Sentences with phrase «library programs from»

Note that while the majority of libraries who do eBooks get their stuff from OverDrive there are also library programs from 3M and Baker & Taylor (Axis 360).

Faced with a $ 2 billion budget that falls short by at least $ 101 million, the district must cut spending on each school by 6 percent, leaving district leaders to strip some or all art, music, physical education and library programs from three out of four schools next fall.

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Called «Seeso,» the service will launch widely in January, at which point members can pay $ 3.99 per month for ad - free access to a full library NBC comedy programming — from new episodes of Saturday Night Live and Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show to all past episodes of classic shows like The Office and 30 Rock — along with a slate of new original series and stand - up comedy specials.

The Frederictoncampus continues tooffer its Activator program, in which studentswork with anentrepreneur to cultivate a business idea.Meanwhile, a new entrepreneurship streamis available to students on the Saint John campus, which also added skills developmentcourses and a social entrepreneurship course.Big changes have come to the Saint John campusthrough some big donations recently.The Pond - Deshpande Centre for Innovationand Entrepreneurship offers courses andmentorship opportunities for students, whilea donation from the Irving family helped funda new library facility.

As a Haskayne student, you'll have access to more than a dozen student clubs, a state - of - the - art business library, and an invaluable co-op program, mentorship program, and a dedicated Career Centre that will be available exclusively for you as a Haskayne student and will provide you with personalized one - on - one help from dedicated career consultants.

The Red system allows each guest to customize his or her inflight experience through a host of entertainment options, including 17 channels of free live television and six pre-recorded channels, on - demand current movies and premium television programs, a free music library with approximately 3,000 MP - 3 files from which each guest can create customized playlists, interactive video games and moving map technology that allows guests to track their flights» progress.

Tencent will also be able to expand its online video library, drawing from Wanda's licensed content including films and television programs.

«Our employees get involved in everything from summer reading programs at the local library to blood drives to working at the local food pantry,» Davis says.

Sistrunk and 20 or so boys from his youth sports program recently marched outside the Chicago Public Library demanding that New York City artist Eric Fischl's oil painting Boys at Bat, which is hanging in the library's cultural center as part of a touring baseball art exhibition, be removed.

Arlington Heights Memorial Library When you visit the library, it is clear to see why it has consistently received the top five - star rating from the Library Journal's national rating program.

The museum's charter calls for a nine - member board that includes one representative of the Park District, because the museum stands on district - owned land in Wilder Park and holds some Park District programs; one from the library located in Wilder Park; and two from the Artists Guild, which led a 40 - year fundraising campaign to found the museum.

The museum's charter calls for a nine - member board including: one representative of the Park District because the museum stands on district - owned land in Wilder Park and hosts some Park District programs; one from the library because the library is also in Wilder Park; and two from the guild, which started a 40 - year fundraising campaign to found the museum.

This program sponsored by a grant, Strengthening Communities Through Libraries, from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the Association for Library Service to Children.

LIBRARY SQUARE — New Development With Community Programs Faces Opposition From MV City Council

Otherwise, the cuts would take more than $ 3 million from library programs as well as tens of millions from health plans, including those concerned with covering HIV and AIDS.

At 3:30 p.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein and IDC member Sen. David Carlucci will join NYSUT members, parents and teachers to call for the creation of a Kindergarten Conversion Fund from approximately $ 60 million in unclaimed or forfeited lottery prizes for full - day K and the expansion of existing kindergarten programs, Park Elementary School library, 22 Edward St., Ossining.

Legislator Lynn Dixon, Independent from Erie County's 9th District, said investments made in the city tend to focus more on cultural institutions, youth programs and libraries, whereas suburbs get more focus on infrastructure.

Besides operating funding assistance, the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority received $ 5.2 million for capital projects, according to a 1,099 - page bill covering capital programs from state university campuses to libraries to the Buffalo Medical Campus.

Simply put, unless the entire Democratic Majority votes to transfer money away from libraries, culturals, services and programs, the cuts will not happen.

Proceeds from the auction will go toward programming for all 37 libraries in the local Library System.

«I was honored to join representatives from the library, community organizations and local officials to announce the «Read Aloud 15 Minutes» program to encourage parents, grandparents and caregivers to spend at least 15 minutes a day reading to children.

The report listed «educational resource deficiencies» that were familiar to the platoon of school leaders — ranging from increased class size and libraries being repurposed for classrooms to staff cuts and the reduction of pre-K programs from full - day to half - day.

The hearing marked a major departure from the budget process under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, when Council members fought cuts Bloomberg repeatedly proposed to fire houses, libraries, and after school programs.

The free program, which is open to all, runs from 9:30 am — 11:00 am in the library's Meeting Room.

The two - year - old Maryland Biotechnology Center is part of that initiative; it aims to be a one - stop shop for life science companies moving to or already in the state, providing everything from free libraries with subscriptions to specialized and expensive information resources, to programs to train a skilled workforce, to expert advice.

