A bizzarre, new search engine from Microsoft.

It's called Ms. Dewey and it's quite amusing; she'll stand around and act annoyed if you don't type in anything. I just hate Flash which is required, so I'm biased against it... but the search results aren't that great either!

Don't forget! Daylight Savings Time reminder...

Sunday, October 29th is Daylight Savings Time ("Spring Forward, Fall Back") so don't forget to turn your clocks back one hour. It's also recommended that batteries in home smoke detectors and other security devices be replaced when clocks are adjusted.

Recycle your old cell phones and pagers and help support Orangutan conservation efforts.

Happy Hollow Park and Zoo™ has set-up a permanent collection point to collect unwanted cell phones/pagers. A simple way we can support conservation efforts at the Happy Hollow Pet Zoo. See http://www.hhpz.org/cons/action/cell.php for details. Pass the word!

HUGE booksale tomorrow!

Our first booksale at our new branch will take place tomorrow, from 9 AM to 3 PM, in the Community Room. Hope you'll join us!

WiFi is back!

We've had problems over the past few days with our WiFi but it's all better now. Enjoy!

October 23 is the deadline to register for this election.

Monday, October 23, is the deadline to register to vote in order to qualify for the November 7 election. We have been told that it is sufficient for your voter registration form to be postmarked by October 23. However, if you want to be doubly sure, you can hand-deliver their registration to the ROV office: 1555 Berger Dr., San Jose. We do have registration forms at the Community Information area. Visit the Easy Voter website at http://www.easyvoter.org for these and other helpful links about voting.

Get ready for Kindergarten!

Do you have a child that is soon to be enrolling in Kindergarten? Do you have questions regarding your child's skills? Is your child prepared for the transition into a classroom setting? Learn answers to all these questions, and more, at our Kindergarten Readiness Workshop! The workshop is free to all interested parents, and will be held Saturday, October 14, from 2:30 PM in the Program Room. See you there.

Happy Birthday, ALA!

It's the American Library Association's 130th birthday today. ALA is the oldest and largest library association in the world. Congratulations!

Upcoming conference on October 13 : Pediatric Obesity in the Latino Population.

This conference is part of the 2006 Santa Clara County Binational Health Week Conference. View event details at: http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa//upcomingevents.html#ped.

Enter our essay contest for Teen Read Week.

Teens in middle and high school are invited to celebrate Teen Read Week by sharing their thoughts on the following quote: "Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are" (Mason Cooley). Enter your essay for a chance to win one of several gift cards valued up to $100 made possible by a generous donation from the Friends of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. Contest deadline is 6:00 PM on Saturday, October 21. For full contest details, visit http://www.sjlibrary.org/teen_readweek_popup.htm.