Monday links

Here are some of the links your blograrian (yes I made that word up) has bookmarked recently.

• Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy: An excellent article from Saturday's New York Times about how Wikipedia (the web anyone-can-edit encyclopedia) now prevents some entries (such as the ones on Opus Dei and Tony Blair) from being changed without prior approval.
• Create A Graph: Need a graph for a paper or project? Plus in your information at this website and it will do the hard work for you.
• Quickfacts: Locate A County By Place Name: A feature of the U.S. Census Bureau website, the page allows to find what county any U.S. town or city is located in.

Downloadable audiobooks are here!

Yes you may download audiobooks for free (if you have an Addison library card) from the comforts of your own computer. Visit our downloadable audiobooks webpage for more information!

And we still have more Ravinia tickets free for Addison cardholders, stop by the Fiction Desk at the library before it's too late!

Summer Reading and Ravinia!

The Ravinia Festival has graciously provided the Addison Library with some free tickets for show of their shows this summer. To select your tickets, just bring your Addison library card to the Fiction Desk at the library.

Summer Reading has started at the library. Below are all the details you need to know:

• Addison Public Library card holders only.
• The first 425 who sign up will receive a Read gel bracelet and one VideoBuck good for one free feature-film video rental from the Addison Public Library.
• Read or listen to audiobooks a total of 20 hours! No videos may be used. Reading to others—parents, children, partners, etc.—counts toward the total number of hours. Book lists, which offer suggestions for reading, are available. All books and audiobooks must be checked out at the Addison Public Library.
• Earn one VideoBuck for each 5 hours of reading you complete.
• Complete 20 hours by July 29 to qualify for the Grand Prize Drawing. Each person who finishes earns one ticket.
• The first 250 people who finish will receive an Addison Public Library zippered book bag.
• Grand prizes will be drawn on August 3.
• The Grand Prize is a $75 gift certificate to a local bookstore. Additional prizes include $50 and $25 gift certificates to a local bookstore.
• Those who complete 10 hours of reading in June qualify for one entry into a special drawing. Bring this booklet to the Fiction Desk by June 30 to fill out a ticket for the drawing. June prize winners still qualify for the Grand Prize drawing.