J. S. Flipper Library Book Club!!

      J.S. Flipper Library Book Club

                                        

J.S. Flipper Library is starting a book club for the Spring 2012 semester and we want YOU to participate. We will be reading and discussing the book “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins.

For more information or to offer suggestions please email

Ms. Parker at eparker@allenuniversity.edu

A sign-up sheet will also be placed at the circulation desk.

Participation is limited to 10 students.

Thought of the Day

Today's Thought of the Day comes from author, Lewis Carroll.

'If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."

For more information on Lewis Carroll, check out his page on biography.com

Word of the Day

Today's Word of the Day is Loquacious:

1: full of excessive talk : wordy

2: given to fluent or excessive talk : garrulous

— lo·qua·cious·ly adverb

— lo·qua·cious·ness noun

Would you like to travel the world?

Would you love to go somewhere exotic for Spring Break or for the summer?  How about backpacking through Europe?  How does volunteering or interning in another country sound? 

Would you like to travel the world?

Get a passport.

Information for First Time Applicants can be found here: http://travel.state.gov/passport/get/first/first_830.html

Or Visit

http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html



Looking to get away next summer?

Cedar Point

Located in Sandusky, Ohio, Cedar Point is America's Roller Coast®, home to 75 world-class rides and coasters, a massive outdoor waterpark, a mile-long beach on the shores of Lake Erie, five hotel properties, the Challenge Park thrill center and over 4,000 people just like YOU who want to take it all in!

http://www.cedarpoint.com/ 

Sandusky, OH is about 1 hour away from Cleveland, 2.5 hours away from Columbus (Ohio's largest city), 2 hours away from Detroit, 4 hours away from Buffalo, NY (you could see Niagra Falls!), and 5 hours away from Cincinnati and Chicago!

Cedar Point, a world-class amusement park, hires thousands of seasonal employees each summer.  They offer housing and a fun working environment; there are also internships and scholarships available to those who qualify.  You'll also meet people from all around the world, because hundreds of young people from countries like Poland, Colobmia, Romania, Slovakia, Equador, China, and more come to work at Cedar Point too!  Applications for employment are usually accepted at the beginning of each year. 

Check out http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/jobs/index.cfm for more information about jobs at Cedar Point, America's Rockin' Roller Coast!

If you would like more information about working at Cedar Point, speak with librarian, Stephanie Diaz.

An aerial shot of the kind of penninsula/island that Cedar Point calls home.

Standing at 310 feet, the Millenium Force, a one-time tallest roller coaster in the world is a favorite among Cedar Point goers.

Above: Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster stands 188 feet taller than The Intimidator at Carowinds!



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