President's Budget of the U.S. Government, FY 2013

The President's Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2013, is now available. The public can search or browse the budget, which is accessible here. Budget documents are available in PDF, with many of the tables also available for separate viewing and downloading as spreadsheets in xls and comma delimited formats.

eBooks

The Library is very excited about our upcoming ebook service that will be premiering in late-February. But did you know that we can't buy ebooks from many publishers? Sadly, unlike a regular person, a library cannot pay Amazon or Barnes & Noble for an ebook and then lend it out to people. We can buy a printed book from these companies, stick it on the shelf, and lend it out - but digital content is treated differently by the publishers and the companies who manage digital content licensing. We want to offer you these ebooks, but the companies won't let us.

The following publishers currently refuse to sell or license ebooks to libraries:

• Macmillan Publishing
• Simon & Schuster
• Penguin Group
• Brilliance Audio
• Hachette Book Group

Think that’s wrong? We do too.

We encourage concerned patrons to contact each publisher to register your opinion. For your convenience, the addresses are provided below.

Macmillan Publishing
75 Varick Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 226-7521
customerservice@mpsvirginia.com

Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
(212) 698-7000
http://simonandschuster.com/about/contact_us

Hachette Book Group
466 Lexington Avenue #131
New York, NY 10017
(212) 364-1100
customer.service@hbgusa.com

Penguin Group
375 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014
(212) 366-2000
ecommerce@us.penguingroup.com

Brilliance Audio
1704 Eaton Drive
Grand Haven, MI 49417
(616) 846-5256
libsales@brillianceaudio.com

Classical Concert

Please join us on Wednesday, February 29th for our next Classical Kaleidoscope Concert, "Songwriters and Their Songs." The evening will feature a fascinating look at what makes theatrical songs tick, musically and dramatically, with performances of songs by Broadway's greatest writers. The versatile singers will be the husband and wife team of Karen Benjamin and KUSC host Alan Chapman. Doors open at 6:30, and the concert will begin at 7:00. No reservations are needed and admission is free. See you there!

Congressional Record App

The Library of Congress, in partnership with the Government Printing Office, have released an iPad app for the Congressional Record. The Congressional Record contains the debates, proceedings and activities of the Congress of the United States. Content goes back to 1995. The app can be found here.

Resolutions

Did you make any resolutions for 2012?  If so, check out this page at USA.gov for some resources to help you stick with your plan!  Happy new year!

Toy Safety

Check out the Consumer Product Safety Commission's great toy safety tips!

Classical Kaleidoscope Concert

Please join us next Wednesday, November 30, 2011, as the Arcadia Public Library Foundation presents “Brahms alla Zingarese,” the second in this year’s concert series. Doors open at 6:30 pm; concert runs from 7:00-8:30.