[3] The practice of making New Year’s Resolutions dates back to the ancient Romans, who not only established January 1 [4] as the first day of the year but also invented the South Beach Diet (just kidding). Despite the timeless allure of starting over, it can be hard to stick to those year-end promises. The Library has many free resources that just might help you carry your best intentions well into 2011.
[6] Librarians have always connected people to stories that inform and shape their lives. But for one Central Reference Associate, books aren’t the only tools of the trade. Jean DuFresne’s mastery of beadmaking has grown alongside her career at the Kansas City Public Library. And now she’s also using her craft to benefit the lives of children with serious illnesses.
[8] I have an unusual relationship with the Liberty Bell [9]. It almost got me arrested. I was in Philadelphia on business, and a group of us were walking around the city late at night when we passed Independence Hall [10]. I wanted to take a picture of the patriotic relic and stepped up to the fence surrounding the enclosure.
[12] At the Kansas City Public Library's North-East Branch, Christmas is in the air - sort of. As the gateway to knowledge for Kansas City's most culturally diverse neighborhood, the North-East Branch during the holidays takes on the spirit of its patrons. And with people from different lands come different ways of celebrating (or not celebrating) the season.
[14] In shifting economic times, many men are finding themselves working a job they thought they’d never do: staying home with young children. For these fathers, planning activities for kids and socializing with other men in their situation can be hard. For the Kansas City At-Home Dads group, the Kansas City Public Library is a home away from home.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC+Unbound/feed
[2] http://drupal.org/node/11816
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/how-research-new-years-resolutions-library
[4] http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/calendar/romancalendar.html
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/how-research-new-years-resolutions-library#comments
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/beads-inspiration
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11775#comment-form
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/book-review-liberty-bell
[9] http://www.nps.gov/inde/liberty-bell-center.htm
[10] http://www.nps.gov/inde/index.htm
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11731#comment-form
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/north-east-noel
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/north-east-noel#comments
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/kc-dads-are-home-library
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/11708#comment-form
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=95
[18] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=92
[19] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=93
[20] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=94
[21] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=97
[22] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=98
[23] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=99
[24] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=100
[25] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/113?page=111
