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Booktalking "The Secret Ingredient" by Laura Schaefer
Teenager Annie Green is fascinated by all things baking and tea. She gets hooked with using social networking to promote The Steeping Leaf restaurant and her scone creations. Her blogs on...
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Modernizing Protections for Whistleblowers
This is the Department of Labor blog authored by Anthony Rosa, the Acting Deputy Director for Whistleblower Protection Programs. Anthony explains what must be done to update OSHA's whistleblower...
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Book Notes From The Underground: June 2014
Having trouble finding something to read on the beach this summer? You don’t want something too fluffy but reading a dense tome requires too much concentration when you’re dealing with sand, rising...
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Big Deal: Researching Bob Fosse at the Library
"Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar," from Fosse's last show, Big Deal. Image ID: swope_622255When I began research for a book on the stage and film dances of director-choreographer Bob Fosse (1927-1987),...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of June 16
The Fire Department of the City of New York will present a recruitment information session for Firefighters, EMTs, Paramedics, and Fire Protection Inspectors on Monday, June 16, 2014, 10:00 am - 2:00...
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Lydia Maria Child and Archival Research
By all accounts, Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) should be famous. An author, abolitionist, and advocate for human rights a full generation before that stance became widespread, Child remains an unsung...
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Swan Song
What keeps a person in the same job for thirty-seven years? Necessity? Loyalty? Love? Madness? Maybe all of these.A few years ago, when I still lived in Manhattan and could walk to work, I never...
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My Library: Alan
Here at the Kingsbridge Library we offer two meditation classes a week, which are among the most popular programs we offer. I recently caught up with Alan, who with his wife, Lioudmila, is one of our...
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Novedades de Junio 2014: ¡Empezando el verano con un libro a la mano para...
La siguiente lista ofrece una variedad de libros recientemente recibidos con historias de interés sobre personalidades ejemplares, y temas sobre la salud y espiritualidad para empezar el verano con la...
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Bloomsday in the Berg Collection
James Joyce's Ulysses is a novel unique in the history of English literature, perhaps all literature, in that it has a day dedicated to its celebration all over the world. So extraordinary was the...
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往事並不如焉 || Wang Shi bing bu ru yan
Chi 895.14 Zhang Li Wang Shi bing bu ru yan == 往事並不如焉: 乱世名伶的戏梦人生作者：张莉 北京 :中国华侨出版社 ISSN: 9787511338112...
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Valentina Tereshkova: The Anniversary of the First Woman in Space
"The light of the moon on the dark side of the earth was lovely... Zero-G was pleasant, no problems, and I enjoyed floating." from V. Tereshkova's debriefing (1).It was 51 years ago to the day, June...
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Teen Author Carnival 2014
I was very excited to learn about the Teen Author Carnival from a colleague's blog. It was held at the regal high-ceilinged Jefferson Market Library. There were many teens in attendance, and some...
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June 2014 Reader's Den: "The Judgment of Paris" by Ross King,...
Other recommended works:The Girl Who Loved Camellias by Julie Kavanagh The fascinating history of Marie DuPlessis chronicles the life of the courtesan who inspired Alexandre Dumas fils’s novel and play...
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Transforming Apprenticeships for the 21st Century
Did you know that nearly 400,000 apprenticeships are available nationwide in more than 1,000 occupations according to the U.S. Department of Labor? The average starting salary for an apprentice is...
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Electrical Apprenticeships: Opportunity Awaits
Electricians install and maintain electrical power, communications, lighting, and control systems in homes, businesses, and factories. There are two types of electricians, inside electricians who...
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From the Archives of the Century: The Century Foundation & NYC, Part I
In 2012, the Manuscripts and Archives Division acquired the records of the Century Foundation, a non-partisan research institute based in New York City previously known as the Twentieth Century Fund...
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Booktalking "Noodle's Knitting" by Sheryl Webster
The joy of making something out of nothing: a snuggly scarf. The little mouse got so wrapped up in knitting that she forgot about everything else! Even sleep. She stays up late knitting a scarf, and...
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Job and Employment Links for the Week of June 23
The Department of Labor and Randstad (FedEx Ground) will present a customized recruitment for Temporary Drivers on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. at the Bronx Workforce 1 Career...
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