Songwriting Contest & Friday Afternoon Gaming January 11, 2008

Tune in @ the Loft and enter YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association) songwriting contest. Teens Only! 

• Submit a song no longer than 3 minutes that promotes libraries and the technological resources that libraries offer
• Enter individually or in a group (maximum of 4 teens)
• Upload your entry in MP3 format to the www.archive.org tagged as “ttw2008″
• Also submit an entry form to YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) by midnight, Sat, March 8.

For inspiration, come visit the Loft this afternoon and take advantage of our tech resources! We’ll have Guitar Hero, Nintendo Wii and DDR set up. Or sign up to use a computer. And check out the recent display of lyrics on our media panels created by Loft staff member Jacob.

Also, use our tech resources from home. IM (text message through IM also) a librarian, check out our unlimited electronic resources online, or download an e-audiobook or movie from mymediamall.

So many ways to get homework help! October 30, 2007

By now you may know that the library offers homework help in many forms (research guides, answering questions in person, by phone, by email and by IM). But did you know…

You can also text us through IM by sending a message to 265010. (This might result in the charge for a standard text from your wireless service provider, depending on your plan.) In the body of the text, first put eplref: then type your question!

Now you have no excuse not to ask for help when you’re stuck!

Homework Help Guides October 29, 2007

The Reference Department puts together Homework Help Guides for some of the most common research topics we get asked about. Check them out!

If you have a question or need help with your research, you can IM the Reference Librarians.

Use the “Ask a Question” box on the right hand side of this page, or IM us directly.

Here are our IM handles:

AIM: eplref
MSN: eplref
Google: eplreference
Yahoo: epl_ref

IM Homework Help September 13, 2007

Did you know you can IM the library’s Reference Desk?? Check out the “Ask A Question” box in the right column of this blog, to send a message to a reference librarian, or IM us directly from your IM account. Our handles are:

AIM: eplref
MSN: eplref
Google: eplreference
Yahoo: epl_ref

We’re available via IM whenever the library is open!