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Library Receives Gates Grant for Computers: A Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Online Opportunity Grant for $44,850 will provide computers and computer equipment, improving public access to computers and the Internet. Special thanks to the Youngstown Foundation and the Friends of the Library for providing much-needed matching funds to make this grant a reality.  >>more information

 

Shelf_StoppersTop Picks 2009: In 2009, Dan Brown's "Lost Symbol" was our patrons' favorite book while "Hancock" was the most requested DVD. What else was in demand in '09? Read on...

TaxesFree Tax Preparation
The Library is once again providing locations for free tax preparation and electronic filing for seniors and those (at any age) with low to moderate income, through a grant from the IRS and a partnership with the Mahoning Valley Economic Opportunity Coalition (MVEOC). more information

Helpful links for E-Filing Your Tax Returns

 

Black History MonthFeatured Databases
African-American History Online provides expansive and in-depth information on the people, events, and topics important to the study of African-American history.
The African-American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920 is a digital collection containing manuscript collections, newspaper articles, serials, photographs, and pamphlets that illuminate specific moments in the history of Ohio's African-Americans. This database provides an overview of their experiences during the time period 1850 to 1920 in the words of the people that lived them.

Brava, ValentineValentine's Day Reading
Fall in love with a great book this Valentine's Day. Take some time out of your busy life and curl up with a good book from your Library. We're sure you're going to fall in love with one of these picks or another title from our featured books section.

 

American Heart Assoc.Get Healthy for the New Year Look and feel great in the New Year with a list of health and fitness titles to get you inspired in 2010. Getting Healthy for the New Year titles

Read It!
Selected New Adult Fiction Titles
Widow's RevengeThe Widow's Revenge by James D. Doss. Rancher and sometime tribal investigator Charlie Moon gets the call when the widow Montoya starts fussing about witches. When no one listens to her concerns, she takes matters into her own hands, with disastrous results. More Great Reads
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Read It!
Selected New Adult Non Fiction Titles
National parksThe National Parks: America's Best Idea: An Illustrated History by Dayton Duncan with a preface by Ken Burns. This evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative--the companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series--delves into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 through to the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly 400 sites and 84 million acres. More Great ReadsReserve it

 Computer ResearchBecome a More Effective Grantseeker
In addition to an extensive collection of in-depth materials on foundations, government agencies, philanthropy and grantsmanship skills, the Grant Center at Main Library offers FREE programs to hone your grantseeking skills. Proposal Writing Basics Main Library
Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 p.m. more information

 

Kelly READLook Who's Reading! Check out our newest READ posters
The Library created posters featuring community leaders who made reading a part of their successful lives... view Read posters

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Diversity Calendar of Events

YSU's Partners for Workplace Diversity...

 

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