Summer reading for teens

Join the young adult summer reading program!  Win prizes!

You can sign up online, June 18th – September 4th.  Prizes will include some young adult books given away in random drawings, and gift certificates to New England Mobile Book Fair.  Teens (entering 6th grade through 12th grade) must read, log and include a short review of 3 books to be eligible to win.

Pension Rights and Benefits

On Wednesday June 17th at 7:00 p.m., the Library’s Retirement Planning Club for Women will present a talk by Ellen A. Bruce, JD:  Understanding Pensions: What Are Your Rights and Benefits?

Ellen Bruce is Director of the Pension Action Center, Gerontology Institute, McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies at UMass Boston.

The talk will be held in Druker Auditorium, and is free and open to the public.  More information about the Retirement Planning Club is available here, or call the Reference Department at (617) 796-1380.

We have a database for your health…

This month’s Database of the Month is ConsumerLab, which provides comprehensive information about vitamin, herbal and other supplements, and nutritional products. The site includes ConsumerLab’s independent product evaluations, lists of quality-approved brands, product recalls, and safety warnings. A science-based encyclopedia of natural products is also provided, including a drug-interaction database. ConsumerLab.com is not affiliated with manufacturers of health and nutrition products, and test samples used in product reviews are purchased independently.

Available in the library only, from our list of Consumer databases and websites.

Are you searching for a job or new career?

The Newton Free Library can help!  Check out the resources in our online Career Center, read our Job Search blog, or use our online databases to explore careers, research businesses, or take practice tests.

We also offer a class in Applying for a Job Online (if you can’t make it to a class, you can view the class handout here.)

And of course we have plenty of resume, cover letter, and job exploration books, magazines, and audiovisual materials.  Ask for help at the Reference Desk.

Are you saving for retirement, college, or a new home?

Morningstar Investment Research Center is a comprehensive online investing database, available free at the Newton Free Library, providing independent opinion and data on more than 30,000 stocks and mutual funds.

To learn more about the database, attend a free online training session:

WHEN:  Wednesday, April 29th, at 4 p.m. (Eastern Time).

WHERE:  Anywhere with phone and internet access.

HOW:  To register, send an e-mail to librarytraining@morningstar.com, and mention the Newton Free Library.

Morningstar Investment Research Center*
(In Library Only–also via wireless in the Library)

Teen Open Mic event!

Sing a song, read a poem, play an acoustic piece, present a dramatic interpretation–or just bring your friends and come listen, and join us afterwards for snacks and chat!

When?  Saturday, May 2nd, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m., in Druker Auditorium

All participants (7th graders and up), must preregister between April 13 and 24th.  Call (617) 796-1380, or email lwoo@minlib.net or skasten@minlib.net.  You can also register at the Young Adult desk on the 2nd floor of the Library.

All presentations must be suitable for a family audience.

JSTOR–Now available at home!

Now you can read JSTOR articles without having to come in to the library–perfect for those late-night research sessions!  We now have remote access to JSTOR.

JSTOR is a collection of over 600 full-text journals across 40 disciplines in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

JSTOR* Home Access | In Library Access

Please note:  We are allowed two simultaneous remote users only.

Medicare and Disability information

Learn more about Medicare A, B, C and Social Security Disability, at the next meeting of the Library’s Retirement Planning Club for Women, on Wednesday, April 15th at 7:00 p.m., in the Auditorium.  Francine Kollias, the regional Social Security Administration’s Metropolitan Public Affairs Specialist, will be the speaker.  Ms. Kollias presented a lively and informative talk last year on Social Security Basics.  A question and answer session will follow her talk.

This program is open to all, so bring your friends!  If you can’t make it, we’ll post a report on our Club page.  For more information, cal (617) 796-1380, or email newtonretirement@minlib.net.

Test Prep for Free!

At home or in the Library, let the Library’s LearningExpress database help you with the SAT, TOEFL, GED, GRE, licensing exams, U.S. Citizenship and many other tests.  LearningExpress includes practice tests and ebook study guides, as well as online tutorials for math, reading, writing, job search and interviewing skills, and much more.

Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library’s resources will help you succeed!

LearningExpress Library
Home Access | In Library Access
(Home access for this database is available only to Newton residents with a Newton library card number beginning 21323.)

Celebrate our Young Adult Space!

Join us for cake and teen readings of creative pieces as we celebrate the Library’s young adult space with a birthday party!  Meet in the second floor YA area on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.