The authors of Numerical Recipes, indeed, claim in particular that «If all scientific papers whose results are in doubt because of bad (random number generation programs) were to disappear from library shelves, there would be a gap on each shelf about as big as your fist.»

Users of the IKEA program manually place cupboards, cookers and sink units from an on - screen library to see how they will fit into their kitchen.

Through the BEN Scholars (BEN is short for BiosciEdNet), AAAS and its partners in the program are training select faculty members in the use of resources from the BEN Portal digital library; they bring their new insight not only to students but also to other faculty at their institutions.

In addition to supporting the endowment of the library, Mrs. Sawin donated Dr. Sawin's personal library collection which includes more than 6,500 books, meeting programs from endocrine organizations circa 1930 through current day, professional and personal research papers, slides, and many historical articles.

All nine participating libraries previously hosted the traveling exhibition, «Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery,» presented by the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and the ALA Public Programs Office, through funding from NASA.

The Affymetrix Power Tools (APT) suite of programs and Affymetrix HG - U133 Plus 2.0 library files and annotation were obtained from http://www.affymetrix.com/support.

This program is designed for library leaders from multiple settings and contexts including colleges, universities, professional schools, K — 12 schools, public libraries, research organizations, and historic preservation / archives.

Over the last eight years, the district has spent $ 32 million on the hardware systems necessary to track student demographic and performance data districtwide, and another $ 2 million on additional computers that allow teachers to access the system; much of this funding has come from the federal E-Rate program, which has allocated more than $ 10 billion toward Internet infrastructure in K — 12 schools and libraries since 1996 (see «World Wide Wonder?»

«We used funds from Green Cross Japan to build a small library for a Sri Lankan school and created the basis for an operational Green Lane Diary program for 5th grade school children,» said Mr. Kawamoto.

From Non-Certified to Certified Teacher «I was promoted from art teacher to the library media specialist position at H. B. Stowe Fine and Performing Arts Academy when I entered the University of Illinois (Chicago) Pathways program,» said Juan FernanFrom Non-Certified to Certified Teacher «I was promoted from art teacher to the library media specialist position at H. B. Stowe Fine and Performing Arts Academy when I entered the University of Illinois (Chicago) Pathways program,» said Juan Fernanfrom art teacher to the library media specialist position at H. B. Stowe Fine and Performing Arts Academy when I entered the University of Illinois (Chicago) Pathways program,» said Juan Fernandez.

Structure volunteer programs within the school, such as opportunities for students to help out in life skills classes, read or tutor young children, assist in the computer lab, aid students in the library, provide support to students who are recovering from an injury or dealing with a medical condition, or gather work for students who miss school.

A panel of 16 experts in the field reviewed materials from 165 libraries, which were nominated in 14 program areas, including services to special populations, instruction in literacy, innovative uses of technology, and models for joint library - teacher involvement in student learning.

Founded this year by HGSE students Jill Carlson, Nell O'Donnell, and Debra Gitler from the International Education Policy Program, Learning Through Libraries aims to increase access to books and improve the education in El Salvador.

Those programs include early - childhood programs for the state's 16 largest and neediest cities, school library improvements, 16 urban charter schools, and additional funding for magnet schools to attract students from surrounding school districts.

That report, Dick and Jane Go to the Head of the Class, contends that data from those three studies indicate that students in schools with strong library media programs learn more and score higher on standardized tests than do their peers in schools with less adequate library facilities.

Museums, libraries, community centers and after - school programs have designed physical and virtual «makerspaces» to host communities of supportive peers and mentors invested in creating everything from nail polish design and webpages to jewelry and robots... and now, even school curriculum.

These initiatives range from mobile gaming in after - school programs to high - tech public libraries that target youths.

He once again uses the examples from his library media specialist, Laura Fleming, who effectively created a credentialing program for adult learning.

The school has an array of age - appropriate robotics kits and Raspberry Pi bare - bones computers built for programming, which kids can check out from the library and take home.

The program is a mix of formal sessions led by faculty and smaller discussion groups that occur daily where library leaders can dive into issues they are facing at their home institutions, while learning from the unique perspectives of other librarian leaders with similar challenges.

The program is open to library leaders from a wide variety of settings, as well as senior - level educational leaders responsible for collaborating with libraries and their leaders to forge coherent strategy, effective initiatives and sustainable partnerships.

The instructors in the program are professionals in children's literature from the local public - library system, who read to the parents» children and help them write stories and lyrics to songs.

Participants in the certificate program benefit from exclusive access to our online professional learning community (PLC), which provides a wealth of resources for SEL and SCC professionals, including online forums on a variety of topics, access to our secure resource library, and access to our program mentors.

Third, because families are the primary source of support for children's learning and development, community schools prioritize reaching out to parents and other family members to see what resources they need — from books to visiting nurse programs to mobile libraries and workforce development opportunities — and encourage them to be involved in the life of the school.

This despite a large and compelling body of research indicating that the impact of school library programs on student success is derived from the teacher - librarian.