Humans in Space

NASA has a video and images of Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Today is the 50th anniversary of his flight to outer space which was the very first time for a human being to journey to space.

STD Awareness

April is STD Awareness Month.

Census Bureau Workshops at Birmingham Public Library

Two Census workshops have been scheduled at Birmingham Public Library

• Census Data Basics -- Tuesday, April 26, 2011 (10 AM - 11:30 AM)

• Census Data and Proposal Writing for Not-for-Profit Organizations -- Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (10 AM - 11:30 AM)

Both presentations will be held in the Arrington Auditorium, which is located on the 3rd floor of the Linn Henley Research building at the downtown Birmingham Public Library.

 

Latest Volcano Activity

Get the latest volcano activity from the Smithsonian/USGS Weekly Volcano Activity Report.

Display of the Month: Earth Day

We're going to take the whole month of April to celebrate Earth Day 2011.

• the happy earth day activities book
• Case of the Broken Loop
• Follow That Trail
• Recycling ...for the future: It's everybody's business
• Don't Throw Away That Food
• Resources on Waste for Your Home and Community
• The Clean Air Act of 1990: A primer on consensus-building
• The Clean Water State Revolving Fund: Financing America's environmental infrastructure - a report of progress
• Clean Water Action Plan: Restoring and protecting America's waters
• A "Green" Building Tour
• Islands of Green in a Sea of People
• Collecting Used Oil for Recycling/Reuse: Tips for consumers who change their own motor oil and oil filters
• Housing: A home for recycled materials
• Promoting Cleaner Technologies and Tools for Environmental Protection
• Reformulated Gasoline and Your Motor Boat
• The Road From Global Warming to a Cleaner Future
• Our Land, Our Legacy: The resource conservation and recovery act
• Let's Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
• Earth Day Everyday
• Greening the Government
• Earth Science Fun Pad: Packed with things to do!

Do You Like To Break Codes? Help the FBI Break a Code

Help the FBI break this code & possibly solve a murder case.

Why and When to Vaccinate?

Are you up to date on your vaccines? Considering skipping some? Or, are you traveling out of country this spring? No matter what, you should be knowledgeable regarding vaccines.