Hadley Luzerne Public Library

HI,
We have FREE eBooks and Audio Books for checkout through Overdrive Salon. You can see the link to the left of this post. These books, like our hardcover books, are shared by all libraries in the Southern Adirondack Library System and like our hardcover books, if the one you want is not available right now, you can go on a wait list. If you would like to know how to search for books that are available right now, please come in and ask. We will be happy to show you how to use the advanced search feature.
Due to demand, our library has recently purchased ten eBooks. (1) After by Amy Efaw, (2)A Home by the Sea by Christina Skye, (3) Against the Storm by Kat Martin, (4) Bride for a Night by Rosemary Rogers, (5) Unfinished Business by Nora Roberts, (6) The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, (7) The End of Normal by Stephanie Madoff Mack, (8) The book of Fate & (9) The Zero Game & (10) The Millionaires by Brad Meltzer.

Senate Select Committee on Libraries
State Senator Hugh T. Farley (R,C, I – Schenectady) reports that he was named Chairman of a newly-created Senate Select Committee on Libraries. This 19-member bipartisan body was established on January 10th through passage of a Senate resolution.

“This new committee will help the Senate in promoting libraries and addressing their needs,” said Senator Farley. “I am proud to have been a lifelong advocate for libraries, and will continue my efforts to assist them in meeting the needs of the public.

The Select Committee is authorized to conduct meetings, conferences and public hearings, to gather information and to make recommendations on library-related legislative proposals.

Mike Borges, Executive Director of the New York Library Association, attended the Senate Session and said “The library community is very pleased that the Senate has reactivated a special committee on libraries and look forwards to working with all the members to address the needs of libraries and library systems around the State.”

“Libraries are very important to our communities and our State,” Senator Farley said. “They provide educational services and opportunities to people of all ages. Whether you are learning to read, doing a school project, advancing your education, learning new skills, seeking a job, pursuing your hobbies and interests, seeking access to the Internet or simply looking for a good book to read, libraries offer a wide variety of resources and services to the public.”

PLEASE SEND HIM AN EMAIL AND THANK HIM, if you have time. Farley@nysenate.gov

The Hadley-Luzerne Public Library is a valued and trusted organization in our community. You have the opportunity to make a promise to future generations that the services the library provides will always be here, enriching the lives of generations to come. We encourage you to partner with us in shaping the future of the library by making use of a planned gift strategy. You can maximize your tax savings, financial benefits and your charitable goals with your gifts.

Please consider discussing your gifts with your attorney and/or financial planner to help you explore your options so that you can decide what is best for your particular financial and charitable objectives.

I received this email from Overdrive today. It looks like a lot of people may have got a nook or kindle for Christmas. That generated a lot of traffic on the Overdrive Website. They are looking into the problem.

Dear Library Partner,
This message is to inform you that we are experiencing extremely high traffic at some of our hosted library websites which may result in reduced performance. Our network engineers are actively working on this situation during this peak period.

We will keep you notified on any issues that may affect service.

Regards,
OverDrive Library Partner Services

The New York State Summer School of the Arts comprises summer residential programs which provide intensive pre-professional training by internationally acclaimed artists and artistic companies. SSA includes the Schools of Ballet, Choral Studies, Dance, Media Arts, Orchestral Studies, Theatre and Visual Arts. The program is open to all New York State high school age students who qualify through regional auditions. Tuition assistance is available based upon financial need.

The library will be closed on Saturday December 24th and Saturday December 31st. Have a wonderful holiday!

We have a story time every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. There are stories, song and dance.  This program is for Toddlers and their care-givers. All are welcome, just drop in.

Civil Service Jobs New York State www.cs.state.ny.us/jobseeker Find out how to apply for a New York State government job and New York State local government jobs.

http://albany.craigslist.org/jjj/  Search through key words to find local businesses that are hiring.  Send them an e-mail directly to get a response.

www.hotjobs.yahoo.com  Users can post up to ten versions of a resume.  Job seekers can use many unique features on this website, such as the ability to check how many times employers and recruiters reviewed their resume or the ability to block certain companies from viewing their resumes.

Indeed.com www.indeed.com  Enter your search terms in one search box and get back hundreds of job listings culled from over a million jobs listed on websites, newspapers, associations and company career pages.

Local newspapers:  Albany Times Union Help Wanted Ads www.timesunion.com

Schenectady Daily Gazette Help Wanted Ads www.dailygazette.com

Saratogian Help Wanted Ads www.saratogian.com 

www.Monster.com  One of the largest employment websites in the world, with a vast job search engine of over a million job postings.

NewsVoyager www.newsvoyager.com or Newslink www newslink.org These are two portals to newspapers in the U.S. and around the world.  Connect to thousands of newspaper sites and click on search terms such as classified, help wanted, employment or jobs.

Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco A nationally-recognized source of career information designed to help individuals make career decisions.

Resume and Cover Letter Creators www.nycareerzone.org/cz/resources/jobseeker/resume.jsp  or www.nycareerzone.org/graphic/resources/jobseeker/cover.jsp  Provided by the New York State Department of Labor, these forms can be used to help you create a basic resume or cover letter. Review it online to get the basic format correct, then save it as a word processor document for further editing.

Saratoga County’s One Stop Career Center  www.thejoblink.org/job-seekers/one-stop-centers.asp  Check here to find out what the One Stop Career Center at 152 West High St. in Ballston Spa can do for you.  This government agency offers resume help, interviewing workshops, support groups, job fairs and computer, phone and fax use during your job search, among many other things.  Call 884-4170 to set up an appointment.

Simply Hired www.simplyhired.com This is the largest job search engine, with about 7 million job listings worldwide.  Type in your city,state or zip code to find jobs closest to you.  It uses a number of unique search tools including the integration of Facebook in your job search.

www.USAJOBS.com  Federal Job Listings usajobs.opm.gov Official job site of the U.S. federal government.

Tuesday Dec 6th
E-Books and E-Readers
What are they? How do they work? What are the differences? How do I get books from the library website to my device? Would they be right for me?

We will answer as many of your questions as possible. Kindles, IPads and Nooks will be available for you to try-out. Find out which ones read the book to you, which ones have easy menus, which ones are touch screen, and compare the value to the prices of each.

 David’s Photo Reflections
Photography by David Avigdor
P.O. Box 159
Lake Luzerne, NY 12846
davigdor@me.com
518-654-6609

All my life, I’ve enjoyed being outdoors. I love traveling by canoe or on foot, exploring the wilderness, or the countryside, or cities. I enjoy solitary travel, and for many years I ‘travelled light’, without a camera, and kept only wonderful memories of my travels and explorations.

Several years ago, I decided to find a way to share what I see on these journeys and started to work with a digital camera to record some of the vistas and the details that capture my attention.

I especially enjoy photographing early in the morning and making images of the changing weather which plays such a big part in the character of places – those commonly visited as well as those that are not visited so much: Remote waterfalls, off-the-beaten-path parts of cities, and wanderings off any trails.

I hope that my images of the beautiful parts of the world, or the quirky ones, the things that move me to photograph, are interesting for others.

Enjoy my reflections!

David Avigdor
Lake Luzerne, New York