computer - abort shutdown

Aborting Automatic Shutdown
On Public Computers

All catalogs, internet stations, signup queues and print queues, shutdown automatically at the end of the day. The catalogs, internet stations and signup queues shutdown at closing. While the print queues shutdown 10 minutes after closing. Customers are warned, 5 minutes before closing, to save or print their work or risk losing it.

If for some reason a customer can not complete their work before closing, it is possible to abort the automatic shutdown. It is up to branch staff’s discretion to determine which situations warrant aborting shutdown. When aborting shutdown you must take into account the following:

• You can only abort shutdown on one computer at a time.
• You must wait for the 5 minute warning to appear on the customer’s computer before attempting to abort shutdown.
• The abort shutdown command only works on internet stations. It does not work on catalogs, signup queues or print queues.

To abort the automatic shutdown of public internet stations do the following:
1. On the desktop of any Information Desk computer, double click on the Abort Shutdown icon.

2. The following window will appear on the screen.


3. Type in just the number of the computer that you want to keep on. For example to keep computer 4 on after closing you will type 4.
4. Press the enter key on the keyboard.
5. After a few seconds, a message will appear on the screen that reads, “Press any key to continue . . .”
6. Hit the enter key on the keyboard to clear the window.
7. On the customer’s computer, the automatic shutdown warning window will disappear and the shutdown process will be aborted.
Once the customer is finished, shutdown the computer manu

GED applications

GED Applications: If customers ask for GED test applications, we may direct them to the website www.bcpl.info. At the site, they may click on “Library Services” and then find the link to the Maryland Department of Education. They will then see a link to the application for GED tests and the Maryland High School Diploma. Customers without access to a computer may call the GED office at 410-767-0538 to request a paper copy to be mailed to their address. We no longer have GED applications or brochures available in branches.

Playaway

Playaway Findaway World 440-893-0808
Cleveland, Ohio Fax 440-893-0809

TO GO TO THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK
Have in Pause.
Push SP (speed) & reverse simultaneously until you see reset
Release both buttons & you should be at the beginning.

If this does not seem to work turn off and start over.

If still not working, remove battery and then put back in.


TO REVERSE
Push and hold for as long as you want it to reverse.

TO GO BACK ONE CHAPTER
Push and release reverse.

computer - PDF files to Word

www.convertpdftoword.net
upload your PDF and it can be converted to Word 2003 which you can edit.

computer - cybrian extend time

To extend patron time on cybrian

Open the CybraryNet application at the Information Desk
Double click on the computer name (ex: wh-inet1)
Click on the "Send Command" button
Click the down arrow under Selected Command
Choose Remote Snooze on the drop down list
Enter the number of minutes by which the session should be extended
Click the Send Command button on the right - note that "Success" appears in the right of the box
Close open windows

Books - Juvenile/ YA

JUVENILE
Alcott, Louisa May - Little Women
Applegate, Katherine - One & Only Ivan  2012 Newbery winner
Babbitt, Natalie - Tuck Everlasting
Bell, Ted - Nick of Time An Adventure Through Time 08
Blume, Judy - Are you these God, It's me Margaret
Burnett, Frances - Secret Garden
Cabot, Meg - Princess in Waiting (Princess Diaries IV)
*Clements, Andrew - No Talking 09
Creech, Sharon
Cushman, Karen - Midwife's Apprentice (Medieval)
Forbes, Esther - Johnny Tremain
*Gaiman, Neil - Graveyard Book 08
Hesse, Karen - Out of the Dust (Dust Bowl)
Hunt, Irene - Across Five Aprils
Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Roderick Rules (easy with line drawings)
Lowry, Lois - Number the Stars (WWII)
MacLachlan, Patricia - Sarah Plain & Tall
Paulsen, Gary - Hatchet , Woodsong , Brian's Return
Peck - Teacher's Funeral (midwest farming community early 1900's)
Pfeffer, Susan Beth - Life As We Knew It 09
Reedy, Trent - Words in the Dust (Afghanistan) 2011
Riordan, Rick - The Lightning Thief - 1st in Percy Jackson series - Percy is 1/2 Greek God
Pullman, Philip - The Golden Compass - 1st in Materials trilogy - Lyra & her daemon Pantalaimon
Rowling, J. K. - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire,
Order of the Phoenix, Half Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows
Schlitz, Laura Amy (Park School) - Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
Scott, Michael - The Alchemyst, the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Speare, Elizabeth - Sign of the Beaver , Witch of Blackbird Pond
Spinelli, Jerry - Maniac Magee , Stargirl
Staples, - Shabanu
Stead, Rebecca - When You Reach Me 09
Taylor, Mildred - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Tolkien, J.R.R. - The Silmarillion - Hobbit -Lord of the Rings (Fellowship of the Ring, 2 Towers, Return of the King)
Vanderpool, Clare - Moon Over Manifest 2010 - Newberry winner
Williams-Garcia, Rita - One Crazy Summer 2010 (Oakland Black Panthers)

