Sentences with phrase «of library hours»

• Create a cutting - edge online forum to encourage participation in reading challenges and allow patrons to discuss books outside of library hours.

Not exact matches

The deal more than tripled DHX's library of children's shows to over 8,550 half - hour episodes — enough to fill six months» worth of continuous programming.

They're doing it through dozens of workshops held in community centers, libraries, YMCA's, and municipal buildings, where anywhere from 40 to 60 women (and sometimes a few men) work their way through a two - hour curriculum that teaches them how to figure out how much they should be paid, how to make their case to an employer, and how to gracefully exit a negotiation that might not be going well.

Hulu wouldn't say how many channels would be included in the service, whether or not there'll be more than one subscription tier, exactly how much content will be in its on - demand library, how many hours of cloud DVR will be included, what the search function looks like, a firm release date, or a price point besides «under $ 40.»

Netflix may not mind paying hundreds of millions of dollars for a TV show because it knows it can rebroadcast and license that content forever, but ESPN's library consists of things that only have value for a few hours.

Recent Projects: research on how to design an incinerator to avoid chemical reactions (two and a half hours, $ 100); history of a bill on child custody; helping a small company build a corporate library.

With a growing library of one to two - hour video lectures on everything from taxes and accounting to sales and marketing, MasterClass courses reach beyond the surface and get to the heart of important issues that affect entrepreneurs and small business owners.

In between your long hours of classes, parties, studies, parties, dormitory filibusters, lectures and parties, as well as those interminable trips to the, ahem, library, you have undoubtedly noticed that the ancient notion — rehashed and bashed though it may be — that college life revolves around its athletic teams has never been more accurate.

«I spent hundreds of hours in the prison library, poring over law books, trying to find cases that might have a bearing on mine,» he says.

Yes, studying hard and giving schoolwork your absolute best shot are crucial, but at the end of the day, you are not going to remember those long hours you spent in the library without rest, slaving away at an English essay that you know was finished two drafts ago.

With DMA you can explore Disney's library of over 400 eligible digital movies, discover hours of new and exclusive short - form content, and watch your digital movies from the comfort of the living room or across multiple mobile devices.

Ava and Grandma left for a few hours to go to the library and buy material to make clothes for her baby «Trajan» and to get away from all of the noise.

In New Lenox, the Public Library District is seeking voter approval of a 13 - cent increase in its tax rate to restore hours of service at the library that were cut after a proposed 15 - cent tax rate increase was rejected in November.

I spent the next several hours using my university library (and helpful librarians) to track down every one of these 24 studies and print them out, filling a large 3 - ring binder with my efforts.

Back to the look and feel of the site... It took me about an hour to select the template for Natural Parenting Advice out of a library of templates that SBI!

The worst part is I have to go back there in the morning - not even allowing 24 hours to expunge a little of the memory of The Poop Incident from the minds of the library staff.

With a library that boasts more than 1,000 board games, a trip to Tabletop Board Game Cafe has everything you need to unplug for hours upon hours of old - school fun.

Sleep consultants are there to help you help your baby sleep, and an entire library of books has been written with instructions on how to fix broken sleep patterns and how to cope on two and a half hours kip a night.

Restructuring library services to this lower funding level would result in major curtailment in access to public library service, with reduced open hours system - wide and the loss of over 100 full - time equivalent (FTE) positions.

Libraries shouldn't have to beg their local governments or their patrons for extra cash just to meet New York State minimum standards when Erie County isn't providing enough revenue to keep the doors open the required number of hours.

This June, officials added $ 43 million in funding for New York City's three public library systems to the fiscal year 2016 budget, allowing for expansion of branch operating hours and a return to six - day service for the first time in nearly a decade.

However, at the time the Library Board adopted its 2011 budget, the County was considering a proposal supported by the County Executive to provide $ 3 million in one - time funding to allow the library, in 2011, to retain most of the open hours that would have otherwise been eliminated, preserving an estimated 65 - 70 FTE positions.

Now, in 2006, with reduced hours, fewer staff to carry the load, curtailed programs and services and far too few new titles to satisfy the demand of library users, there is no wiggle room left.

