Tax Season

Here are links to help you with your taxes
Federal Tax information and forms: http://www.irs.gov/
Minnesota Tax information and forms: http://www.taxes.state.mn.us/
North Dakota Tax information and forms:http://www.nd.gov/tax/
All State government Web sites :http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99021,00.html

Time, "A Rural Exodus"

Stop by the Moorhead Library and take a look at this week's (Feb 9, 2009) issue of Time. There is an article of interest called "A Rural Exodus," which focuses on the disappearance of rural churches, some over a century old, due to a lack of pastors and population. Some area towns included in the article are Crookston, MN, Warren, MN, and Buxton, ND.
It's an interesting piece of local news that has gained national attention.

Announcing the M State Video Awards

Announcing the M State Video Awards on YouTube, check it out, you can win prizes !!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sMOxXMtX0s

WhiteHouse.gov is on the job on day one

From Librarian And Information Science News:

WhiteHouse.gov is on the job on day one. The 'first blogger' writes:

"Welcome to the new WhiteHouse.gov. I'm Macon Phillips, the Director of New Media for the White House and one of the people who will be contributing to the blog.

A short time ago, Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and his new administration officially came to life. One of the first changes is the White House's new website, which will serve as a place for the President and his administration to connect with the rest of the nation and the world.

Millions of Americans have powered President Obama's journey to the White House, many taking advantage of the internet to play a role in shaping our country's future. WhiteHouse.gov is just the beginning of the new administration's efforts to expand and deepen this online engagement.

To Learn more follow this link http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/change_has_come_to_whitehouse-gov/

Campus and Library closings this evening

The Detroit Lakes and Wadena campuses are closing this evening at 5:00pm due to cold weather conditions.
The Moorhead Campus Library will be closing at 8:00pm due to cold weather conditions.

Stay warm and stay safe!

How To Send Email To Any Cell Phone (for Free)

Want to send a short email to a friend and get it delivered to his/her cell phones? If you know your friends’ phone numbers and the carrier they are on then you can easily send emails to their cell phones directly from your email program. From makeuseof.com on Nov. 27th, 2008 By Aibek

Here is the link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/email-to-sms/

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 80th Birthday Celebration

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 80th Birthday Celebration
Website for the celebration of "the 80th anniversary [January 15, 2009] of the birth of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., renowned civil rights leader and tireless advocate for equal opportunity." Includes links to selected "test your knowledge" pages and other online resources about Dr. King, a place to share thoughts about Dr. King's legacy, and details about anniversary events (in San Jose, California). From San Jose Public Libraries and San Jose State University Library.
URL: http://www.sjlibrary.org/about/events/birthday.htm

Database Updates

Hi Everyone,

We have recently made some changes to our database.

1. There was a behind-the-scenes change that affected our database links. Until our official website page for the databases is updated, please use the links at this page. If you tried to get in to our databases from our official page last evening (or early this morning), we apologize for any inconvenience you may have encountered-our roll-out did not go according to our plan.

2. *New Purchases!*
We have added two new databases:
Poetry Criticism
Short Story Criticism
These two new databases offer concise bios, bibliographies, and literature criticism on authors.

As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact your campus library.

Have a great holiday break!