Branched Out Summer SessionsThe Buffalo & Erie County Public Library in cooperation with the Buffalo Museum of Science will present a "Young Scientist" series for children ages 6-10 and a "Young Explorers" series for children ages 3-5 at several libraries during the months of July and August. Check out the latest schedule with dates and times at the Central, Crane, Dudley, East Clinton, East Delevan, Merriweather, Niagara, and Riverside
Be Creative and Express Yourself @ Your Library!Join us for some summer reading fun and programs at libraries throughout the system. Check out our summer reading events for kids and teens. Check out the Kids Corner for some great summer reading resources.
Career Resources!Looking for a new job or changing your career? B&ECPL's new Job and Career Resources page can help! Click here link to for information on local and national jobs, how to write a resume, civil service exams and much, much more.
Read Down Your Fines This SummerThe Buffalo and Erie County Public Library will once again sponsor a Read Down Your Fines program for children age 16 and under through Saturday, August 29. Learn more.
New Features Added!OverDrive now offers star-rating support and user-defined lending periods for downloadable audio and video Learn more!

OverDrive Expands iPod®Compatibility with WMA Audiobooks. All new users will automatically download the latest version, and existing users will be prompted to upgrade to the latest version of OMC. Learn more!
Interlibrary Loan is Here!Are you looking for a book or an article that the B&ECPL does not own? Order it through ILLiad... the B&ECPL's new Interlibrary Loan Service that allows you to request materials from libraries outside the B&ECPL system. To learn more about ILLiad, click here.
Join a Battle of the Books Team TodayStudents who will be in Grades 6 through 9 this fall are invited to join your local library's Battle of the Books Team. The 11th Annual Battle is set for Saturday, August 1, 2009 at ECC South Campus, 4041 Southwestern Blvd., Orchard Park. Teams are forming now...ask at your local branch library for information about teams. Don't miss this exciting trivia competition based on books! The Battle is on!
Follow us on twitter!We're now using twitter to send brief tweets about Library news, events, programs, training classes, facts and other useful information. Find us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/buffalolibrary (New to twitter? To receive regular library updates click the Join Today button)

Twitter is a free short messaging and social networking service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates know as tweets.
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The World in Words and Pictures is a community-wide two year project designed to introduce teens, parents, librarians and teachers to the exciting and extremely popular literary format of graphic novels.

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