Come to the Trivia Bee!!

Come support the library at the Trivia Bee on Friday Nov. 22 at the Grand
Come for trivia, dancing and live music from the band The Counterfactuals.
The evening will be led by quiz mistress Jessica Peterson White.
People can register in teams of up to 4 people. The registration fee per team is a $100 tax deductible donation. Teams can find sponsorships from local businesses or just pull together a group of friends to share the cost.
Register online at www.northfieldlibraryfriends.org (follow the Trivia Bee link) or pick up forms at the library.
Deadline is Wed. Nov. 20.
See you there!

DIY is definitely in







For some it's a new thing. For others it's something they've been doing for years. For our grandparents in the 30's and 40's it was a way of life. No doubt about it. DIY is in.






At the end of Sept. over 70,000 people attended the World Maker Faire in NYC.

Adrianne Jeffries from the Verge (www.theverge.com) said this about the maker or diy movement:
"The maker movement covers bicycles that generate electricity, art projects that light up when you press a button, and the enormous genre of how-to videos on YouTube. It’s in line with the eco-friendly and buy local movements, the back-to-artisanal aesthetic, and the geek worship that are also part of the post-aught zeitgeist".





Are you interested in raising your own chickens, growing your own food, making your own clothes or doing your own remodeling or house repairs? You are part of the DIY movement.





The library can help you get started. Check out some of these new titles from the last couple of months. If there's something you're interested in and we don't have anything on it LET US KNOW. We're here to help!!


  



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Consumer Reports from Home with your library card!!

Just a reminder as we get into that "holiday" season time and you start thinking about gifts....
You can access Consumer Reports full text from home 24/7 with your library card!
Just go to www.northfieldmn.info
1. Click on E-Library
2. Scroll down to EBSCO
3. Type in your library card #
4. Choose EBSCO Web Host
5. Scroll down to MasterFILE Premier
6. Click on Publications at the top of the page
7. Type in Consumer Reports

The index covers full text articles (PDF of the actual magazine articles)  1991 to the present date. You can search for articles on all types of products.

And there are lots of other magazines and journals indexed on EBSCO. Check that out if you are doing research on anything.

Questions? Call the reference desk at 645-1802.

Learn how to download library eBooks!

Come to the library on Saturday November 9 from 3-4 PM and learn how to download library eBooks to your iPad or Kindle. We'll be using the library eBook collection using Overdrive. If you haven't seen it check it out at www.northfieldmn.info - click on E-Library. The collection includes eBooks and Audiobooks for adults, young adults and children. Bring your library card and your device. If you have a Kindle make sure you have an Amazon account. We'll have some volunteers to help you get started.
This program is free and open to the public. Best of all, this service is FREE with your library card!!
See you on Nov. 9th!
Questions? Call the library at 507-645-6606

Online ACT and SAT Practice Tests

If you're a high school senior planning to take the SAT on  Oct. 5, Nov. 2 or Dec. 7 or the ACT on Sept. 21, Oct, 26 or Dec. 14 you should know about Learning Express!! This is a great database with practice tests for the ACT, SAT, GED and many other exams. Just go to the library website at http://www.northfieldmn.info/ and click on E-Library. Scroll down until you come to Learning Express. Create an account  with your library card and practice at your convenience from home or school. You can score yourself on all or just part of an exam. If you have any questions call the library at 645-6606.

Ancestry and Heritage Quest

The Northfield Public Library has subscriptions to 2 genealogy databases.  Ancestry.com (Library Edition) is available only in the library. With this you have access to all kinds of records: Census (State and federal), immigration, tax, church, marriage, death, military, newspapers, directories, etc. Records are being added all  the time and from other countries as well.
HeritageQuest has a variety of records but the main thing is you can access the federal census (most of it) from home with your library card.

The provider of Ancestry and HQ is ProQuest. Check out their online - FREE - webinars on using these resources.Some of the webinars have a U.S., UK and Ireland or Canadian focus. Click here to link to their webinar page.

Remember that the library has a computer dedicated to genealogy use. There is no sign up - just first come - first served. You can stay 2 hours or longer if no one is waiting to use.

Questions?
Call the reference desk at 507-645-1802

Vintage Band Festival concerts @ the Library

The Northfield Library will host 2 band concerts soon which are a part of the 2013 Vintage Band Festival.
On Thursday Aug. 1 at 12:00 noon the Original Drachenfedler Musikanten  will perform. This quartet from Germany are masters of the polka and feature a tenor horn, trumpet, tuba and accordion.

On Saturday Aug. 3 the Kentucky Baroque Trumpets will perform at 2:00 PM. . This group plays cavalry music, dance music, duets, solos and trumpets with voice.

Both concerts will be held outdoors on the lawn at the library. In case of rain the concerts will be held indoors upstairs at the library. For more information on these concerts and others, go to the festival website

http://vintagebandfestival.org/festival/