Library catalog bookmarklets

What is a “bookmarklet”?

These bookmarklets allow you to search the library catalog for words you highlight on a Web page.

How do I use bookmarklets?

1. First you must add the bookmarklet:
   • Internet Explorer

     Right click this link then select ‘Add to Favorites’:

     Search the ACPL catalog.

   • Netscape OR Mozilla Firefox

     Right click this link then select ‘Add Bookmark’ or ‘Bookmark This Link’:

     Search the ACPL catalog.

2. Simply highlight words (keywords, book title, author, ISBN, etc.) on any Web page
   using your mouse, and open the Favorites, Links or Bookmarks menu on your browser’s toolbar and click on
   Search the ACPL Catalog.

3. The terms you highlighted will be searched in the library catalog.

Thanks to the Homer Township Public Library District for the information used to create these bookmarklets!

Smoke Signals part of week long celebration

Movie Night @ the Library is Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30 PM.  We are showing the movie Smoke Signals, a film written, directed, and acted completely by American Indians.

Free tickets for the library’s showing are available in Art, Music & Media up until 6 PM Tuesday and walk-ins are welcome if seating is available.

There will also be a free screening of Smoke Signals on Monday,  July 27 at 6:30 PM at Cinema Center.

Two opportunities: so don’t miss out!

In addition to screenings of Smoke Signals, there are other events which highlight Native American culture as part of PBS’s We Shall Remain and the Kekionga Native American Storytelling Festival.

There will be a FREE screening at Cinema Center of ReelNative Short Films with Director Rebecca Nelson on Thursday July 30 at 7 pm.

ReelNative is a unique short-film project that trains Native Americans of all ages to produce personal video stories. The project was launched as part of the We Shall Remain series (pbs.org/weshallremain/reelnative).

These shorts come from all over the country. They speak of family and community connections. The filmmakers range in age from 14 to 55. Each has an element of heartbreak and all demonstrate courage and strength.  They are concise, powerful and eloquent—altogether the whole program is under an hour.

This program of films will begin with a reception for Rebecca Nelson at 6 PM. Her film “A Freeway Christmas” is part of this series. She will answer questions and lead a discussion of the films after their presentation.

Smoke Signals & ReelNative Short Films are presented as part of the Kekionga Native American Storytelling Festival which will take place on Saturday, August 1 in Headwaters Park. This free family event will last all day and include stories, music and lots of activities. This festival is presented by PBS39 in collaboration WGBH Boston and with local partners IPFW, the History Center, Science Central, Allen County Public Library, Cinema Center, Miami Indian Alliance, the Walter E. Helmke Library, The Sovereign Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Whitley County Historical Museum. For details on all of the events that are part of the Kekionga Storytelling Festival go to wfwa.org. They include children’s activities, Native American constellation stories, demonstrations of birds of prey by Soar’n Hawk, three native storytellers, native edible plants, traditional foods, Native American lodges, dancing, and more. The festival will also include a concert by Douglas Blue Feather, an artist of Cherokee heritage who is a songwriter and performer of contemporary Native American flute.

Big Band concert series begins Saturday

Mark Van Cleave Jazz Orchestra: Tribute to the Big Bands

Saturday, July 18, 2009
2:00 PM
Main Library Theater
Free admission
Mark Van Cleave and his Jazz Orchestra will present a series of four concerts at the Allen County Public Library entitled, “A Tribute to the Big Bands”. Music will include that of Stan Kenton, Maynard Ferguson, Count Basie, Woody Herman and more.

Other dates include:
Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Theater
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Fireworks around town this weekend

From the Journal Gazette:

Fort Wayne: Centennial Wireless Fireworks Spectacular begins at noon Saturday at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. The event will feature food vendors and a petting zoo. Music will start at 4 p.m., and country music star Jo Dee Messina will perform about 7 p.m. Fireworks will begin at 10:15 p.m. Event is free.

The Fort Wayne TinCaps game begins at 7 p.m., with fireworks afterward. A ticket is required to attend the game.

Leo-Cedarville: Fireworks begin at dusk Saturday at Riverside Gardens Park at Schwartz and Leo-Grabill roads. Food, entertainment and children’s games begin at 2 p.m. The event requires $3 for parking.