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December 2011 -
February 2012

WCPL Quarterly Newsletter

of news and upcoming events
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New Research Database Added - Signing Savvy
   Friday, January 27, 2012 (3 reads)


The Wayne County Public Library has added the sign language database, Signing Savvy, it provides easy-to-use sign language learning tools. Signing Savvy contains high resolution videos of American Sign Language (ASL) signs and common other signs used in conversational signing within the United States and Canada. The constantly expanding dictionary has videos of signs for more than 7000 words and phrases! Any word not contained in the dictionary can be fingerspelled.



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Universal Class Education Courses Now Available
   Monday, January 03, 2011 (860 reads)


Universal ClassOver 500 online education courses, free!

Available subjects include:
• Computer Training • Personal Finance • GED Training • Business • Pet and Animal Care • Professional Development • Health Services Training • Music and Painting • And Much More!
 

Universal Class

 

These are non-credit courses and are provided for your personal enrichment. These courses are not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

 



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Events Calendar

 
 


 Upcoming Events

Celebrate National Puzzle Day - at the Doylestown Branch
When: Monday, January 30, 2012 - All Day
Where: Doylestown Branch

Visit the library today and challenge your brain with jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, word searches and more. Also, enter the drawing to win a door prize.

Family Story Time
When: Monday, January 30, 2012 - 9:45 AM
Where: Wooster Branch at Story Hour Room B

Preschool children of all ages are welcome in our family story time filled with stories, rhymes and songs. Accompanying adults are invited to join in the fun.

Toddler Story Time -Dalton Branch
When: Monday, January 30, 2012 - 10:30 AM
Where: Dalton Branch at Dalton Meeting Room

Toddler story times are for children 18 months – 3 years old. The toddler story times will begin Monday’s during January 30 – April 2 from 10:30-11 a.m.

Kids Explore the Solar System
When: Monday, January 30, 2012 - 4:30 PM
Where: Wooster Branch at Story Hour Room (Combined)

Kids Explore—The Solar System
Students in grades 1-6 are invited to join a four-week session in which attendees will explore the solar system. Miss Becky will again be blending facts about the solar system with hands-on activities and crafts to bring the subject to life.

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice First Published (1813)
Austen wrote Pride and Prejudice while living at "Steventon," her father's Hampshire vicarage where she spent the first 25 years of her life. However, the book was not published until much later—in 1813, four years before her death. Like Austen's other novels, Pride and Prejudice is a comedy of manners that depicts the self-contained world of provincial ladies and gentlemen. In 2003, the novel placed second in a BBC poll for the "UK's Best-Loved Book." What book came first? Discuss