Daily Archives: 2 October 2006

Animal Sounds and Video

Cornell’s Macaulay Library has put together a fantastic search tool for locating audio and video of animals.  Kids will find this especially neat, and the Advanced Search Page is a great learning tool for naming and locating animals througout the … Continue reading

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PolyTalk

While at Reaching Forward South last week, I met someone from the Lincoln Trail Library System who is involved in a project called PolyTalk. PolyTalk is a volunteer group from Illinois libraries that provide translation services between patrons and library … Continue reading

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One Small Step…

When I listen to the audio of Neil Armstrong’s words during the first moon landing, I have heard the “a” ever since I found out that it was what he meant to say. Whether that was wishful thinking, or if … Continue reading

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