Library System Director Mary Jean Jakubowski added,» Library users understand the sad reality of budget cuts - closed libraries, reduced open hours, materials and services.

Thanks to persistent and persuasive communication and the urging of many stakeholders, the County Legislature approved a $ 500,000 increase in the Library's 2007 operating appropriation, allowing some libraries that had failed to meet State standards to meet them and improving hours and services at other locations.

However, each of these municipalities expressed a commitment to identify supplemental funding to support its library at reduced open hours.

These additional funds will benefit libraries that failed to meet New York State minimum standards this year and other libraries whose hours of service were reduced to levels that can only be described as unacceptable.

That amount is not enough even with reduced hours and new staffing strategies to sustain more than two - thirds of today's library system.

That loss forced the closing of 15 libraries; reduced hours of service at almost every remaining location; cost more than 225 full - and part - time Library employees their jobs; took bookmobiles off the road for the first time since 1947 and decreased book, subscription and media purchases to a trickle.

In the case of the Town of Tonawanda Libraries, that Board chose to address the reduced funding by preserving as many full - time personnel, which meant fewer staff hours were available than would have been the case if the budget cuts had been split between full and part - time staff.

«In 2006, with reduced hours, fewer staff to carry the load, curtailed programs and service and far too few new titles to satisfy the demands of library users, we have simply exhausted all avenues,» said B&ECPL Board Chair Rebecca Pordum.

Last year, for the first time in 3 years, this body increased our annual appropriation by $ 500,000, and we used those funds to expand hours of public access, especially at libraries that had failed to meet New York State minimum standards in 2006.

There are options we can explore to meet the needs of library patrons and hopefully fund for more hours

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The 36th annual Dermot Gale Award Show, sponsored by the New Rochelle Art Association, will be featured in the Lumen Winter Gallery of the New Rochelle Public Library from April 3rd to April 21st, during regular library hours.

In 2008, libraries were open for an average of 52 hours a week.

The mayor is requiring the NYPD to trim overtime as part of the new budget, but the robust income of recent years enables de Blasio to add not just cops but library hours and gym teachers and an extra week of city beach openings.

After a slew of budget hearings focused on smaller allocations for libraries, the budget deal tonight includes an extra $ 39 million for libraries — which will mean universal six - day library service and extended hours at some branches.

A library spokeswoman refused to comment on the cost of the internal investigation, but six sources estimated Jones» fee ranged from $ 800 to $ 1,400 - per - hour.

While libraries had been warning of devastation, the final budget restores $ 36.7 million of the $ 40 million proposed cut, which will allow all Manhattan branches to remain open, though hours will likely be cut, a library spokeswoman said.

Soon he was spending 10 hours a week visiting libraries, combing through obscure patents and research journals for compounds with molecular structures worthy of further exploration.

This can be between 5 and 15 hours, and the work might be lectures, supervision of undergraduate practical classes, and exams, or general support and administrative tasks for professors and academic services such as the library.

As a novice to arctic research, I spent hours absorbing literature on previous studies so that I'd be ready to design impromptu experiments and compose educated data interpretations without the convenience of a library.

One day, I may type away for hours on end, producing several thousand words of translation; on another, I will spend time doing background research on the Web or at a local library for information and terminology on a new topic.

This was because I was starving after a few hours of research and writing at the library.

All prices include: purified water, one private consultation of 20 min., access to book and video library, printed information material about fasting and latest research, access to afternoon relaxation hour in our lounge room, two re-feeding meals and tea / coffee at the end of the water fast.

You've made it through four years of classes, student projects, and endless hours cramming in the library: Now graduation is finally here.

Years later my makeup routine for the long hours of study in the library hasn't changed much, for functionality reasons this time.

After spending 10 - hour days in the law library (sadly not an exaggeration as of late), looking presentable generally falls to the wayside.

At the second, Game Night Happy Hours, singles will borrow from a library of games to play on their own.

Even though it's not the best JRPG out there in the vast 3DS library, The Alliance Alive comes in the twilight of the portable system, and it offers 40 - plus solid hours of adventuring for the ones who were left wanting more from The Legend of Legacy.