Great Recipe Sites

Here is a great collection of recipe sites with reviews.

One of the sites that I was not aware of is Cookstr. I will definitely be checking this site out soon. Here is the description:

Cookstr publishes recipes by professional chefs, including Mario Batali, Jamie Oliver, Alice Waters, Jacques Pepin, Michael Recchiuti, Mark Bittman, and on and on. In addition to recipes, the site also provides informative profiles for each chef. Features are fairly minimal, with a video section still under development, but I do like the simplicity of the site. Site registration allows you to save and comment on recipes. Although Cookstr only has a few recipes from each chef, it's the closest thing to a massively cross-cook[book] database I've found. I hope it grows.

The Library also has a great selection of cookbooks in the 641.5 section and many delicious choices in magazines including Cooking Light, Vegetarian Times, Bon Appetit, Cook's Illustrated, Fine Cooking, and Food Network.

Happy Cooking!

Meet Google Wave

Here is a complete online user manual for using Google Wave.

According to the site, "Google Wave is a new online communications tool that enables groups of people to edit and discuss documents simultaneously on the web. The Google Wave team says Wave is "what email would look like if it were invented today." "

Info from Google
More on Google Wave from Forbes.com

President Barack Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

http://nobelpeaceprize.org/

Nobel laureates for 2009 and prior years.
Click on "previous year" to view past winners.

Gourmet Magazine to Close

Conde Nast's Gourmet Magazine will cease publication after more than 68 years, along with Cookie, Elegant Bride, and Modern Bride.

Life Magazine on Google Books

The entire run of Life magazine (1936-1972) is now available on on Google Books. You can browse issues by date, search all issues, or search within a particular issue. And best of all, you can look at all of the beautiful photos and read issues from cover to cover.

PC Mag's Top 100 Sites

PC Magazine has selected a list of the top 100 Internet sites.
Take a look to view some websites that have been around for a while and others that are new.

Travel Books

Where did the travel books go? After walking past the Circulation Desk at the front of the Library, make a right turn and travel materials are located to your left. Books from publishers including Fodor's and Frommers and videos from Rick Steves and more can be found here.

Travel materials are located between Dewey Decimal Numbers 910-919. The Pierce County Library has put together this helpful chart of Dewey Decimal Numbers for travel.

Please speak to a Reference Librarian at the Reference Desk 732-521-5000 or mtplref@monroetwplibrary.org for further assistance.

Recipe Site

You may have shopped at Whole Foods Market but have your visited their website? You can search for recipes by keyword, browse by subject, choose from a list of popular recipes, or subscribe to the Recipes Newsletter and have Whole Food's recipes sent to your inbox.

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/index.php

Monroe Township Public Library

We are now on Facebook! Just search for "Monroe Township Public Library" and add us as a friend.

Reading and Math Volunteers

Do you have some spare time and wish to help children in our community? The Reading Partners and Math Partners programs at the Monroe Township Library are currently in need of volunteers for this summer. Both of these programs are for school-aged children that need help in reading and/or math skills. Students are paired with an adult volunteer from the community who will help them practice reading and/or math skills for one hour per week.

If you are interested and wish to learn more about this program, visit our Website at http://www.monroetwplibrary.org/kidsvolunteer.htm or visit the Monroe Township Library in person to fill out an application. The Youth Services Department hopes that you will consider joining this successful program.

IRS FAQs

Here is list of questioned frequently asked questions with answers from the IRS
http://www.irs.gov/faqs/

Federal Forms
State Forms

New Jersey Librarians Help Residents Through Tough Economic Times

1. New Jersey Work Tools
2. New Jersey Financial Tools
3. New Jersey Housing Tools
4. New Jersey Health Tools
5. New Jersey Parental Tools
6. Tools for Seniors

Please visit Governor Corzine's Economic Assistance and Recovery Plan for more help weathering the economic downturn.

Sound Recordings of Jewish Survivors of the Holocaust

Recordings of personal experiences from Jewish survivors of the Holocaust are now available at the Archival Sound Recordings site of the British Library.

"These recordings are powerful personal accounts of the Holocaust from Jewish survivors living in Britain. The interviews were selected from a much larger oral history project, the Living Memory of the Jewish Community, which recorded testimony between 1988-2000. The project was developed with the specialist advice of leading Jewish historians and complements a number of collections held by the Sound Archive on Jewish life in Britain."