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Books Sandwiched In: The New Feminist Agenda

Elizabeth Wright, Director of Women’s Advocacy and Written Communications at YWCA Knoxville, discusses The new feminist agenda: defining the next revolution for women, work, and family by Madeleine Kunin in this podcast of a Books Sandwiched In program held at... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Books Sandwiched In: The Better Angels of our Nature

Former Knoxville Chief of Police Sterling Owen discusses The better angels of our nature: why violence has declined by Steven Pinker in this podcast of a Books Sandwiched In program held at Knox County Public Library. Download the recording [... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Books Sandwiched In: The Signal and the Noise

Dr. William Lyons, the City of Knoxville’s Deputy to the Mayor and Chief Policy Officer, discusses The Signal and the Noise: Why most predictions fail, but some don’t by Nate Silver in this podcast of a Books Sandwiched In program... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Books Sandwiched In: Stand Up That Mountain

Jay Leutze, the author of Stand Up That Mountain, discusses how he became involved in fighting a North Carolina strip mine in this podcast of a Books Sandwiched In program held at Knox County Public Library. Download the recording [... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Tech Topic: Android Apps

Brent Minchey updates Android users on app selection and safety in this podcast of a Tech Topics program held at Knox County Public Library. Download the recording [48 min., 16.4 MB MP3], or use the player below: Subscribe to podcasts... Continue reading

Posted Dec 17, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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New world music for streaming

The Contemporary World Music streaming service has added 440 albums (4,978 tracks) from ARC Music, Budamusique, Decca International, ECM, INEDIT, Piranha, Universal Music, World Circuit, World Music Network, and independent artists and ensembles from all around the world. Contemporary World... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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New version of Adobe Digital Editions

Adobe has officially released Digital Editions 2.0, which comes with several improvements and changes. The interface has been completely redesigned to be screen-reader friendly. The software now presents ebooks as a simple tile or list item. The hover-over context menus... Continue reading

Posted Oct 2, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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OverDrive App Comes to Nook

Users of NOOK HD, NOOK HD+, NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color can now borrow ebooks and audiobooks wirelessly using the OverDrive app. Continue reading

Posted Oct 2, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Brown Bag, Green Book: Changing Planet, Changing Health

You may be sick of hearing about climate change, but it might also be making you sick. Dr. Agricola Odoi, UT Associate Professor of Veterinary Medicine thinks about the impact of climate change on health as analyzed in Changing Planet,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 31, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Brown Bag, Green Book: Bringing Buildings Back

City of Knoxville Neighborhood Coordinator David Massey talks about the impact of blight on a community as he reviews Bringing Buildings Back: From Abandoned Properties to Community Assets by Alan Mallach. “Mallach is a principal in the Center for Community... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Brown Bag, Green Book: My Work is that of Conservation

In celebration of Black History Month, Elandria Williams of the Highlander Research and Education Center discusses My Work is that of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver by Mark D. Hersey. Carver's efforts to improve the lot of... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Brown Bag, Green Book: The Ripple Effect

In The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Fresh Water in the Twenty-First Century, Alex Prud'homme explores how people in the U.S. and around the world use and abuse water, and how our actions impact the earth's limited water supply. Steve... Continue reading

Posted Mar 6, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Brown Bag, Green Book: New Green History of the World

When we consider our monumental environmental challenges—climate change, air and water pollution, environmental toxins, etc.—it seems that we must be the first civilization to face environmental degradation serious enough to threaten our very way of life. According to author Clive... Continue reading

Posted Feb 27, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Special Message to Congress, July 4, 1861

Abby Ham reads Lincoln's Special Message to Congress, July 4, 1861. Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Gettsyburg Address

Mike Hammond reads Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865

Phillip Smith reads Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address given on March 4, 1865. Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Lincoln's Proclamation Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus

Adam H. Alfrey reads Lincoln's Proclamation Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus. Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Lincoln's Letter to Alexander Stephens

Dr. Aaron Astor reads Lincoln's Letter to Alexander Stephens. Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Lincoln's Letter to Horace Greeley

Hallerin Hill reads Lincoln's Letter to Horace Greeley. Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Update your OverDrive Media Console app

OverDrive has released version 2.4 of OverDrive® Media Console™ for Android™, BlackBerry® and Windows Phone. With this release… Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone users can return audiobooks as well as eBooks. Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone users can find definitions... Continue reading

Posted Feb 14, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Author Marianne Wiggins: an excerpt

Marianne Wiggins is the author of seven books of fiction including Evidence of Things Unseen, which is set in Knoxville. She has won an NEA grant, the Whiting Writers' Award, and the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, and she was a... Continue reading

Posted Feb 9, 2012 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Brown Bag, Green Book: Moral Ground

The current debate about the causes of climate change is polarizing enough. When we extend the discussion to what our moral response to it should be, the discussion becomes even more challenging. Nina Gregg, Independent Organization Consultant, contemplates the book... Continue reading

Posted Dec 20, 2011 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Ebook help sessions

We now have almost 11,500 ebooks for children, teens and adults, with more being added on a regular basis. With a Knox County library card, ebooks can be downloaded to an e-reader, smart phone, or computer, and you'll have access... Continue reading

Posted Dec 19, 2011 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Ebooks that don't expire

Did you know that we have ebooks you can download that don't expire? They don't have a due date because they don't get checked out--they are reference books. Our extensive collection of online reference books in the Gale Virtual Reference... Continue reading

Posted Dec 14, 2011 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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Brown Bag, Green Book: Climate Cover-up

Climate cover-up: the crusade to deny global warming by James Hoggan presents a detailed analysis of how business organizations and conservative think tanks orchestrate campaigns to question global warming. Jesse Fox Mayshark discusses the book. Download [13 MB mp3] Subscribe... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2011 at Knox County Public Library, Knoxville, TN

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