CheckItOut@WrightLibrary from Wright Memorial Public Library http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143 <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small">Welcome to the Reference Department Blog. Visit often for information on programs and events, featured research tools, book lists, and Web resources. We encourage you, our patrons, to <a href="http://engagedpatrons.org/ContactUs.cfm?SiteID=4725">give feedback and share</a> your own favorite resources and books. Join us in creating a unique resource for the Wright Library Community. Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Copyright 2013 Wright Memorial Public Library en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:07:28 CDT 2010 Winter Olympics http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=6456 Update:  Follow the Paralympic Games online March 12-21 to continue the Olympic experience.

We missed the beginning of the 2010 Winter Olympics taking place in Vancouver, but we're not going to miss another moment.  Visit the Vancouver Games official Web site for everything to do with the Games including events schedules and results .  For more on the Olympics in general visit Olympic.org and for information specific to American athletes, visit the Team USA Web site.

Or get coverage from your favorite sporting news outlet:
 If you are following the Olympics somewhere else, let us know where.



]]> Reference Staff Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:43:57 GMT Sports Statistics/Records http://engagedpatrons.org/Blogs.cfm?SiteID=4725&BlogID=143&BlogPostID=3352 Ever wondered who scored the most points in a game or had the best average for a season or even what the size of the largest white tail deer taken is?  Statistics and records are kept in just about every sport and you can find them on the Web.

More attention is paid to statistics in baseball than just about any other sport.  The statistics pages of the Major League Baseball Web site let you follow current players as well as find historical stats.

Similarly, the National Basketball Association allows you to follow current stats or search for historical statistics and records, as does the National Football League - Current Statistics; Record Book.

Find statistics of all sorts for various college sports at NCAA Statistics and Records Web pages, which included record books.

Olympic Medal Winners can be found on the The 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China opened yesterday.  They will continue through August 24th.  You can keep up to date on event schedules and results with this widget or by visiting any of the Web sites listed below.  Let us know how you are following the Olympics by leaving a comment.



The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

United States Olympic Committee (Team USA) - This Web site has links to all the various U.S. Olympics sports teams and althletes.

NBC Olympics - The Web site for the network broadcasting the Olympics

Olympics:  Beijing 2008 from Infoplease

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