Archive for July, 2007

Watch Animated Talking Picture Books

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The library now provides animated talking story books for children to watch on any computer. This new service subscribed to by our library network is called TumbleBooks. Visit them through our library website anytime you wish. The stories are for different age levels such as kindergarten through second grade and you can have the pages turn automatically or timed by the child manually. Popular children’s picturebooks come alive through this online read-aloud storytelling. Try it today and you will be reading a book from the library without even having to come to the building.

Raise Your SAT Score the PrepMe.Com Way

Students are you looking to improve your chances to receive high scores on your upcoming SAT and ACT tests? The library now provides you with free access to a service offering you customized help from:
PrepMe.com Premium Online SAT and ACT Test Preparation
Try out this free customized SAT preparation from PrepMe for Dartmouth library cardholders.

PrepMe is a premium online SAT preparation company founded by graduates of top schools such as Caltech, the University of Chicago, and Stanford. Their course will identify your strengths and weaknesses and create a custom week-by-week schedule for you to help you raise your SAT score. PrepMe has been featured on the front cover of Fortune Small Business, CNN/Money, BusinessWeek and is the test preparation of choice for many schools and districts around the country including the entire state of Maine.

Local Newspapers Cover Library Budget Woes

In the last week, two local newspaper articles have been written about the impact of the town’s financial difficulties for the public library. To learn more about cuts in hours, materials and services read: