March Madness Baby!

The signs of March Madness are starting to appear as teams vie for a chance to be one of the lucky 68 to make it to the NCAA Basketball Tournament and become the National Champs.

March Madness Checklist:

• Fill out your official bracket (Men's) by National Bracket Day on March 14th. The Women's bracket will be available soon at http://www.ncaa.com/sports/basketball-women/d1 .
  

• Start boasting about how great your favorite team is and tell everyone they are going all the way to the finals.
  

• Make sure extended cable packages have been explored and/or purchased.

• Clear your social schedule until April 5th.
  

If you are new to March Madness check out one of the following books to educate yourself on what all the hoopla is about.

NCAA March Madness: Cinderella, Superstars and Champions from the NCAA's Final Four (includes a DVD with incredible tournament action!)

How March became Madness: how the NCAA tournament became the greatest sporting event in America

Round 1 begins on March 15 and the Championship game with be played on April 4th. For any and all information on the teams and schedule visit the official NCAA website at www.NCAA.com.

For more basketball related books and DVD's visit the Recommendations desk on the first floor to pick up a list of items available at Carnegie-Stout Public Library.

May the best (or your favorite) team win!

Library Folks Being Mentioned

Monday, November 2, 2009, is a good day for library folks being mentioned in the Telegraph Herald.

Adult Services Librarian Mike May made the front page article Meet your online neighbors: Bloggers feature posts about life in Dubuque. Mike's personal blog the Dubuquer highlights media references to Dubuque. You can find his blog at dubuquer.wordpress.com. Mike is also the creator of W. 11th & Bluff, Carnegie-Stout's Adult Services blog.

On page 3 of Section A, Library Board of Trustees' member David Hammer has a write up titled Have you heard? Tidbits of news from the Tri-states. Magazine profiles Dubuque attorney. Hammer, also the author of 26 books, has served on the Library Board since August 2008. The October issue of Iowa Lawyer has an article about Hammer’s legal and writing careers. His most recent book For the Record: My Name is Hammer can be checked out from the Library.

~ Michelle, Adult Services

Dubuque Freecycle and Virtual Garage Sale

Got some junk in your trunk? These Yahoo! Groups are very helpful. Free registration is required, but it’s well worth the effort:

Dubuque Freecycle
"Open to all in Tri-State area of Dubuque County who want to 'recycle' pretty much anything rather than throw it away. Whether it's a chair, a fax machine, piano or an old door, feel free to post it. Or maybe you're looking to acquire something yourself! Our most important rule? Everything must be free. No trading, money or other recompense - Freecycle is about GIVING!"

Dubuque Freecycle Cafe
"A group where people in the Dubuque area can share local information, chat about local issues (including recycling, of course) or just get to know one another."

Dubuque Virtual Garage Sale
"A Virtual Garage Sale list for the Greater Dubuque, Iowa Area. If you live in or near Dubuque, or are willing to drive here to pick items up, you have found the right spot to list your items for sale!!"

~ Mike, Adult Services

Welcome to W. 11th & Bluff

Welcome to W. 11th & Bluff, the official blog of the Adult Services Department at Carnegie-Stout Public Library.

The name of our blog, W. 11th & Bluff, comes from our location at the intersection of W. 11th and Bluff Streets in Dubuque, Iowa.

Very clever, huh? Heh, heh!

W. 11th & Bluff, the blog, will feature news and information about library-related topics, such as:

• Announcements about upcoming book discussions, movie screenings, and computer classes


• Reviews of books, DVDs, CDs, and other library materials


• Tips and tricks for using our research databases and online library catalog


• Links to interesting and informative sites on the Web

Please feel free to bookmark and read W. 11th & Bluff at your own convenience. Our address is:

http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/adult/blog/

You are also welcome to use a feed reader to subscribe to the blog's RSS feed. Our feed address is:

http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/adult/blog/?feed=rss2

Or, if you prefer, we will send an email to you each day that the blog is updated. To subscribe to email notifications, visit this page:

http://www.dubuque.lib.ia.us/adult/blog/?page_id=26

W. 11th & Bluff is powered by WordPress blogging software, and we are currently using a modified version of Brian Gardner's Silhouette theme.

If you have any questions about W. 11th & Bluff, please send an email to us at yourlibrarian@stout.dubuque.lib.ia.us, or give us a call at Carnegie-Stout Public Library at 563-589-4225 option #4.

See you at W. 11th & Bluff!

~ Mike