If you need a break from the pre-game hype and hoopla, especially if you have children between ages 3 & 7, you may want to head for the Egg this Sunday for a performance of Mo Willem’s “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus”. Presented by the Big Wooden Horse Theatre this event promises music, laughter and audience participation. Call the Egg at 473-1845 for more info and tickets or click here.

Came across this information via WGY and thought it would be of interest to our patrons. An effort supported by the United Way called VITA is offering tax preparation assistance at various locations around the Capital Region. A list of those locations can be found here. While the library is unable to provide direct assistance in this area, we do provide tax forms and you can access the IRS and New York State Dept. of  Taxation webpages from our computers.

Ever thought to yourself as you once again return your library materials late, that you wish someone could send you a little reminder BEFORE your materials were due, you wouldn’t be late? Your wish has been granted via LibraryElf! Signup is free and SALS-MVLS libraries are supported. We’ve used it for over a year and have nothing but great things to say. So hire and Elf and say so long to overdue library materials!

The Waterford Library recently created an online book discussion blog. Now we are looking for a few fearless book mavens to lead some on-line book discussions.  No experience necessary, beyond a familiarity with blogging and an interest in sharing your love of some great books! An informal gathering of such folks is being planned for the near future. In the meantime if you are interested in getting involved in such an endeavor, please leave a comment here or send an email from our contact page.

On Thursday the 11th at 6:30pm, the library will debut a new monthly program. Songs and Stories with Diane Payette will feature a wide range of activities that are certain to appeal to youngsters in grades K-3. Registration is requested, but not required to attend this program.  Please plan to join us on the second Thursday of the month for a new twist on bedtime stories!

Due to a dramatic decrease in attendance at library storytimes during the fall, we have made changes to when our storytimes in January will be offered. The “toddler time” story hour will take place on Friday the 11th and the 25th at 11am.  The pre-school storytimes in January will be the Tuesday the 15th and the 29th at 1:30pm. Further changes to the schedule may occur in the months to come, and if attendance continues to decline, the program may be suspended.  We encourage parents and care-givers to take advantage of these wonderful programs, which are presented by trained and dedicated library volunteers.