 |
||
|
Schaumburg Township District Library • (847) 923-3334 • jericson@stdl.org |
||
|
© Copyright Schaumburg Township District Library. |
In this issue: 1. Business Programs 2. Computer Classes 3. New Business Books
4. Useful Web sites 5. Quotable Quote
BUSINESS PROGRAMS Register at the Information/Magazines Desk (847) 923-3349 for business programs.
Money Smart Week
April 21 - 24
Rasmussen South
The Schaumburg Township District Library, in a partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, is participating in Chicago Money Smart Week. The following programs, designed to help consumers better manage their finances, will take place at the library:
Ready, Set, Retire
Monday, April 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Two specialists will cover the important topic of retirement preparedness. This will include wealth management, saving for retirement, Medicare and Medicaid. The program will include the five biggest risks facing retirees.
Get Real - Financial Decisions in the Real World
Wednesday, April 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 8:30 p.m.
This program is geared toward high school students. Learn about paying bills, setting financial goals, saving and building a good credit record.
Planning for the Costs of Higher Education
Thursday, April 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 - 9 p.m.
A member of the Financial Planning Association will present an informative seminar on what parents should know about planning and saving for college costs.
Looking for a Job? We can help!
Mondays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 -4 p.m.
Rasmussen North
Representative from the Illinois WorkNet Center, an employment support resource, will be available to help you in your job search. They offer a wide variety of services including: resume workshops, interviewing training, Illinois skills matching, job search tips and networking.
ADULT COMPUTER CLASSES
For registration and fee information, call the library's Computer Assistance Desk at
(847) 923 3352.
Microsoft Excel-Level 1 Wednesday, May 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
Learn to manipulate spreadsheets for recording financial and statistical information. Level 2 will introduce more advanced features.
Creating Web Sites
Saturday, May 3 . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.
This program will assist you in designing, creating and managing a website. This class will not cover HTML code.
NEW BUSINESS BOOKS
Awakening the Entrepreneur Within: How Ordinary People Can Create Extraordinary Companies 658.11 Gerber,M
Who Said So? The Questions Revolutionary Businesses Ask That Make Them Successful 658.401 Parker, M
Three Moves Ahead: What Chess Can Teach You About Business (Even If You've Never Played) 658.4012 Rice, B
Damage Control: Why everything You Know About Crisis Management is Wrong 658.4056 Dezenhall, E
The Levity Effect: Why it Pays to Lighten Up 658.48 Gostick, A
What the Customer Wants You to Know: How Everybody Needs to Think Differently About Sales 658.85 Charan
USEFUL WEB SITES
Food Safety and Expiration Dates Food Safety – from the Federal Citizen Information Center – “An estimated 76 million cases of food borne disease occur each year in the United States. The majority of these cases are mild and cause symptoms for only a day or two. Food borne illness can be prevented with proper food care – and this starts as soon as you select an item at the store. Then the food must be carefully handled and stored at home. Here are some basic food handling tips and storage information charts to help guide you.” http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cfocus/cffoodsafety07/focus.htm
Obsolete Skills Obsolete Skills - The Wiki of Obsolete Skills – from dialing a rotary phone to adjusting the spark on your automobile engine to correcting a mimeograph stencil – this site describes skills that are no longer as useful or are totally obsolete. Users can contribute new ones.
Postage Rate Increases Coming! New Prices Coming May 12, 2008 – from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) – Includes the new first-class mail letter rate of 42 cents (except for any new forever stamps purchased before that date.) Other changes also include a 62¢ stamp available shortly after May 12 for 1-ounce nonmachinable First-Class Mail letters, such as square greeting cards.
Recyclable or Not? Paper or Plastic? - Watch and listen to this MSNBC video and see the impact of your bag choices at the store. Web site information provided by Claire Obrecht
QUOTABLE QUOTE
"The most important man in the room is the one who knows what to do next" - James L. Webb
First Administrator of NASA
Electronically Yours,
John Ericson, Corporate and Small Business Liaison
Schaumburg Township District Library
(847) 923-3334
|
Schaumburg Township District Library