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Live Online Help for Adults Too!
Brainfuse provides online homework help through its unique HelpNow service—a blend of one-to-one homework help, skills-building, test preparation, and writing assistance. Teens who need help getting started using Brainfuse are invited to drop in at the Homework Help Center where an adult coach can assist in learning to use this service at scheduled times. And Brainfuse offers services for adults too! Connect to a live tutor online who can help with MS Word, Excel, or PowerPoint skills. Online Brainfuse tutors also help with resume and cover letter writing and preparation for the GED or the US Citizenship Test.
New Music Streaming Service for Mead Cardholders
A new, streaming music service has been launched by Mead Public Library for its cardholders. Rdio (pronounced are-dee-oh) offers millions of songs and albums in dozens of different styles. Rdio offers you access to over 12 million songs including current Billboard Top 40, classical, children’s, world, folk, and more! Rdio has music from major labels plus 100’s of independent labels. Rdio is cloud-based, meaning your computer plays it, similar to listening to a radio station online. Customers with a Mead Library card may register for up to five hours of listening time monthly.
Consumer Reports Now Available
Mead Library cardholders (and anyone using Mead's public computers or wifi network) now have access to the Consumer Reports website, the online version of the popular magazine that rates products and services. It offers over 1,000 product ratings from the last four years with reviews, expert buying advice, product comparisons, consumer user reviews, and product video clips. It also includes product reliability data, product specifications, and quick recommendations. Mead customers also may access Cars Best Deals Plus which includes new and used vehicle reviews and ratings.
Final Film Is "RED: Retired Extremely Dangerous"
The Friends of Mead Public Library are hosting a free film series for adults this spring in the library's Rocca Meeting Room. The final film, on Tuesday, May 22, at 1 p.m. is "RED" rated PG-13 (111 minutes), and starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman. When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants. Parking meters with a five-hour (or longer) limit are available along both sides of 9th Street and also in the parking lot adjacent to the library, nearest to 9th Street.
"Dreams—A Path to the Soul" Program
Join us for this special program offered as part of "Dream Big, Read!" the Adult Summer Reading Program. Dennis Merritt will present "Dreams—A Path to the Soul" on Monday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Rocca Meeting Room. He will describe some of the various types of dreams, how dreams are related to the creative process, and how we can use dreams to connect us to the land and establish a sense of place. Merritt is a Jungian analyst,therapist/psychotherapist in private practice in Milwaukee and Madison. Learn more.
