St. Patrick’s Day — Check out our page of links to St. Patrick’s Day history, recipes, crafts and more.

Have you seen the new Tim Burton movie Alice in Wonderland? It takes place several years after Alice’s first visit to Wonderland, when the now-adult Alice makes a return visit to the scene of her earlier adventures and meets up with many of the same characters.

If you’d like to read about Alice’s first trip to Wonderland, you can read the original book with the famouse John Tenniel illustrations online at the Internet Archive: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

If you’d like to download a copy, try this site which offers many different file formats including Kindle, PDF, EPUB and many others: Alice in Wonderland [ManyBooks.net]

Your library also has many versions of Alice’s story available to borrow in different formats, including books, CDs, DVDs and more: Check the NOBLE Library Catalog

NOBLE libraries are now offering a selection of recent fiction and nonfiction e-books through our digital collection. You can use your library card to check e-books out and download them to your computer to Adobe Digital Editions. You can read the books on your computer, or transfer them to a supported e-book reader like the Sony Readers and the Barnes and Noble nook. (Unfortunately, the Kindle doesn’t support licensed content from any source except the Amazon store.)

Download Audiobooks and E-Books — Browse our collection of e-books and audiobooks, and check them out. You can have up to four items checked out at a time. If a title you want is already checked out to someone else, you can place a hold, and you’ll receive an e-mail message when the book is available for you.

The XXI Winter Olympic Games begin on February 12, 2010, and continue through February 28th. During the competition, thousands of athletes from dozens of countries will take part in fifteen different sports. The Olympic torch will continue to burn, as from March 12-20 competitors in the Paralympic Games will take center stage in Vancouver.

Winter Olympic Games — Here are some links for news and information about the Winter Olympics

February 7 is Super Bowl Sunday: the New Orleans Saints vs. the Indianapolis Colts!

• Super Bowl XLIV — Catch all the news on the official NFL Super Bowl site
• Super Bowl Storylines — Boston.com’s guide to the Super Bowl topics of conversation.
• Super Bowl Central — ESPN’s Super Bowl news and information site
• Super Bowl Ad Preview — “Forget the Saints and the Colts this Sunday: The real competition during the Super Bowl will take place during the commercial breaks.” Boston.com’s guide to the commercial action
• Super Bowl XLIV Game Day Party Planner — Ideas for entertaining from Boston.com
• Super Bowl 2010 Food, Recipes, & Party Tips — Recipes and entertaining ideas from Epicurious.com

Black History Month is a celebration of important people and events in the history of the African-Americans. It was founded in 1926 by United States historian Carter G. Woodson, who chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass.

Black History Month — Here’s a page of links to help you find more information and resources about African-American history