With the third Covid-19 vaccine approved by the FDA, there has been a great of talk comparing “vaccine efficacy” rates. You may be trying to figure out what all of this means? What is “vaccine efficacy” and can we use it to compare the different vaccines? Well, this NY Times article “What Do Vaccine Efficacy… Continue reading What does “vaccine efficacy” mean?
Category: In the Headlines
Blog posts about big news stories and issues (i.e. not local news)
Chinese New Year 2021
Happy Lunar New Year! The Chinese New Year falls on February 12, 2021 and the celebration lasts for several weeks. “The Chinese Zodiac, a system that has existed in Chinese culture for more than 2,000 years, dictates which animal represents a given year.” The cycle repeats every 12 years, and 2021 is the Year of… Continue reading Chinese New Year 2021
Screen time and the brain
“Headaches, anxiety and exhaustion caused by screen time that never ends is not just for adults anymore.” A CNN study showed 80 percent of teenagers check their phones on the hour, and 72 percent need to respond to their messages right away. Teens also preferred texting rather than speaking and often used a device to… Continue reading Screen time and the brain
Best Podcasts of 2020
If you are a podcast listener, I hope you are a subscriber to the MVCC Library Podcasts! And, if you are a podcast listener, don’t miss Vulture’s article on the best podcasts of 2020. Vulture: “The Best Podcasts of 2020 It’s been a strange and harrowing year, and the podcasts have mostly followed suit.“
Best Books of 2020
Looking for something to read over Winter break? Check out the titles considered some of the best of 2020 by the New York Public Library and the Chicago Public Library. Click on the title or link below for a book summary. If you are new to Hoopla–create an account using your MVCC email, select Moraine… Continue reading Best Books of 2020
COVID-19 Homepage Takeover on NBCNews
Today, NBC News is shining attention on the impact of COVID and calling attention to what we can do. They are doing a “homepage takeover” where their usual page full of news has been replaced with reporting on COVID. We are in the midst of the most difficult time of this pandemic. According Centers for… Continue reading COVID-19 Homepage Takeover on NBCNews
A Year Like No Other: 2020 Year in Pictures
The New York Times has released its 2020 Year in Pictures: “A Year Like No Other.” This is a powerful document with images from each month. The pandemic, racial protests & violence, the presidential election and much more. We are living through history, which, we are learning, is very difficult.
Do You Know Joe (Biden)?: President-Elect
To see the materials the library owns about Joe Biden, click on the picture within the blog post.
Access Denied
Have you ever found an interesting article in your social media, but you couldn’t read it without unblocking ads or subscribing to the publication? I had this happen to me recently when I found an interesting article entitled Can Books Compete With Netflix? Yes, and Here’s Why. It was published in the Wall Street Journal… Continue reading Access Denied
Voting Information for the November 3, 2020 Election
Key Dates for the November 3, 2020 Presidential Election Date Event 10/6/2020 Voter registration closes for deputy registrars and local election officials 10/7/2020 First day of grace period registration and voting 10/18/2020 Last day to register to vote by online application 10/19/2020 First day of early voting 10/29/2020 Last… Continue reading Voting Information for the November 3, 2020 Election