Coffee County Manchester Public Library http://coffeecountylibrary.org serving Coffee County Tennessee Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:45:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Congratulations to the Adult Reading Grand Prize Winners http://coffeecountylibrary.org/2012/02/congratulations-to-the-adult-reading-grand-prize-winners/ http://coffeecountylibrary.org/2012/02/congratulations-to-the-adult-reading-grand-prize-winners/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:49:11 +0000 Randy http://coffeecountylibrary.org/?p=460 What a great group of winners, congratulations to everyone and a big shout out to our sponsers this year.

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Learning Express Library usage increased the most, with a 26% gain from last year. The Gale databases are by far the most-used part of TEL, with almost 30 million searches total (an 18% increase from last year).

 

Use by schools increased the most, up 34% in 2011. Academic libraries are using TEL 28% more than they did last year.

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What We Do

Since its founding on July 30, 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration has delivered millions of loans, loan guarantees, contracts, counseling sessions and other forms of assistance to small businesses. SBA provides assistances primarily through its four programmatic functions:

Access to Capital (Business Financing)

SBA provides small businesses with an array of financing for small businesses from the smallest needs in microlending — to substantial debt and equity investment capital (venture capital).

Entrepreneurial Development (Education, Information, Technical Assistance & Training)

SBA provides free individual face-to-face, and internet counseling for small businesses, and low-cost training to nascent entrepreneurs and established small businesses in over 1,800 locations throughout the United States and US territories.

Government Contracting (Federal Procurement)

In keeping with the mandate of Section 15(g) of the Small Business Act, SBA’s Office of Government Contracting sets goals with other federal departments and agencies to reach the statutory goal of 23 percent in prime contract dollars to small businesses. This office also provides small businesses with subcontracting procurement opportunities, outreach programs, and training.

Advocacy (Voice for Small Business)

Created in 1978, this Office reviews Congressional legislation and testifies on behalf of small business. It also assesses the impact of the regulatory burden on behalf of small businesses. Additionally, it conducts a vast array of research on American small businesses and the small business environment. The Chief Counsel of this office is appointed by the President of the United States.

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The classes are monitored by a live person and can be emailed during the course. This is a great resource for anyone looking for new skills or for someone who is just interested in starting a new hobby.

Get Started today

 

Listed below are just some of the classes available.

Universal Classes

]]> http://coffeecountylibrary.org/2012/01/free-universal-classes/feed/ 0 5th Annual Author Signing http://coffeecountylibrary.org/2011/12/5th-annual-author-signing/ http://coffeecountylibrary.org/2011/12/5th-annual-author-signing/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:21:03 +0000 Randy http://coffeecountylibrary.org/?p=414 We are excited for our 5th Annual author signing on January 14, 2012

We hope that you will make plans to stop by the library on this day to visit with all our wonderful Tennessee authors.

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We have over 500 online non-credit continuing education courses available for patrons of the library.

Check out our page explaining how to take advantage of this service.

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Access My Library

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OverDrive Media Console for iPhone/iPad v2.2 optimizes the user experience for eBooks and audiobooks on the Apple tablet. Whether users are reading an EPUB eBook, listening to an MP3 audiobook, or browsing the OverDrive Media Console library, they’ll now have the fulliPad iPad screen utilized for their enjoyment.

Public, school, and college libraries now provide direct eBook downloads on the iPad® with the free OverDrive® Media Console™ app. The optimized app enables users at more than 13,000 libraries worldwide to wirelessly download and enjoy eBooks and digital audiobooks from a local library on the Apple® device. Popular and best-selling titles, including “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson, “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand, and “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, are a few of the Most Downloaded Books from the Library (www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded). These digital books and more in popular genres like romance, mystery, thriller, and virtually every subject can now be borrowed from libraries and enjoyed in an optimized iPad app.
The OverDrive Media Console app for iPad is available in the App Store (http://bit.ly/OverDriveApp). To see if your library is a member of the OverDrive network, visit http://search.overdrive.com.
OverDrive’s app for iPad gives users wireless access to their library’s EPUB eBook and MP3 audiobook catalog without a PC. Users can find their library using the app’s “Get Books” feature, then browse for titles, check out with a valid library card, and download directly to the iPad. Brightness and text-size controls allow them to customize their eBook reading experience. Users can also create bookmarks and resume from the last point accessed. The eBook and audiobook titles from the library automatically expire in the app, so there is never a late fee.
The iPad app joins the previously released OverDrive apps for iPhone® and Android™, which have been downloaded by more than half a million users worldwide. In addition to iPad support, OverDrive’s app for iOS devices was updated to enable new features, including landscape and portrait orientation, support for hyperlinks, and an updated interface with a lending countdown calendar.
OverDrive provides digital distribution services for more than 13,000 libraries, retailers, and schools worldwide with support for Windows®, Mac®, iPod®, iPhone, iPad, Sony® Reader, NOOK™, Android, and BlackBerry®.

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