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Accessible Bookmarks/Social Bookmarking
LibraryPoint Blog, Lisa Varga, Tech, Tech Answers
06/22/2010 - 3:55pm

“With all the technology we have, why can’t I just access my bookmarks from anywhere?” The good news is: you can, with one of these Web sites:

 
All require you to register for free, and then have their own steps to follow, but all allow you to import your “bookmarks” or “favorites” from your home computer and then access them from any other computer with internet access. If you have been crying out for this ability, here’s your chance!!
 
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The Rappahannock Film Club Presents . . . Films @ the Library
Film, LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Arts Blog
10/06/2009 - 5:27pm

The Rappahannock Film Club is partnering with the CRRL to bring you three great films this fall. The series starts Wednesday, October 7, with The Grapes of Wrath, screening from 7-9pm in the Headquarters Library theater.

"John Ford's memorable screen version of John Steinbeck's epic novel of the Great Depression--often regarded as the director's best film--stars Henry Fonda as Tom Joad." (1940, 128 minutes). See our Film Series page for more information about the series.

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Increasing Your Internet Privacy
Chuck Gray, LibraryPoint Blog, Business and Finances, Household Maintenance, Science and Technology, Self-Help and Instructional
10/05/2009 - 10:19am

Maintaining your privacy online is a tricky matter, as I’m sure you know. And though you’re using a firewall as well as anti-spyware software, and you’ve password-protected your computer, that does almost nothing to keep your information secure online. Here are some ideas to help keep you to yourself when surfing the Web. For your convenience, I’ve divided the information into basic and advanced sections.

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Increasing Your Internet Privacy
Chuck Gray, Computers, Identity, Internet, LibraryPoint Blog, Security, Tech, Weekly Feature Articles, Tech Answers, Business and Finances, Household Maintenance, Science and Technology, Self-Help and Instructional
06/09/2010 - 2:37pm
Lock on a keyboard

Maintaining your privacy online is a tricky matter, as I’m sure you know. And though you’re using a firewall as well as anti-spyware software, and you’ve password-protected your computer, that does almost nothing to keep your information secure online. Here are some ideas to help keep you to yourself when surfing the Web. I’ve divided the information into basic and advanced sections for your convenience.

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Coffee Houses: A Tradition Dating to Colonial Times
Coffee, Colonial Virginia, Fredericksburg (Va.), LibraryPoint Blog, Virginia Johnson, History Blog, Virginia History
10/02/2009 - 9:58am

With steaming cups in hand, today's Fredericksburg area coffee shops continue a tradition which dates back three centuries to the founding of the town.

Walk in gentlemen, rest at your ease,
Pay for what you call for, and call for what you please.

This verse hung over the doorway of The Coffee House in colonial Fredericksburg.  Read on for details of the Old Town's revolutionary brew of politics and polite society.

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Staff Award: Martha Baden
Adriana Puckett, Library Awards, LibraryPoint Blog
01/21/2010 - 6:15pm

Martha Baden will be serving on the American Library Association's Best Books for Young Adults Committee for the years 2009-2011.

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Porter Exhibit: African American Trailblazers in Virginia History
LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Virginia, Kids Blog, Teen Blog, Exhibits, African American
09/28/2009 - 1:00pm

October 5-30

The Library of Virginia, with support from Capital One, is pleased to honor eight distinguished Virginians as African American Trailblazers for their contributions to the state and nation. Through education, advocacy, entertainment, or armed rebellion, these individuals demonstrate how African Americans have actively campaigned for better lives for themselves and their people.

The honorees are Dangerfield Newby, Evelyn Butts, Amaza Meredith, Claudia Whitworth, Oliver White Hill, John Cephas, Edna Lewis, and Leland Melvin. Find out more about each trailblazer by visiting the Library of Virginia web site.

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R.I.P. William Safire: Lord of the Language Arts, 1929-2009
English language, LibraryPoint Blog, presidential medal of freedom, pulitzer prize, Virginia Johnson, Word origins (etymology), Writing, Reading Room Blog, Autobiography and Biography, Historical Fiction, Politics, Suspense and Thriller
09/28/2009 - 12:42pm

Mr. Safire had no college degree, yet he went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1978 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006. Already in his forties when he joined the NYT staff, Safire had previously worked as a U.S. Army correspondant, as a publicist, and as a radio & television producer. He also wrote speeches for Richard Nixon and Spiro Agnew and was outraged to discover that Nixon's administration had been secretly taping his phone conversations.

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England Run Branch Taking Shape
LibraryPoint Blog, Samantha Thomason, Stafford County (Va.), Kids Blog, Teen Blog
09/22/2009 - 4:13pm

England Run, our newest branch in Stafford County, is taking shape. See recent photos of the construction. 
England Run is located at the intersection of Plantation Drive and Lyons Boulevard, and is scheduled to open in fall 2010. 

See the England Run branch page for more information.

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Another Flower Gone: Good-bye to Mary Travers
1960s, folk music, LibraryPoint Blog, Musicians, Virginia Johnson, Arts Blog, Teen Blog, Music
10/29/2009 - 9:19am

A daughter of union organizers, Mary grew up in Greenwich Village and while only a teenager sang backup for the legendary Pete Seeger. Today, her clear, warm vocals on songs written by Seeger and Bob Dylan remind us of the softer aspects of 1960s social struggle. "If I Had a Hammer," "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "Blowin' in the Wind" are still favorites for youth groups.

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