Lisa's blog

YOU AUTO TRY THIS DATABASE

Submitted by Lisa on July 20, 2011 - 6:29pm

Don't you just hate it when the gasket flanges on your '84 Caddie rust? Try our online version of Auto Repair Reference Center and get instructions with diagrams to fix this and many other car-related issues. (Available with DPL card).

In addition to the illustrated automotive repair manuals from the Chilton Total Car Series covering 21,000 vehicles, you will find:

WHEN THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Submitted by Lisa on July 13, 2011 - 8:26am

Use these resources to find out demographics, psychographics, how much your neighbors paid for their house or haunted places in your community.

Things you want to know:

DPL's Creating Your Community website features picture galleries, history, famous people and historic buildings for seven Denver neighborhoods. The myDENVER section is a place for you to share your Denver history by uploading photographs and stories and engaging in conversations to enrich your Denver community.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Section of the Library

Submitted by Lisa on July 8, 2011 - 11:52am

Do you find baseball games a little slow? If you're like me, a game can seem to go on forever, and don't even get me started on extra innings. Too bad they're not all like this:

Instead, take a good book along.

These titles (suggested by former DPL librarian Jon Flanagan), should cover all the bases:

The New Bill James Historical Baseball Atlas

Get prepared by using Learning Express

Submitted by Lisa on July 5, 2011 - 2:44pm

Research News

Is a professional or academic test in your future? Then try Learning Express to get ready.

Available to Denver Public Library cardholders, Learning Express offers an exhaustive list of online preparation books and practice tests in areas including:

• GED, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, SAT
• Civil Service entrance exams
• Plumbing, electrical, firefighter
• Math, science, reading comprehension

Resources For Ex-Offenders

Submitted by Lisa on June 30, 2011 - 4:21pm

Did you know:
It costs an average of $28,759 a year to house someone in prison.
The size of Colorado’s prison population has increased four-fold in the past 20 years and is expected to grow to over 27,000 people by 2013.
For those released on mandatory parole in Colorado, 65% will be returned to prison within three years.

The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC) is a non-profit organization that was formed to halt the exponential growth in the state prison population and to advocate for reintegration and alternatives to prison. Their 200-page book Go: Getting on After Getting Out provides extensive information to help people prepare for release and successfully reintegrate back into their families and communities.