http://fppl2.wordpress.com Rodger Brayden, Forest Park Public Library Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:58:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://fppl2.wordpress.com http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/value-added-for-sure/ http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2009/03/03/value-added-for-sure/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:58:38 +0000 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/?p=57 ]]> Your library card is worth a lot of money considering the value of what you can get by using it. This link shows you just how much your card saves you: http://fppl.org/value-library.aspx Take a look and see why we’re the place to come for information and entertainment, on a budget!

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]]> http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/love-has-everything-to-do-with-it/feed/ 0 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/happy-new-year/ http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2009/01/05/happy-new-year/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:12:53 +0000 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/?p=54 ]]> Welcome back to all of you who were out of town or busy entertaining guests over the holidays. We have some terrific programs coming up in January, highlighted by “Lower Your Phone Bill” on January 14th; a special visit by Chicago Wolves’ player Spencer Machachek on January 20th; and “Taxes are Everyone’s Business” on January 21st. See our website at fppl.org for more details, and to sign up.

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]]> http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/were-open-again/feed/ 0 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/anyone-for-mangos/ http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/anyone-for-mangos/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:28:00 +0000 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/?p=50 ]]> Be sure to check out our latest online research product, Mango Languages, here at the library, or from home, using your library card. It’s designed to make learning a new language a snap. There are also English as a Second Language modules for native speakers of Spanish, Polish and Portuguese. Go to our website at fppl.org, click on “Online Research,” and find the program with the Education and Skills Development offerings.  Try it, you”ll like it!

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]]> http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/sam-is-coming/feed/ 0 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/more-of-the-many-uses-for-a-library-card/ http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/more-of-the-many-uses-for-a-library-card/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:00:15 +0000 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/?p=46 ]]> One more cool thing you can do with your library card: Read your favorite foreign newspaper on line at one of our public access computers. My personal favorite is the Taipei Times (in English).

]]> http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/more-of-the-many-uses-for-a-library-card/feed/ 0 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/how-to-make-your-library-card-work-for-you/ http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/how-to-make-your-library-card-work-for-you/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:17:19 +0000 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/?p=43 ]]> Here’s something else you can do with your Forest Park Public Library card, without even walking in the door: Access our collection of informative and entertaining electronic resources.  Just go to http://www.fppl.org/ click the “Online Resources” link and see all we have to offer!

]]> http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/how-to-make-your-library-card-work-for-you/feed/ 0 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/even-more-stuff-you-can-do-with-your-library-card-2/ http://fppl2.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/even-more-stuff-you-can-do-with-your-library-card-2/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:17:50 +0000 fppl http://fppl2.wordpress.com/?p=41 ]]> How about borrowing an audiobook to make that long commute or road trip go faster? This one’s my personal favorite!

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