National Library Week 2009 was a success!

Our Atherton Library Open House took place on Friday, April 17 at 11 am. The event was held to celebrate the 51st year of National Library Week. Just before the event started An Hollowell, Library Assistant, went through the entries for our Guessing Game contest to find a winner. The closest guess was from student Yukako Hobin who's guess of 253 was the closest (the actual number of candies in the jar was 247). Congratulations, Yukako! You win the candy jar and a $20 Dave and Buster's Power Card.

During the Open House students were offered cake, chips, brownies, cupcakes, macaroons, and coffee and most were more than happy to partake. Everyone was also encouraged to participate in our library quiz for a chance to win one of the great prizes available this year. The prizes were donated by library staff and local businesses alike and included: Bath & Bodyworks soap gift sets, Lancome make-up gift bags, koa wood bookmarks, Menchies t-shirts, and gift cards galore from Starbucks, Safeway, Jamba Juice, Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic, and McDonald's. Twenty-three students took up the challenge and walked away with a prize.

Thanks to everyone for helping us make this year's National Library Week a success!

Mahalo from Atherton Library~

Wayde Oshiro, Head of Atherton Library
Linda Uchida, Health Sciences Librarian
Lydia Lee, Natural Science Librarian
Jennifer Alm, Distance Education Librarian
Raymond Leonard, Reference Librarian
An Hollowell, Library Assistant II
Cheryl Urasaki, Library Assistant

More photos of this event can be found on our Flickr page.

Open House @ Atherton Library on April 17th

In celebration of National Library Week Atherton Library is hosting an Open House on Friday, April 17th. Come join us from 11am-Noon for cake and homemade goodies from your library staff. Enter our guessing game contest - closest guess wins a $20 Dave and Buster's Power Card! Each entry is also eligible for the Grand Prize drawing for a brand new Nintendo DSi.

Loads of other prizes will be given away during the Open House including: gift sets from Loreal and Bath & Body Works, Menchies frozen yogurt t-shirt & coupon, iPod speaker bag, gift cards from Starbucks, Jamba Juice, McDonald's, and Safeway, and much, much more.

Join the fun this Friday! For more details click here.

7 new species of coral identified

Samples were taken during 2007 research mission at Papahanaumokuakea

By Christie Wilson
Advertiser Staff Writer

Scientists yesterday announced they have identified seven new species of bamboo coral in the deep waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

The discoveries resulted from a NOAA-funded research mission to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that also found a 5-foot-tall yellow bamboo coral tree that had never been described before, new beds of deep-water coral and sponges, and a giant sponge scientists dubbed the "cauldron sponge" that is approximately 3 feet tall and 3 feet across. read more...

The Papahanaumokuakea Draft Management Plan is available in print or online in Atherton Library.

Epi Paper Topic: Malaria

The World Malaria Report 2008 describes the global distribution of cases and deaths, how WHO-recommended control strategies have been adopted and implemented in endemic countries, sources of funding for malaria control, and recent evidence that prevention and treatment can alleviate the burden of disease.

The WHO website is one of the premier online sources for international data and statistics on both chronic and infectious diseases. Go to the WHO Data and Statistics page to start your research.

Visit any one of the Librarians at Atherton Library's Reference Desk for research assistance. They can show you other valuable resources that you may have missed in your previous online and database searches, as well as help you to improve your search strategies and techniques.

Web Resource: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. MMWR readership predominately consists of physicians, nurses, public health practitioners, epidemiologists and other scientists, researchers, educators, and laboratorians.

Example of a recently published report:

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Associated with Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter--Containing Products --- United States, 2008--2009

*Highly recommended web resource for nursing students researching diseases and other epidemiological topics.

Spring 2009 Hours

Welcome back!

Atherton Library's Spring schedule goes into effect on Tuesday, January 20th.

Sunday Noon - 7 pm
Monday -Thursday 8 am - 9 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

Library closed January 16th

Atherton Library will be closed on January 16th. Please call Meader Library (downtown) at 544-0210 for assistance.