Looking for facts on art, biographies, business, finance, literary & poetry studies, movies & TV, news & current events or science & technology? Yes, you can Google -- but did you know the Atlantic County Library System has reliable resources to search 24/7? Access our free databases with your ACLS card and get accurate, up-to-date and vetted information without the uncertainty and without the ads.

• Need a recipe? Check out Explora for ideas to cook with kids, cooking through cancer, cooking organic on a budget & more.
• Are you researching an author or poet for an English paper and need credible sources? Find citable biographies and criticisms in Literary Reference Center.
• Find out more about Alabama native and “Hidden Figures” actress Octavia Spencer or other Hollywood stars with MasterFILE Elite.
• Having trouble hearing? Review the unbiased product reviews in Consumer Reports when researching hearing aids or other health related products and services.
• Exhausted from sorting through competing news stories about topics like immigration reform? Look to Points of View Reference Center to guide critical analysis by giving you a summary of the point and counterpoint plus relevant and current information.
• Is this the year you're going to start the business you have always dreamed of? The resources in Small Business Reference Center can help you on your way with startup kits, industry information, and guides to topics such as establishing trademarks, setting up a limited liability corporation, hiring, incorporating your business, and more.
• Traveling soon? Whether you're headed to Miami or Madrid, you can read up on local news where you're going. Select the Newspaper Source database in EBSCOhost and search full-text articles.

Next time you are looking for information on the World Wide Web,
search Atlantic County Library System's databases from our webpage first.

The Atlantic County Library System is excited
to partner with ACUA for the
3^rd Annual Recycled Art Contest
 

Open to Atlantic County residents of all ages, this contest challenges you to use your imagination by creating art with materials from recycling bins and/or trash cans.

Artwork, and completed entry forms, must be submitted between Friday, March 24 and Saturday, April 8, 2016 to our Egg Harbor Township, Galloway Township, Hammonton, Mays Landing and Ventnor branches. They will remain on display at these locations through Earth Day, April 22, 2017.

Three preliminaries winners in each of the 5 categories (8 & under, 9-13, 14-17, 18 & older and Group), will be chosen by ACLS staff and  moved to ACUA's facility. The final winners will be announced, and prizes awarded, at the 27^th Annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 23, 2017. All other submissions can be picked up by their artists on April 22 at the branch it was displayed.

Pick up complete guidelines and an entry form at the ACUA, any ACLS branch or print it here.

Go to www.acua.com/artcontest for details.

The Big Library Reads global eBook reading club is back
March 16 - March 30, 2017

Big Library Read is an opportunity for readers around the world to read the same digital title at the same time without any wait lists or holds. Simply login to the South Jersey Audiobook and eBook Download Center hosted by OverDrive with a valid Atlantic County Library System card and PIN, borrow the eBook Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, filings, and Life by Kate McDermott, and join the discussion.

Hailed as one of 2016’s "Best Cookbooks," "The Pie-Baking Bible," and "an instant classic" --
this is the only PIE cookbook you need.

Kate McDermott learned to make pie from her Iowa grandmother and has taught the time-honored craft of pie-making to thousands of people across America. Here she shares her secrets to great crusts (including gluten-free options), fabulous fillings, and to living a good life. Her Art of the Pie camps, and her pies have been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Real Simple, Saveur, and on NPR, among other outlets.

Kate lives in her Pie Cottage in Port Angeles, Washington. More information about Art of the Pie® Workshops and Pie Camps® can be found at artofthepie.com.

Art of Pie can be read on all major computers and devices, including iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phones and tablets, Chromebook™ and Kindle®. The eBook will be available with no wait lists and will automatically expire at the end of the 2 week lending period.

For more information and to join the discussion on the Big Library Read, visit BigLibraryRead.com.