Digital TV Information Sessions

RadioShack will host educational sessions for library patrons in the coming weeks:

• Sunday, November 16 at 2:00 pm at Main Library
• Saturday, December 6 at 3:30 pm at Shawnee Branch Library (in English and Spanish)

Included in these sessions will be information about why the digital television transition is occurring, the benefits digital television offers television viewers, what people need to do in order to continue receiving over-the-air television broadcasts after the conversion occurs, and how to apply for up to two $40 government coupons per household to help reduce the costs of obtaining a digital converter box. RadioShack’s education outreach will also include a demonstration on how to successfully set up a digital converter box to an analog television set.

RadioShack Corporation and the American Library Association are embarking on a nationwide initiative to help educate the public about the Digital Television (DTV) Transition set to begin in all 50 states and Puerto Rico on Feb. 17, 2009.

The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

In honor of National Poetry Month, here is a badly written senryu review of The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry:

A hilarious

book, not The Giver at all.

Read and laugh – a lot.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you – a terrible poem, but a fantastic book. This is the best children’s book that I have read this year. To see what others think about The Willoughbys (and not everyone agrees with me) check out the ACPL Mock Newbery blog post about it by clicking here.

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