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Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ Solar Eclipse on Sunday, 20 May 

People in east Asia and the western part of the U.S. will be able to look up in the sky on Sunday to view this rare event.  Here in the UAE we can watch it as it happens over the internet at the following websites:   
Video at Space.com
Slooh Space Camera Live Coverage
Panasonic Live Coverage

The event starts at about 11:30pm UAE time over east Asia, and about 4:30am UAE time Monday morning over the U.S. 

Did you know?  The next solar eclipse that will be visible over the UAE is on 26 December, 2019!
Find more information at HCT Libraries Discovery.

 

Library Week 2012 – Winners!

Announcing Library Week 2012 competition winners:

Six word memoirs:
Winner - Ayesha Mohamed Alhaj Mahmoud Shukralla for  “Today is your day, create differences”
Honorable mention – Meshaal Ali Ibrahim Al Balooshi for “ God gave me a wonderful mother”

Short story competition:
Jury’s choice:      Basma Yasin  Younis Mohammad Amir for her story titled “SHORT STORY”
People’s Choice: Hamda Atiq Ahmad Yousuf Al Hammadi  for her story titled “IDENTITY”

 

Library Week Opening Ceremony

The DWC Library was honored to have HH Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture & Arts Authority open our Library Week 2012.

 

Are you excited for Library Week? We are!

Here’s the schedule!  We hope to see you there!

 

A Message About Library Week

 

GREAT site to help you choose HEALTHY FOODS

At ChooseMyPlate  you will find tons of information about eating right to stay healthy.

Use the SuperTracker (My foods.  My fitness.  My health) to:
Get a personalized nutrition and physical activity plan.
Track your foods and physical activities to see how they stack up.
Get tips and support to help you make healthier choices and plan ahead.

Try the “Food-A-Pedia” tool to compare 2 different foods to see which one is better for you!

And remember, the DWC Library has a wide selection of books, videos and magazines all about health and fitness!  Ask any of the Library staff to help you find them.

 

Kate Adie – Guest Author

March 7th at 10:00 am as part of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature’s  Education Day, DWC will host Kate Adie, author and broadcaster, in the DWC auditorium.

You are most welcome to attend the event or watch via live broadcast, rtsp://live.dwc.hct.ac.ae/broadcast/live.rm

During the event participants are welcome to Tweet questions using the hash tag, #kateadiedwc

 Interested in more information about Kate Adie?  Try searching HCT resources.

 

Gotta love Madagascar!

A new species of chameleon small enough to easily perch on the tip of a match – the tiniest chameleon ever discovered – has been found on a small island off Madagascar.

Sadly, researchers warn that the newly discovered chameleon species is extremely threatened because of habitat loss and deforestation in Madagascar.

Read the full article at OurAmazingPlanet.com

Find out more about this wonderful place @ your library!

 

Library Week – Competitions, Book Fair, Poetry, TED Talks and much much more!

Library Week is 15-19 April

Want to belong? 

Visit our site for a list of all the fun
and interesting activities we have planned.

Do you have a story you just have to write down? 
Enter our Short Story contest.  The theme is “Belonging”.

Can you tell your life story in just 6 words? 
Enter our Six Word Memoir contest.

Questions?  Suggestions?  Email: 
dwc_library@hct.ac.ae                       
Follow us on Twitter! 
#dwclibweek2012

 

Who do you admire?

We want to know……

Who is your Emirati role model?

Is he/she a Sheikh/Sheikha, a business woman, a movie/music star or a sports hero? Take our survey to tell us the Emiratis who inspire you the most.     Click HERE