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Celebrate Chinese New Year! 農曆新年
Join us for a Chinese New Year celebration on February 25, from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Students from Canton's Evola Music will usher in the Year of the Tiger with their musical performances. Enjoy this happy occasion and an early celebration of spring in our Community Room. Photo courtesy of AP Images.
Feb 25, 2010
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Pluto Discovery: 80th Anniversary
Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory at Flagstaff, AZ, on February 18, 1930. It was considered the 9th planet of the solar system until August 24, 2006, when astronomers reclassified it as a dwarf planet.
Feb 18, 2010
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Playaway Audiobooks
Playaway is the simplest way to listen to an audiobook on the go. Each Playaway comes with the content of the book already pre-loaded; the library supplies a rechargeable battery for the unit. So simply insert the battery, plug in your earbuds and enjoy. There are fiction, non-fiction and biography titles for you to choose from.
Feb 15, 2010
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Recommended Literary Read: Orwell's 1984
AnnArbor.com's Sunday paper edition touts George Orwell's 1984 as "one novel that everyone should have under their [sic] literary belts." Orwell's grim prediction for the future is fully unveiled in the workings of the totalitarian state run by Big Brother. Often on the reading list of the public schools, this novel is one of those rare gems that is both entertaining and meaningful.
Jan 24, 2010
PowerSpeak Languages
CPL has just added another online language tool for you! PowerSpeak Languages uses an arsenal of approaches that combine systematic learning processes with innovative, yet proven methods developed specifically to each language. PowerSpeak currently offers Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese and German.Don't forget our other language database, Mango Languages that offers over 20 languages all available to you online as well.
Jan 20, 2010
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The North American International Auto Show
Location: Cobo Center
The NAIAS is one of the premier international auto shows in the world and the public show is where you get to see it all. This year the show features more than 700 vehicles, representing the most innovative designs in the world, with over 30 of those being worldwide introductions. Don't miss it for the world.
Jan 12, 2010
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Year 2009 Top Audiobook Picks
All the Living by C.E. Morgan. Aloma moves to her boyfriend Orren's Kentucky farm when his family dies in a car accident. And as a bereaved Orren withdraws, Aloma's chances of becoming a concert pianist diminish. Read by Julia Gibson
Closing Time: a Memoir by Joe Queenan. Queenan's deeply funny and affecting memoir about his great escape from a childhood of poverty in a Philadelphia housing project in the early 1960s. Read by Johnny Heller
Jan 04, 2010
Detroit - News & Information Center
Make this your priority stop when looking for information on Detroit.This information portal is all about Detroit and its surrounding communities. Local news items, jobs, special reports and obituaries are also included.
Dec 17, 2009
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Local TV features Mango Languages!
Mango Languages is the easiest way to learn to speak a new language. It's fast. It's fun. It uses real-life situations to make learning more pertinent. It's so good, Ruth Spencer from WDIV featured Mango Languages on the news.Visit CPL's home page to learn Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Japanese, German, Greek, Chinese (Mandarin), ESL Spanish, and more. First time users will be asked to create a username and password for the system to keep track of the progress. Remote access is for Canton Library cardholders only.
Dec 04, 2009
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The African Experience: An Audiobook Selection
Here is where the landscape, the country, and the people all play a part in forming life-changing experiences in the real and fictional worlds of Africa!
- The challenge for Africa by Wangari Maathai
- A beautiful place to die by Malla Nunn
- Ivory's ghosts: the white gold of history and the fate of elephants by John F. Walker
- Playing the enemy: Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation by John Carlin
- Cry, the beloved country by Alan Paton
- A change of altitude by Anita Shreve
- Tea time for the traditionally built by Alexander McCall Smith
- The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips
- The laughter of dead kings by Elizabeth Peters
- Heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad
Nov 25, 2009
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Retire Online
You can now apply for your Social Security retirement benefits online. In most cases, once your application is submitted, there are no forms to sign and usually no documentation is required. Social Security will process your application and contact you if any further information is needed. You can view a demo of the application to help you with the process. You can also estimate your retirement benefits online.
Oct 26, 2009
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HeritageQuest
An excellent Genealogy resource, the HeritageQuest Online includes the U.S. federal censuses from 1790 to 1930, 22,000 digitized family history and local history books, and more than 250 primary-source documents such as tax lists, city directories, probate records, Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application Files, the Freedman’s Bank Records, and more.
Oct 13, 2009
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Old Car Festival at The Henry Ford: Greenfield Village
Date: September 12-13, 2009America's longest running antique car show fills the grounds of Greenfield Village with the sights, sounds, and smells of hundreds of authentic vehicles from the 1890s through 1932. Enjoy a self-guided tour, attend a presentation, talk to proud car owners, or just sit back and watch the parade of cars go by. Old Car Festival is free to members and free with Greenfield Village admission.
Sep 10, 2009
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How to Invest for Your Retirement
No matter what your age, you would like to be able to retire comfortably some day. You need to learn how to set up objectives, plan the moves, and follow through. Perhaps the retirement guides by Morningstar Library Services are helpful to you. There are three guides for the three distinct age groups:
- The Grand Generation Retirement Guide - for the retired, or at least semi-retired
- the BabyBoomer Retirement Guide - for those nearing retirement
- the Echo Boomer Retirement Guide - for the younger investor with a long investment horizon
Sep 08, 2009
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Job Resource Center
Aug 27, 2009
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