Tutoring Help Returns

Greetings:
HomeworkKansas is a tutoring service that connects Kansas students (elementary through college, including adult education) to one-on-one help with live tutors.

Students can connect to tutors from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week. HomeworkKansas is also available in Spanish everyday from 1:00 p.m. to 11 p.m.. Help is available in the following subjects:

• Math: elementary, algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry and calculus
• Science: elementary, earth science, biology, chemistry, physics
• Social studies: American History, World History, Political Science and more
• English: spelling, grammar, book reports, essay writing and more

If you are unable to access HomeworkKansas through the link above, you might need a Kansas Library Card which is available at the FHTC library. For more information about HomeworkKansas please contact the State Library of Kansas between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m Monday - Friday. You can send emails to egivens@kslib.info or call (785) 296-8152.
There is a link on the FHTC Library homepage:
http://www.fhtc.edu/Student-Services/Library.aspx

Energy Hog Info.

Winter heating bills are just around the corner. Take a look at this awesome website: http://www.energyhog.org/

The Energy Hog website has lots of useful information for adults and kids, including how to evaluate your home's energy efficiency.

Learn how to put money in your pocket, not out the window.

Cheers!

Janet

BORN TO READ!

Flint Hills Technical College Library

Born to Read program

This is a free program and everyone is invited to participate - moms, dads, aunts, uncles, grandparents, friends.

When the baby is born come in for a book, hat, and t-shirt for the new born.

Pre-registration requested, but not required.

Information on Swine Flu in English and Spanish

Follow this link to a guidance document, targeted to non-healthcare providers, from the Centers for Disease Control:

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/guidance_homecare.htm

Follow this link for up-to-date information, from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about the recent outbreak of Swine Flu: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/

The CDC also offers an RSS feed about the current outbreak: http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/rss/

And for those of you who use Twitter, the CDC has a presence on Twitter as well: http://twitter.com/cdcemergency

Swine Flu Information in Spanish:

http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/swine_espanol.htm


Rebecca Brown, MLSKansas Outreach & Technology Liaison National Network of Libraries of Medicine, MidContinental RegionUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterA.R. Dykes Library of Health Sciences
2100 W. 39th Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66160
http://nnlm.gov/mcr/ (NN/LM MCR Web Site)
913-588-7307
1-800-338-7657

Earth Day Info

Check out these Earth Day resources at the State Library of Kansas blog!
http://ksdocs.blogspot.com/

New sites to check out!

Kansas State Treasurer has some helpful information go to:
http://www.treasurer.state.ks.us/prodweb/index.php

Find Federal tax benefits and see if you qualify for savings on your groceries, utilities, insurance, taxes, and more—for free! (First link on right)

Clink the second link on the Treasurer's site and you can find out what the stimulus package can do for you!

Are you looking for a green job? Check out this job board!
http://www.greatgreencareers.com/

Need help thriving in tough times?
The State Library of Kansas has assembled resources to assist you! Whether it's finding a new job, figuring out how to refinance your home mortgage, where to turn if you've lost health insurance, or just how to weather current economic conditions -- find help here.
http://kslibinfo.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

Something for everyone

http://www.advameg.com/

It's true that this website does not have some of the elements that are needed to make it a reliable site, but there is neat stuff here, none-the-less. Just be sure to corroborate the information with another source or two.

The Advameg site provides links to other website covering topics such as chemistry, foods of the world, countries of the world, surgery, photos, and much more. It is a wiki format so use with caution but have fun, too.
http://www.advameg.com/

janet

Health Resource: Go Local Kansas

Go Local Kansas (www.golocalkansas.org) allows consumers to find contact information for health care providers such as hospitals, county health departments, support groups, nursing homes, and community clinics. Users can search by location, type of facility, or a specific disease or condition. Information from all counties in Kansas will be available.

Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed a proclamation declaring January 29th, 2009, Go Local Kansas Day and encourages residents to visit the site “today and every day in 2009 to locate health resources in their community”.

Go Local Kansas is part of a statewide health information initiative encouraging Kansans to take charge of their health. Kansas Health Online (www.kansashealthonline.org) is a health information web site, which launched last year and is sponsored by the Kansas Health Policy Authority and developed by biomedical librarians at Dykes Library. It includes information on diseases and conditions, tools and tips to make healthy lifestyle decisions, and a guide to health policy in Kansas.

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Symposium

Check out the activities planned at ESU and around town for the 200th celebration of Lincoln's birth.
http://www.emporia.edu/lincoln/index.php

Cheers!
Janet

Peanut Butter Recall site

Peanut Butter Recall Info at: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

Janet

Obama and Technology

From Wired - Read about the opportunities and challenges Pres. Obama faces bringing the White House into the 21st century through social networking technology.

"America Online"
http://www.wired.com/politics/onlinerights/magazine/17-02/ff_obama

The paper copy is available in the library.

Janet

Katy Couric gives libraries thumbs up!

Check out this clip from Katy's notebook:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4692037n%fsource=search_video

Yet another reason to use your library! Did you know there are VHS movies avaliable for check out right here at FHTC? Come by and check out our 'oldies but goodies' collection of great movies.

Cheers!
Janet