This Friday! C-SPAN Civics Bus to Visit Weatherford Public Library

C-SPAN Civics Bus will arrive at the Weatherford Public Library on Friday, March 19 from 2:30p-4:00p.

The C-SPAN Civics Bus is a 45-foot mobile multimedia experience that brings the world of public affairs to communities nationwide. Visitors can tour the bus, see how interviews are produced and learn about C-SPAN's unique public affairs programming.

Going To Mexico on Spring Break?

There are a few things you should know before leaving the country to make sure your trip goes well and that you don't have any trouble coming back through customs. Click on the blue title above to peruse the Top Ten Traveler Tips for traveling abroad.

Jim Thompson: Oklahoma Author

Legendary crime writer Jim Thompson was many things: hobo, bellhop, roughneck, boozer, factory worker, Marine, devoted father and husband, and, for a brief time, a registered Communist. That last role is rarely mentioned in Thompson’s story as one of America’s most fearless purveyors of pulp-fiction-as-art—in the same league as hard-boiled luminaries like James M. Cain, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Chester Himes—decades before Quentin Tarantino made the genre fashionable.

For more information: JT

Motivational Books & Videos

Mac Anderson, the founder of "Simple Truths", was previously the founder and CEO of McCord Travel (one of the largest travel companies in the Midwest) and part owner and Vice President of Orval Kent Food Company (the largest manufacturer of prepared salad products in the country). Desiring to share his insights about leadership, he developed his current company. Mac is also a motivational business speaker. Purchased to provide encouragement to our business and computer students, this book and video display showcases these motivational books. Take a look at the videos, then check out one of these books for your reading pleasure.

Alice in Wonderland

Take a journey down the rabbit hole and watch the first ever film version (1903) of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, restored with it's original color tints by the BFI National Archive.

Click here to watch the 10 minute film for free: Alice in Wonderland

Ready To Quit Smoking?

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust is pleased to offer the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a FREE service for all Oklahomans with a desire to stop smoking or using other tobacco products.

If you'd like to quit tobacco, we invite you to begin your journey with this quality, professional service, and give yourself every chance to make this quit attempt a successful one!

Through the Helpline, callers receive one-on-one quit coaching, specialized materials, and referrals to community resources. Callers interested in receiving follow-up can enroll in the Helpline's multiple call program in which they will receive a series of telephone based coaching sessions with the same Quit Coach throughout their quitting process.

Participants in the multiple call program may also receive free nicotine patches, or gum, or they may be referred to their health insurance plan or health care professional for additional treatment.

1-800-QUIT NOW (784-8669)

1-800-793-1552 (Spanish)

Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday 7 a.m. - 2 a.m.

Iditarod XXXVII

The Iditarod, also known as the "Last Great Race", is one of the biggest sporting events Alaska has to offer. There are about 50-100 teams involved each year, but the number varies from year to year. The race starts in Anchorage, Alaska and ends in Nome, Alaska. The official start is from Willow, Alaska, but since Anchorage is the biggest community in Alaska, the mushers start from Anchorage the day before the actual start as part of the ceremonial process. The race is comprised of one human on the sled trying to guide the dogs the right direction. Then there about 16 siberian husky dogs, but teams can have as many as 12 dogs.

Come check out the display that is across from the computers on the first floor. There you will find a listing of the mushers participating in the race, the calendar of events as well as some great books on the race and about Alaska.

For more information go to www.iditarod.com