NOAA’s National Weather Service, in collaboration with the California Office of Emergency Services and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s office, will conduct a test of the tsunami warning system in coastal Humboldt County, Calif., between 10:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Wed., Mar. 26. For more information visit: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2008/20080319_tsunami.html
Tennessee is still under drought conditions according to the United States Drought Monitoring System (http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/DM_state.htm?TN,S) The conditions effect fire weather. Check the National Weather Service Fire Weather Page for information on national and local fire conditions. (http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/) For more information on global fire monitoring visit the Earth Observatory at http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/
Pendergrass Library will close for the administrative holiday Friday March 21 and Resume normal hours Saturday March 22 from 10-6 and Sunday from 1-10.
This four volume encyclopedia, subtitled “A Global Exploration of our Connections with Animals” has arrived. It is on the New Books Shelf as of 3/18.
Hours for Spring break March 17-23 2008 Mon. Mar. 17: 7:30am – 6:00pm Tue. Mar. 18: 7:30am – 6:00pm Wed. Mar. 19 : 7:30am – 6:00pm Thu. Mar. 20: 7:30am – 6:00pm Fri Mar 21 Closed Sat Mar 22 10:00am – 6:00pm Sun Mar 23 1:00pm – 10:00pm Click here to see all posted hours … Continued
The Pendergrass Library welcomes contributions of photos depicting agriculture, horticulture, plant sciences, fisheries, wildlife sciences, forestry, and veterinary medicine. Visit the photo group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/pendergrasslib/
On March 13, NPR featured Julie Zickefoose, an Appalachian nature artist and writer, on life with Charlie, her Chestnut-Fronted Macaw. Although the piece is humorous, it also addresses the problems inherent in sharing your life with an intelligent, long-lived animal. You can listen to the piece here.
The Pendergrass Library will be closed Saturday, March 15th due to a scheduled power outage. We will re-open on Sunday, March 16th at 1:00pm with regular hours. If you have any questions please call us at 974-7338.
EndNote Web 8.5 minute recorded training will help you learn to collect, organize, and format references. EndNote Web is the free, web-based version of EndNote. EndNoteWeb allows you to access and share references anywhere you are.
Please, stop by and see our display on Birding in East Tennessee. And, while you are here you can browse through our books on Birding and Ornithology.