and the works of those she inspired.
On Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. award-winning photographer and author Peter Randall will discuss his new book, "New Hampshire Then and Now." A native of the New Hampshire seacoast, Peter E. Randall is the twelfth generation of his family to live in the region.
On Sunday, Oct. 22, from 3 to 5 p.m., the library will host a Candidates' Forum for those competing in the District 1 Congressional race. We expect representatives from the Allen, Curley and Dexter campaigns to be present to answer questions and present their platforms.
On Tuesday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon, York Hospital and the Agency on Aging will present an information session on Medicare prescription services.
On Friday, Oct. 27, continue celebrating at the library after the annual town Halloween Parade, which begins in front of Town Hall at 4 p.m. It's a great event that fills the library with ghosts, ghouls and other wonderfully costumed guests and their families.
The Children's Room is gearing up for a fantastic fall! Here's the lineup of activities so far.
Weekly Story Time programs begin the last week of September: Miss Kate's Infant Lap-sit, Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 10:30 a.m.; Preschool Story Time, Thursday, Sept. 28, at 10: 30 a.m., and Toddler Story Time, Friday, Sept. 29, at 10:30 a.m.
Monthly Programs for Children: Making Music Monthly - the first Wednesday of each month - from 10:15 to10:45 a.m., beginning Oct. 4; Tactile Toddler Time - the second Tuesday of each month - from 10:15 to10:45 a.m., beginning Nov. 2, and Art by the Pond - the third Tuesday of each month - from 10:15 to 11 a.m., beginning Oct.16.