JUVENILE - NONFICTION
Hatkoff, Isabella - Owen and Mzee, Owen & Mzee, the Language of Friendship
Hautzig, Esther - The Endless Steppe J & Ya JBHautzig 68
Hickham, Homer - Rocket Boys
Malone, Peter - Close to the Wind, the Beaufort Scale
Rubin, Susan - The Cat with the Yellow Star (WW II Terezin Camp) - J940.5318R 06


YOUNG ADULT
Alexie, Sherman - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 07 Teen
Bacigalupi, Paolo - Ship Breaker 2010 Y PAL
Collins, Suzanne - The Hunger Games; Catching Fire, Mockingjay
Korman - Son of the Mob
Lasky, Kathryn - Daughters of the Sea - Lucy (3 sisters/each is on-going series)
Lowry, Lois - The giver, Following Blue, Messenger
McCormick, Patricia - Sold (forced prostitution & eventual escape)
Paolini, Christopher - Eragon series (Fantasy)
Porter, - Girl of the Limberlost (classic) (movie)
Pullman, Philip - Golden Compass (SciFi)
Riordan, Rick - The Sea of Monsters (bk 2 in Percy Jackson & the Olympians) (1-Lightning thief)
Scott, Nicholas - Alchemyst,Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
Selznick, Brian - Invention of Hugo Cabret
Westerfeld, Scott - Leviathan
Zusak, - The Book Thief 2010 holocaust

YOUNG ADULT - NON-FICTION
Alexie, Sherman - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2011 813
Friedman, Benedict & Nancy - Mrs. Mike: The Story of Katherine Mary Flannigan 1947
Specht, Robert - Tisha - The Story of a Young Teacher in the Alaskan Wilderness 1976
Halpern, Justin - I Suck at Girls  818 H (not YA) 2012

USEFUL WEB SITES

http://www.firstgov.gov

http://www.votesmart.org/ - current elected officials etc

www.mdshare.org - like bcpl community info but for state

www.bcpl.info/centers/fastfacts/ff_vbfindex.html - virtual back file

http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/tips/readingpage/strive25/index.html
BCPS recommended reading lists with leads to other outside list sites

http://www.awesomestories.com/
BOTH your user name and password are cAse sEnsItivE.
Log-in at the ACADEMIC MEMBER box, on the lower left side of the site'shome page. Your access codes are:
Password: bcpl33

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/cockeysvillelibstaff

http://www.dat.state.md.us/sdatweb/taxcredits.html#htcrtc.
Property Tax Credit Appllcations. (also in Back File under Taxes)
Also available from Community Info DB link
410-7676-4433 800-944-7403

www.dbm.maryland.gov
Maryland's budget and fiscal digest

http://www.ajbillig.com/buyers_foreclosure.htm
Info re MD sales of foreclosed propertieshttp://www.ajbillig.com/buyers_foreclosure.htm

www.healthfinder.gov

www2.fdic.gov/idasp/frm_ezfind.asp is a specific bank insured by fdic?


email (username): colibrarian1@yahoo.com
password: cockeysville
Use to log onto Balto. Sun for articles

http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm for kids

www.allmusic.com
www.music.myspace.com for bands with no published albums

www.imdb.com tv & movies

www.rottentomatoes.com movie reviews

www.librarything.com/suggest.php to find read-alikes

www.metacritic.com all reviews books, music & video games

www.commonsensemedia.org re objectionable content in movies

www.shelf-awareness.com books getting attention/made into movies