Tonight there will be lines of Science Fiction Fans waiting outside of movie theatres across the country to be among the first to see John Carter of Mars, Disney's latest film. 

Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote Princess of Mars 95 years ago and tonight it will be translated onto the big screen.  We've got several copies in print here at the library, but I want to encourage you to download the ebook version.  It is available for free on Project Gutenburg.

Why download an ebook version?  Well it is a scanned copy of the original 1917 edition of the book.  It includes some really gorgeous artwork by Frank Schoonover and while we do own one copy of that 1917 edition, you can't check it out.  If you are among the folks waiting in line tonight, you can read the book while you wait.  I know I always prefer to read the book first, then see the movie, don't you?

Check in with us and let us know what you thought of the book and the movie!

Save time and frustration while searching the internet by taking the Power Searching with Google class. This is a free six part series of lectures and hands on practice activities that highlight the following list of easy to use tools. I found the translate feature the most interesting. Not only will you see what the words look like when translated, you can hear them too.

The weekly download limit for Freegal has been increased to 5. Freegal includes popular artists from Sony, in a variety of genres. These downloads are DRM-free MP3 downloads that you can burn to a CD and share with friends! Enjoy!

Are you searching for a job?   Here are some helpful web pages. 

Resources for Job Seekers     from the sjpl.org website

Teen College and Job Resources      from the sjpl.org website

Work2Future     a helpful local organization

Indeed     a search tool

Interviewing     from monster.com

Research and Homework     from the sjpl.org website