Monday, February 25, 2013

What's new in Mystery and Fiction for March?

Wondering what's coming out in Mystery and Fiction for March?  Here are a few titles:



Best Kept Secret by Jeffrey Archer

The Clifton Chronicle series continue where Sins of the Father left off.  Harry and Emma are finally married, but their happiness cannot last long....

Breaking Point by C.J. Box

Wyoming game warden Joe Picket is back.  Now he must decide between his commitment to his job and his sense of ethics and integrity.  

The Boyfriend by Thomas Perry

Jack Till is retired from the LAPD and is working as a private investigator, when the parents of a recently murdered girl ask for his help.

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Morningstar retired its One-Page Summaries... now what?

ACCESSING THE MORNINGSTAR ONE-PAGE FUND SUMMARY


Morningstar may have retired the print publication of its one-page fund summaries, however the summaries are available through the Wellesley Free Library’s subscription to Morningstar Investment Research Center.

Step 1: Access the Wellesley Free Library website www.wellesleyfreelibrary.org

Step 2: Go to Online Resources

Step 3: Click on Morningstar Investment Research Center


Step 4: Once in the Investment Research Center, search by ticker or security name


Step 5: If you would like the one-page summary previously available through Morningstar Mutual Funds, download the one-page summary by clicking “PDF Report” on the top right.


Want to learn more? Check out the Help & Education section tab.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Memories of Clouds (in gigabytes)



Whether or not you believe that the future of computing is in the clouds, for now at least  we can take advantage of some excellent free file storage in the proverbial cloud. Not only do you save hard disk space and enable access from mobile devices, but it's super-easy to share your work with friends and neighbors. Devon Glenn at Social Times reviewed the best of the free storage sites, so have a look and see if there's a cloud in your future.
--RL

Monday, February 11, 2013

Try out Learning Express Library Online Resource



Preparing for an entrance exam for college or graduate school exams (SAT, GRE, etc) or licensing exams or even a citizenship test?   

Need a refresher on writing a resume or interviewing…using Microsoft Office or Windows…?

Find your way with your library card to our Online Resource for February --LearningExpress Library, a comprehensive portal for career and academic resources featuring ebooks, video tutorials, and practice tests. SH

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Booklists

Check out our Pinterest and see our booklists!
Interested in subjects like:
Boston – based movies?
Graphic Novel Memoirs?
Historical Fiction?
Books about Food?

Check out our Pinterest page: pinterest.com/wellesleylib and see all of the latest booklists! Interested in checking the availability of the book? Click on the pinned book cover and it will take you directly to the Minuteman catalog where you can either reserve a copy of the book or get the call number and pick the book off the shelf. Click on the "Booklists" tab above the post to link directly to the Pinteres page.

Friday, February 1, 2013

What's new in mystery and fiction?

What's coming out in mystery and fiction?  Here are a few titles:













Gods and Beasts by Denise Mina
DS Alex Morrow is back at work in Glasgow, this time investigating a robbery and murder at a post office.

Touch & Go by Lisa Gardner
A thriller about what is hiding behind the facade of the perfect family. 

A Thousand Pardons by Jonathan Dee
The complexities of marriage and family life are examined in this novel by a Pulitzer Prize finalist. 


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