The MCPL Blog from the Marathon County Public Library http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112 Keeping you up-to-date with what's happening at the Marathon County Public Library. Please join in the conversation! <hr class="DashedLine"><form action="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" method="post" target="popupwindow" onsubmit="window.open('http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=MCPLblog', 'popupwindow', 'scrollbars=yes,width=550,height=520');return true"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="25" valign="middle"><strong><img src="http://mcpl.us/images/email_us2_smaller.gif" width="19" height="10"></strong></td><td valign="middle"><strong>Get the MCPL Blog via email!</strong></td><td valign="middle"><span class="ContentWhite">.</span><input name="email" type="text" class="SmallPrintGray" style="width:140px" value="(your email address here)"/></td><td valign="middle"><input type="hidden" value="MCPLblog" name="uri"/><input type="hidden" name="loc" value="en_US"/><input type="submit" class="SmallPrintBlack" value="Subscribe" /></td></tr></table></form><hr> Copyright 2010 the Marathon County Public Library en-us Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:06:16 CDT Aspiring Authors...Mark Your Calendar! http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7534
On Saturday, September 11, four published authors from the Romance Writers Group will be presenting a program - 'So You Want to be Published?' - that should help many prospective authors regardless of the genre they write in.

Lyn Cote, Helen Johannes, Renee Wildes and Laurel Bradley will offer an overview of the current publishing scene. They will discuss modern publishing options ranging from traditional book publishing to self-publishing, Print-on-Demand and ebooks; opportunities available; common mistakes and pitfalls; scams to avoid; etc.

Along with presenting their own publishing experiences, the authors will be happy to answer any questions from the audience.

The authors will also have copies of their books for sale and signing.

The one-hour program begins at 11:00 in the Wausau Room, Headquarters Library, 300 North 1st Street. The meeting is free and no pre-registration is needed.

So, all would-be Stephen Kings, Danielle Steels or Stephen Ambroses should mark their calendars. Come on down to the Marathon County Public Library on September 11th and take the first steps to becoming a published author! 

]]> Mike@ Reference LinkWISCONSIN: Broadband Survey http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7525 If you have not been contacted and would like to participate in the consumer survey, please submit your contact information or take our secure online survey.

All individual responses, whether obtained through telephone or online survey, will remain confidential. Collectively, responses will provide important feedback as we move forward with the planning phase of this statewide project.

If called to participate in the survey, we hope you will take a few moments to provide open and honest feedback on your broadband needs. Your input will provide critical insights into how and why Wisconsinites use high-speed Internet, as well as what needs may exist within your community.

This quantitative study will be available to regional planning teams in the fall of 2010.

]]> Ben Krombholz / MCPL Customer Services An Aquarium for Casey! http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7509 ]]> Diane Peterson, Librarian @ Children's Where is the Bathtub? http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7501 I have had this question from many children in the last couple weeks.  So--here it is--sitting in the library's garage, in the middle of a much-needed makeover.  Kitty has completed the painting (look at the snazzy gold feet!), and Olson Carpet One will soon be replacing the old, worn carpet.  Our thanks to Christine Bremer-Zoromski, who is funding the tub's makeover.

What's that in the tub?  All the Summer Library Program reading tickets from throughout the county, waiting for the drawing of the grand prize.  Wow, what a lot of reading our customers did this summer!

And the Grand Prize winner is...
...stay tuned...

]]> Diane Peterson, Librarian @ Children's Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7496 September means back to school with both new challenges and exciting opportunities for students, their teachers and families. However, according to mothers and authors  Leslie E. Packer, Ph.D. and Sheryl K. Pruitt, M.Ed., ET/P, who wrote Challenging Kids, Challenged Teachers (now in our collection),  for those children diagnosed with multiple neurological disorders,  school-related problems increase exponentially.

If your child or student has been diagnosed with overlapping disorders such as Asperger's Syndrome, Sleep Deprivation, Tourette Syndrome, Attention Deficit Disorder and Anxiety Disorder, for example, this book will help you  to move forward with greater understanding.  The authors make sense of the alphabet soup of confusing ACRONYMS; teach how to reframe our thinking, language, parenting and teaching skills as we react to unintentional misbehaviors and suggest "sanity-saving premises" that take us from chaos to awareness.

The greatest portion of the book is devoted to providing practical tools and strategies for teachers, parents and care-givers in areas of math, behavior modification, homework and motivation. 

Find it in our Library Catalog (V-Cat):
http://mcpl.us/?title=Challenging+Kids+Challenged+Teachers

Click here for more books about Inclusive Education. 

]]> Linda Bubbles, Bubbles for Quinn! http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7485 ]]> Diane Peterson, Librarian @ Children's Congratulations, Ian! http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7464 ]]> Diane Peterson, Librarian @ Children's Time is Running Out for Reading Tickets! http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=1769&BlogID=112&BlogPostID=7431
We have had a record number of participants at the library in Wausau.  Thank you for making this our best summer ever!

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