Fans of the author Nick Hornby have dual reasons to be cheerful at the moment, with the release of his latest novel, “Juliet Naked” AND an acclaimed new film, “An Education”, for which Nick wrote the screenplay.  His publisher Penguin Books has more info on both here. And the New York Times had an article on the film.

Is one of the most enjoyable and satisfying parts of being a librarian. But if you can’t make it in, or would rather choose on your own, may we suggest a very useful tool.  It’s our NextReads service, which consists of an email newsletter full of book suggestions in a wide variety of genres and subjects.  Whether you’re an armchair traveler, mystery buff or love a spine tingling thriller, there’s a newsletter that’s tailored to you. The newsletters are linked to our catalog, so you can jump over and place a request. In no time, you will have your Next Great Read! Think of it perhaps as a Netflix queue for books.  Except you don’t have to bother with those pesky red envelopes.

This coming week marks the beginning of the busy Summer Reading Program season. Starting tomorrow, June 29th chldren entering pre-school through 5th grade can register for the program.  Older children are also invited to participate and if they are reading longer books they should keep track of pages read.  Readers will receive credit for each book or audiobook they check out. Anytime 5 or more books are checked out during a visit, the child is eligible to choose a book to keep from our book box.  Also don’t forget to check out calendar for dates and times for all summer reading programming.

Also don’t forget that summer hours begin this week. We will be open on Saturdays from 9am-1pm and closed on Sundays during July & August.  We will also be closed on Saturday July 4th for the Independence Day holiday.

We are looking into starting a gaming collection here at the Waterford Library, but we need your help! Please follow the link below to help us collect information on what kids of systems you own, so we can better serve you.   

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Over on the library book blog is a link to a video introduction to some of the historical events that inspire Dennis Lehane’s new novel, “The Given Day”.

Click here to see a unique way that a popular author is promoting his latest bestseller to be. We are always interested in readers who would like to participate in online book discussions via our book blog. Please consider and contact us for further details.

We recently implemented a small but significant change to our reserve policy for new books. Patrons from any library in the SALS/MVLS system can now place reserves for our new books. The catch is they will have to come to Waterford to pick them up. We won’t ship out new materials via Interlibrary Loan.  So if you can’t wait to read the latest bestseller from your favorite author and don’t mind a short trip to Waterford, place a reserve and come on by!

New books and other materials hit the shelves here at the library on a regular basis. An easy way to keep up with what’s new is to visit the “New Stuff” section of the on-line catalog.

The library is pleased to offer its patrons another free resource to information about books and authors.  BookPage is published monthly and is chock full of reviews and interviews with both favorite and soon to be favorite authors. And it’s available free at the library. Ask for a copy next time you visit!

Visitors and users of this blog are probably already familiar with the ability to subscribe to RSS feeds via a RSS newsreader, such as the one that’s built into IE7 or Safari. We’ve just added a new feed from our online catalog that will keep you updated on new materials as they are added to the collection! From our catalog page, look for the New Stuff link and then click on the “Subscribe to this Feed” link. You will then be notified via your RSS reader on a weekly basis about any new items added to our collection. If you need any assistance with this technology, feel free to comment here and we can provide some assistance.