Web Watch @ Your Library #2 - November 1, 2003 webwatch@pcin.on.ca Stratford Public Library Unsubscribe info at the end of the issue. Thank you to everyone who has joined Web Watch @ your library. This issue of Web Watch covers some great sites about pets - of all kinds... even reptiles! Whether you are trying to train an animal or looking for specific breed information, these sites are for you. 1. Web Watch @ your library 2. Upcoming Events @ SPL ========================================================================== 1. Web Watch @ SPL - Family Pets ========================================================================== "Central Pets.com" - www.centralpets.com Information about just every kind of pet - birds, fish and other water creatures, reptiles, mammals and even insect pets such as beetles, scorpions and tarantulas, and more - can be found on this popular web site. "Pet Net Canada" - www.petnetcanada.com For Canadian pet owners, this is an attractive and colourful web site with links to animal breeders, groomers, trainers and classified ads according to province. Some special features include a Pet Names Guide and Pet Horoscopes. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Web Tip If you want to refresh your screen, simply press the F5 key on your keyboard! ++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Cat Fanciers" - www.fanciers.com This web site is dedicated to cats, with general information on acquiring and preparing for a new cat or kitten, cat breed descriptions, feline welfare, articles about feline veterinary medicine, and more. "Dog Breed Info Center" - www.dogbreedinfo.com Dog care and health, dog training and an extensive alphabetical listing and descriptions of dog breeds can be found on this web site. One of the purposes of this resource is to provide enough information about breed temperaments that a family could make a decision about the suitability of a new dog for their household. "Birds'n Ways" - www.birdsnways.com This web site provides a comprehensive guide to pet parrots and other exotic birds such as budgies, cockatoos, macaws, lovebirds, parakeets, senegals, meyers, conures, amazons and many more. As well as information, there's also advice from experts, bird magazine links, lists of bird books and chat rooms. "Aqualink" - www.aqualink.com Users will find tropical fish and aquarium information and frequently- asked questions in the Aqualink web site. Under Free Services, the aquarium glossary, disease encyclopedia and disease diagnoses are especially helpful. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Web Tip Save the sites you visit most often to your Favorites menu - that way you won't have to search and find the sites you use most often each time you want to view them. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Exotic Pets on the Net" - www.pet-net.net/exotics.htm Use this web site to find information on prairie dogs, pot-bellied pits, hermit crabs, chinchillas, insects and spiders, snails, sugar gliders, raccoons, opossums, ferrets, alpacas, etc. as well as data on more commonly-known pets such as rabbits, gerbils and guinea pigs. "Petinfo.Org" - http://petinfo.org/ Here's a useful listing of links to info about pet care, pet health and training of all sorts of pets, whether they are large or small, exotic or more commonplace! Some special features include Pet Names, Pet Loss and Pets' Rights. A site search is also available. "Care for Pets" - www.avma.org/care4pets Created by the American Veterinary Medical Association, this web site discusses animal health and safety, selecting and buying a pet, pet loss, and an animal care activity section for children. There's also a section about veterinarians and a site search function. "Healthy Pet" - www.healthypet.com This accurate and up-to-date web site is a project of the American Animal Hospital Association, an organization of 25,000-plus veterinary care providers. Notice the Pet Care Library, the Frequently Asked Questions, the "Tell us about Your Pet" feature and the site search features. ========================================================================== 2)Upcoming Events @ SPL ========================================================================== November 3-7 - TD Canadian Children's Book Week Come celebrate TD's Canadian Children's Book Week at SPL! On November 4th, at 9:30 in the library auditorium, Dayle Gaetz will be speaking to local youth on her wildly popular books. Dayle Gaetz writes junior fiction and young adult material. Look her up today! This event is free and is open to all. November 6, 12pm-1pm - Noon Hour Book Club Peter Brierley is speaking on: Poetry, What Rhymes, Eh? Admission is $1.00. Coffee is available and feel free to bring your lunch. Library Auditorium. November 13, 12pm-1pm - Noon Hour Book Club Cathy Clarke, Kate Jacob and Anne Marie Heckman are speaking on: Folk Tales, Fact of Fiction. Admission is $1.00. Coffee is available and feel free to bring your lunch. Library Auditorium. November 20, 12pm-1pm - Noon Hour Book Club Steve Rae is speaking on: Exercising your Imagination. Admission is $1.00. Coffee is available and feel free to bring your lunch. Library Auditorium. November 21-23 - Stratford Book Festival Come and meet award-winning authors at workshops, readings, signings and performances for the entire family. Visit www.stratfordbookfestival.ca for times and locations. November 27, 12pm-1pm - Noon Hour Book Club Nancy Hislop will be preparing her famous Christmas Luncheon. Admission is $10.00, please purchase your tickets in advance. Library Auditorium. November 28, 9:30am-5pm - Donation Day The Library is happy to accept donations of gently used books, books on tape, compact discs and videos. Donations may be dropped off at the back door of the Library - just ring the buzzer. We also now collect comic books! Check our web site to see what else SPL can offer you! www.stratford.library.on.ca To unsubscribe send a message to webwatch-unsubscribe@pcin.on.ca