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Area Events and AnnouncementsInterested in Local Gas Prices?Here are links to some web sites that allow you to view gas prices in your area: Gas prices in the NRV on virginiagasprices.com Links to Virginia gas price information on www.fueleconomy.gov
Libraries are "Hot-spots" for Wireless AccessAll three branches of the Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library System now offer free wireless Internet access for the public. The Blacksburg Library, Christiansburg Library, and Jessie Peterman Memorial Library in Floyd all are wireless hot-spots. In the mid-1990's, Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library System collaborated with the Blacksburg Electronic Village, and was one of the first public libraries in the country to offer free Internet access for the public. At that time, when becoming a "wired" community was the goal, the library did a considerable amount of teaching to introduce the Internet to the public. Today, ten years later, the Internet is an integral part of our culture, and wireless technology is the standard. The Meadowbrook Public Library in Shawsville will also be a wireless hot-spot when it opens. The Public Library @ CRC offers wireless access through the Corporate Research Center. Montgomery-Floyd Regional Library System continues to offer Internet access and other computer access using the library's public computers. We have simply added wireless access for those who wish to bring their own wireless devices and computers into the comfort of the library. Library computers have Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, FrontPage, PowerPoint, and MapPoint available. Also, games and stories for children and reference tools such as the Encarta Thesaurus, Dictionary, Almanac, and Quotations are available for the public to use on each computer. The library computers are networked to a printer in each building. The library's catalog and databases are available from inside the library using either a library computer or a patron's wireless computer. The library's catalog and databases are available at www.mfrl.org from any computer connected to the Internet anywhere. A library card number must be typed in to gain access to the databases from outside the library. Computers for FamiliesDonated PCs with Windows 98 or more recent Windows operating system will be refurbished and distributed to needy families. To donate, contact 540.633.5133 x 19. Volunteer Emergency Families for ChildrenVolunteer Emergency Families for Children (VEFC) is seeking families to provide short-term shelter and care to abused, neglected, runaway and at-risk infants, children and youth from Montgomery, Giles and Pulaski Counties and Radford. Length of stay in your home is overnight to 21 days. Now accepting registration for training beginning in March. For more information, contact 540.953.1157 or visit http://www.vefc.org. |
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