So, what's the latest with the Digital Studios? Well let's see, last week we did upgrade our Adobe software to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, so I guess that's pretty cool! Adobe's collection of professional image, audio, and video applications would normally run you $50 a month, but now you have free access with your library…
There was a whole lot of learning going on last month! These were the top 10 Lynda.com courses among Cook Library users. Don't forget, you have free access to all of Lynda.com's top-quality online courses through the library. PHP with MySQL Essential Training Foundations of Programming: Fundamentals HTML Essential Training InDesign Secrets Programming for Non-Programmers:…
Another wildly successful summer reading club has concluded, so Melissa Henderson, Senior Manager of our Children's Department, talks about how library patrons Exercised Their Minds this summer. We also mention some exciting things coming up as we head into the fall. http://traffic.libsyn.com/cooklib/Ep._18__Summer_Reading_Club_recap_and_a_look_at_whats_ahead..mp3…
We love seeing what skills our community is learning through the library’s free Lynda.com access. These were last month’s most popular courses at Cook Library… Aperture 3 Essential Training Excel 2007 Essential Training SQL Essential Training Outlook 2016 Essential Training Programming for Non-Programmers: iOS 9 and Swift Excel 2013 Essential Training Office 2016 and Office…
We love seeing what skills our community is learning through the library's free Lynda.com access. These were last month's most popular courses... Java Essential Training Java Essential Training for Students Foundations of Photography: Composition Git Essential Training Excel 2010 Essential Training CSS: Core Concepts Up and Running with Java Applications Dreamweaver CC Essential Training iOS…
Have you been "Exercising Your Mind" through our Summer Reading Program? If you haven't, there's still plenty of time to sign up at either of our libraries or on the Bookmobile. If you've already finished the program (good job!), please take a short survey to let us know how you liked the program. There are three…
Uh Oh…income tax season is back. The IRS estimates that four out of five returns will be filed electronically this year. Once again, they are sending us only a very limited quantity and variety of forms. Unlike last year, they are providing some instructions, so that’s good news. While we don’t know yet when the…
You already know that our online catalog is the place to look to see if we own the book, DVD, or CD you are seeking, either in hard copy or digitally. Using the "Articles & More" option, you can even find full-text articles from journals and reference books. And you probably know that you can click…
Cook Memorial Public Library Children's Librarians Heather Beverley, Heather Thompson, and Sue McCowin are the dynamic team behind our popular Science Explorers (for grades 4-6) and Science Explorers Jr. (grades 1-3) program series. Last month they shared their success with librarians from all over the state when they presented "52 Weeks of Science" at the Illinois Library…
Serious researchers take note: Thanks to the Illinois State Library, you temporarily have free access to hundreds of subscription databases above and beyond the ones always available to Cook Memorial card holders. The initiative is called Try-It! Illinois, and it extends only until the end of November, 2015. Here are a couple of examples of…
