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Brainfuse HelpNow has launched two special services:

FAFSA Live Help – Just like online tutoring, students and parents can chat with a live tutor to assist at any stage of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Available Mon-Thurs, 1 – 10 p.m. CDT.

Summer Camp – Elementary through High School students can overcome the “summer slide” to keep key skills fresh in their minds with short lessons, activities, and games. Available 24/7.

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You did it! You made the leap. Now you are an enterprising entrepreneur. Whether you’ve launched a startup to build a better bagel, or move freight faster, or design cutting-edge computer systems in some revolutionary new way, the important thing is, now you are your own boss! But where do you turn when little problems threaten to deflate your big dream?

Don’t worry. Your Library Card connects you to ReferenceUSA where you can:

• see sales and expenditures of nearby competitors (just by drawing on a map)

• generate a mailing list of potential customers (based on their consumer snapshot)

• welcome residents who just moved into town with a coupon (from the database of new movers)

Want more? You can’t beat The Kansas City Business Journal online. From there you can access the coveted Book of Lists!

Still want more? That’s why you’re going to beat the odds and make it. How about access to over 20 business databases and resources?

Master your bookkeeping and accounting with Universal Class. Learn about forecasting profits and losses with the Small Business Reference Center. We can even help you cut costs with printable and customizable legal forms for Kansas and Missouri.

You know what? Consider us your “silent” partner. We’ll help you find it here!

Karen and Earl, you're golden! You know you'll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. You're such cutups — you're the bee's knees! Your enthusiasm is infectious and you brighten the day of just about everyone you encounter. But, you can't do that sitting on your duff at home, right?! A rolling stone gathers no moss. Your duffs have no moss! You volunteer!!!

OK, let's not put the cart before the horse. Speaking of horses, we never look a gift horse in the mouth. A hearty THANK YOU is due to you both during this volunteer appreciation week! Volunteers like you help your Library with 60,000 hours each year! You understand that many hands make light work. We'd be in a pickle without you and all of the volunteers who help with:

• Processing Book Donations
  • Book & Media Sorting Volunteer
  • Children’s Book Sorting Volunteer
  • Children’s Book Sorting Volunteer Assistant
  • Box Building Volunteer
• Shelving Books
  • Book Distribution Volunteer
  • Circulation/Shelving Volunteer
  • Monticello Library Volunteer 
• Supporting Sales of Used Books
  • Online Sales Research Volunteer
  • Online Sales Inventory Volunteer
  • Online Sales Listing Volunteer
  • Online Sales Shipping Volunteer
  • Bookstore Unpacking Volunteer
  • Bookstore Stocking Volunteer
  • Bookstore Cashier
  • Bookstore Cashier—Substitute
  • Used Book Sale Sign In Desk Volunteer
  • Used Book Sale Door Ambassador/Greeter
  • Used Book Sale Section Supervisor
  • Used Book Sale Merchandiser
  • Used Book Sale Cashier
  • Used Book Sale Counter/ Dolly Runner Crew
  • Used Book Sale Box Builder
  • Used Book Sale Non-Profit Clerk
  • Used Book Sale Packer/Unpacker
• Assisting with Library Programs
  • Civic Engagement Events Volunteer
  • English Language Learning Volunteer
  • Maker’s Space Volunteer
  • Reference Librarian Volunteer
  • Summer Teen Volunteer
  • Tech Thursday Volunteer
  • Young Adult Advisory Council Volunteer
  • Youth Services Materials Cleaning Volunteer
• Helping in Library Offices
  • Creative Services Volunteer
  • Data Entry Volunteer
  • Genealogy Research Volunteer
  • Library Foundation Volunteer
  • VS Team Volunteer

We don’t judge a book by Its cover! Karen and Earl, we know you're young at heart and still plenty spry. Do any of your friends want to help? They can view Volunteer Information and Services on our new web portal. For full descriptions of each position, please contact Volunteer Coordinator and then hit the early-bird special! 

Thanks again! 

“Only a life lived for others is worth living.” — Albert Einstein

Let's say you've got a group of 10 - 18 people getting together to exchange porridge recipes. A meeting room that hosts up to 150 people is just too big! What about a 6 person study room? Well, there are fire codes! And, what if somebody forgets to wear their deodorant?! Don't worry! We have the solution: The conference room! Not too big. Not too small. Just right.

"I found the size of the conference room to be just right!"

~Goldilocks

(Our conference rooms are 100% free to use and free of bears.)

Atabong and Dada, February is a month about LOVE!!! And, the Library is for lovers.

Wait! Before reading the rest of this post, let’s set the mood with some silky-smooth jazz from our Naxos Music Library. Now, please, continue reading.

Don't forget that Valentine's Day is right around the corner. It's a celebration of love. It’s recognizing and appreciating all the hard work that goes into achieving and maintaining a successful relationship. You love each other. You are committed to each other. Attraction? Oh yeah! Yet, that’s not enough is it? Some say you’ve got to work at a relationship. Why? Because you have to love each other enough to get past those moments you don’t like each other!

That’s where we come in. Your Library Card can be more powerful than a box of chocolates and definitely better than a Dear John letter.

Our idea of a good date? Believe it or not, a Librarian is better than eHarmony. True! Trust us, the Library has what you need to create a summer of love:

1. Do your research. There’s some good stuff in those steamy romance novels. Get some “informal” learning with eBooks and eAudiobooks from Axis 360.
2. Get “scentual.” No, we didn’t misspell “sensual.” We’re talkin’ aromatherapy! Learn olfactory optimization with a Universal Class.
3. Greet your partner with “Je t'aime,” “Te amo,” “Abdi bogoh ka anjeun” and a kiss! Where did you get so worldly? That’s right, Mango Languages.
4. If they don’t get the hint, look for inspiration together from magazines like Cosmopolitan with eMagazines from RBdigital.
5. In the end, entertainment. Stream independent films, shorts and documentaries from around the world. IndieFlix and chill.

Good luck! ;)   

Need a little quiet? Want a small space to collaborate and communicate? Two words: Study Rooms. They are free and may be reserved up to three months in advance, on a first-come, first served basis by students, study groups or anyone at all!

AVA:"Huh. Study rooms."

BOB: "Are you an interior designer?"

AVA: "No, why?"

BOB: "Then why do you want to study rooms?"

AVA: "You're not funny."

We're here to help you make this your best school year ever!