Wallingford Public Library News and Events
“Wallingford Public Library Joins the Blogging Generation”
In addition to the lovely new physical space on North Main Street, Wallingford Public Library has created a new virtual space on the World Wide Web.
Log on to http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org/, and visit the library’s new website. It has a fresh new look with lots of new features, including some excellent new databases, an events calendar showing future library programs, and a link to the Wallingford Library Blog.
Julian Aiken, Reference and Technology Librarian at Wallingford Public Library explains, “The blog is an easy way to keep our patrons up to date with new programs, events, and materials at the library. The blog is a place where we can provide reviews of new books, movies, and music. Best of all, patrons can write comments directly to the blog, allowing them to give us feedback on how we’re doing, things they’d like to see in the library, and to share ideas. We look on the blog as a sort of virtual meeting space in the library.”
Library Co-Director Karen Roesler agrees, “The new website is just one more way the library is reaching out to the community to provide access to information and resources. The blog format is a relevant and popular communication tool and we are looking forward to hearing from our patrons in this new and immediate form of dialog.”
Currently the library is undergoing Phase 2 of its expansion and renovation project with an expected completion before the end of this year. Contact the Wallingford Public Library for more information: http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org or 203-265-6754.
“Playaways Have Arrived at the Wallingford Public Library”
If you currently enjoy listening to audio books on cassette or CD, you're going to absolutely love the new format of MP3 technology called a Playaway available from the Wallingford Public Library.
A Playaway is an audio book which has been recorded onto an MP3 Player that weighs only six ounces. The compact size allows the user to wear it in a pocket or around one's neck, making listening to books on the go easy and comfortable. No cassettes, CD's, or downloads are necessary. The entire book is self-contained on one small Playaway device. Simply plug in the earphones and press ‘play.’ Playaways make it easier than ever to listen to favorite authors while on the move. Use them while walking, running, cooking, gardening, or traveling to a favorite vacation spot this summer. The library has purchased an initial collection of 42 titles. There’s a great mixture of fiction, popular non-fiction, and teen titles. The Playaways operate using a single AAA battery and headphones, both of which are available from the library. They circulate for 2 weeks and are located in the library near the Information Desk.
“OVERDRIVE:” Downloadable Books from the Wallingford Public Library
Another version of MP3 technology is scheduled to arrive at the Wallingford Public Library August 1st when “Overdrive” becomes accessible from the library’s website, (http://www.wallingford.lioninc.org.)
Overdrive provides downloadable audio books to library patrons via their Wallingford Public Library Card and their own computer. Beginning August 1st, patrons will be able to log onto the library’s website and choose from a collection of more than 1000 audio book titles. The audio books may be downloaded to a personal computer by using a Wallingford Public Library Card. Once downloaded, the audio books can be transferred to an MP3 player (at this time Overdrive does not allow downloading to iPods) and in some cases, burned to a compact disc depending upon copyright constraints. Patrons have access to the downloaded file on their computer for two weeks. Once the two-week time period has expired, the downloaded file will disappear from their computer. This service will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the library’s website. More information is available from the Wallingford Public Library: 203-265-6754 and at http//:www.wallingford.lioninc.org
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