Not sure if your new business idea should be a for-profit or a nonprofit organization? A major deciding factor is how you plan to fund the business and what you plan to do with your profits. Start by asking yourself about the goals and overall purpose for your business. Is your main focus to make money…
Start Your Own Business: Research & Planning
Are you thinking about starting your own business? Business ownership can be a dream come true for many people. Perhaps you want to be accountable to only yourself, you want to set your own hours and schedule, or you have a passion for something that you think will make the lives of others better. Whatever…
Homemade Gifts: Ideas & Resources
Watching a loved one open a gift is exciting, and even more so when you have created the gift yourself. Homemade gifts can be personalized for each recipient, and not only showcase your creativity, but can oftentimes be less expensive than store-bought items. Homemade gifts can vary in the amount of time they take, the…
Celebrate Veterans Day
Veteran’s Day is dedicated to honoring military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. It coincides with other days of remembrance around the world including Armistice Day in the United Kingdom and Remembrance Day across the Commonwealth of Nations. At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day…
National Internet Day: October 29
The internet has revolutionized our lives making much of the information and entertainment we want just a click away. October 29 is National Internet Day; a day to learn about the internet, and appreciate how it has changed our world. The internet was born in the late 1960s at the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA…
Exploring Podcasts: Celebrate International Podcast Day on September 30
From learning new information to watching videos and listening to music, the Internet has changed the way we communicate and how we experience digital forms of entertainment. One format that is part of the online evolution of entertainment is the podcast. So what is a podcast and how does it work? Podcasts are a great…
National Voter Registration Day
This year's National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, September 25. If you haven't registered to vote yet, you don't have to wait until September 25. Louisiana residents can register today, in person, online, or through the mail. Louisianians as young as 16 years old can register to vote, although you do have to wait until you are 18…
Remembering Neil Simon
Legendary playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018. Born on the 4th of July in 1927, some say Simon redefined American comedy. He was a Broadway and theater box office success for three decades. Neil Simon received numerous accolades throughout his career, including three Tony Awards for The Odd Couple (1965), Biloxi Blues (1985)…
Happy 70th Birthday to Alexander McCall Smith and Happy 20th Anniversary to the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series
Author Alexander McCall Smith will turn 70 years old this year on August 24. Known to family and friends as "Sandy," he was born in the country formerly known as Rhodesia (now the Republic of Zimbabwe). The youngest of four children, he spent his childhood in Southern Rhodesia and attended the Christian Brothers College. He went…
Banish Your Reading Blues
Even though I'm a librarian, occasionally I find it difficult to read. Sometimes my eyes are tired, or I just can't concentrate. It happens to all of us at one time or another. When you start to feel the reading blues, what can you do? Break out of a rut by trying something different from…
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