Free Photo Editing Software

Do you still have pictures from July 4th in your digital camera? This list of the 20 Best And Free Online Photo Editing Websites may inspire you to edit those photos so you can get them printed or view them online and enjoy them. Photo editing software like Photoshop can be very expensive but you may not need all the extra features. Check out these free options.

Here are a few from the list:

• Flauntr.com


• Pixlr.com


• Lunapic.com


• BeFunky.com


• Picnik.com

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Health Care Bill Signed

Obama's Health Care Reform Bill Passed

Learn more about it from different sources at Google News.

Summary of Bill from CBS.com

Complete text of Health-Care Reform Bill

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Become a Library Champion

Why Become a Library Champion?

Library Champions are people who love their libraries and want to be in the know about issues that may affect them. Being a Library Champion means:
Giving us your email address so that we can contact you when needed.
Taking appropriate action such as phone calls, emails to legislators or simply talking to your neighbors about the value of library services.

Sign Up Here

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Why Celebrate the Irish? They Saved Books!

In this op-ed piece in the New York Times, Thomas Cahill, author of "How the Irish Saved Civilization, details how the Irish saved the books of the Western world.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/17/opinion/17cahill.html

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Weather

It sounds like we are going to have a very wet weekend. An easy way to find weather reports online is to use Google's built-in weather feature. Such go to www.google.com and search for "weather" and then a zip code or the "town name, state" to retrieve a current weather report for that location.

Example: weather 08831
weather Spotswood, NJ

This is an example of how your results will look:





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Oscar Winners

Did you favorite film win any awards? Check out Oscars.com to see an official list of winners along with movie trailers, photos from the red carpet, and full coverage of the event.

The Library owns a few of the winning and nominated titles including:

The Hurt Locker (DVD)
Julie and Julia (DVD)
Up (DVD)
Inglourious Basterds (DVD)

To see if a title is available, check the Library catalog or contact a reference librarian at 732-521-5000 or mtplref@monroetwplibrary.org.

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Create Your Own Recipes

Fine Cooking's website has a page where you can create custom recipes from a selection of ingredients. Just drag the ingredients that you want to use across the screen and the site creates the unique recipe for you on the spot. The page includes recipes for:

• Chocolate Truffles
• Ice Cream
• Vegetable Soups
• Potato Gratin
• Stir Frys
• Rustic Fruit Tarts
• Summer Pasta Salads
• And more!

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