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School Resources

The library has the resources to make it a successful school year.

Welcome to Your Online Library

The new mymcpl.org - your library... virtually everywhere.

What is Synchronicity?

David Strabala, a clinical social worker, shares clips from his upcoming documentary and discusses the relevance of synchronistic events in our lives.

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News and Views

New At MCPL: Red Rocket Readers

One of the most important roles of librarians, and teachers is to get children interested in reading. The key to getting children to read is to give them interesting books that are appropriate to their individual reading ability. Red Rocket Readers were developed by New Zealand reading specialist Pam Holden to give children a “flying start” into literacy.

Once again, while driving home, I nearly drove off the road while listening to the news report on the radio.

I have two new things to report on the ebook front. First, I took an iPad for a test drive. If you haven’t done this, it really is a lot of fun.

The introduction of the Amazon Kindle started a new generation in electronic book (or ebook) development. In 1998, I thought that NuvoMedia had finally found an acceptable electronic reader with the Rocket eBook. Unfortunately, RCA bought the company, and were never able to successfully license content. Consequently, that device slowly went away

As you head back to school, don't forget the library has all of the resources to make your year successful. The library is a great place to study, but you can access many library materials from home, school, or wherever you happen to be.

Live Homework Help connects students with online tutors who can help with subjects ranging from history to math.