We were pleased to hear that our Town Supervisor, Jack Lawler recommended the library as a place to learn more about on-going Hudson River Dredging Project. We will be adding links to several Internet sites dedicated to the project on our Web Resources page soon. In the meantime, you can get the latest media links about the project by going to Google News and typing “Hudson River Dredging”. 

We often refer people to the Troy Public Library for  local genealogy information or requests for obits from their Troy Record microfilm collection. I have noticed that they have recently upgraded their webpage and thought that our customers would be interested in how to reach them. And maybe they will return the favor and link to ours! 

I received a call recently asking about volunteering at the library. Unfortunately we do not currently use volunteers, due to our small size and lack of regular tasks that might well suit a volunteer corp.  However the Friends of the Waterford Library are always looking to expand their ranks and have regular need for volunteers to staff their events. The Friends meet here at the library on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 pm. You can also stop in and pick up a sign-up sheet or leave contact information for the Friends board. I encourage folks interested in lending a hand to  the library to join the Friends. 

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. 

Don’t forget that our monthly Songs & Stories takes place this Thursday at the library. Diane Payette brings a batch of songs to sing along to, some stories that will bring smiles and laughter and usually a craft to take home. It all starts at 6:30pm.

Sorry for the last minute notice, I thought this had already been posted. Our 3rd Annual Spring Golf Clinic happens this evening at the library from 5:30 to 8pm. Lots to see and learn from PGA Pro Mike Stefanik. All this and door prizes too!

Have you been searching for an easy way to locate your next great read? Well look no further than our latest service NextReads. NextReads is a E-newsletter than readers can subscribe to via email. They will receive periodic newsletters featuring new titles in their favorite genres and topics. They can even place requests for those titles right from the newsletters, which are linked to our catalog! So sign up today for NextReads!

The Songs & Stories program with Diane Payette which normally takes place on the second Thursday of the month has been rescheduled to April 24th. We apologize for any inconvenience. Mrs. Payette looks forward to seeing you all then!

New York Public Library has added various free content to the iTunes U section of the iTunes Music Store. More info is available here.