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Sunday Hours: The Library is now open Sundays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. through April 29, 2012.
The Youth Services Department was awarded a $3,000.00 grant from Arisia Inc., a non-profit, volunteer-run organization whose purpose is to promote science fiction and fantasy. This grant will be presented to Nancy Boutet, Head of Youth Services and Kira McGann, Young Adult Librarian on Sunday evening
during the annual Arisia Convention at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. The grant will be used to enhance the science fiction and fantasy collections in both the juvenile and young adult collections at the library.
Glimpses of China: Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. in the Meeting Room. A guest lecturer from the Chinese Culture Connection will provide a cursory overview of Chinese history, customs, and traditions as well as explore the Cultural Revolution and its’ impact on China. Free. Registration begins on January 16 in the Information Services Department. For ages 12 and up.
Friends of the J. V. Fletcher Library, Inc. Family Book Sale: Friday, February 10, Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12. Books for all ages and interests. A preview of the Book Sale will be held on Friday evening from 6:30 – 9:00 PM. A Friends membership (which may be purchased at the door) is necessary for attending the preview sale. The entire public is invited Saturday for an all-day sale, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM and a special half price extravaganza on Sunday, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM.
NEW SCANNER POLICY: The Friends of the Library have decided to no longer allow the use of scanners at the Friends Preview Sale on Friday night to ensure a more welcoming, enjoyable and family-friendly experience for everyone who comes to the sale. However, scanners will be welcome on Saturday and Sunday.
NEW! Value Line Investment Survey and Small and Mid Cap Edition Database
The Weekly Value Line Investment Survey is one of the most widely used independent investment information services in the world. Its up-to-date issues are a comprehensive reference that has useful information for virtually every investor. Every week, about 135 stocks in seven or eight industries are covered. The Small and Mid-Cap Edition features consensus earnings estimates for many companies, a business description of each company, including recent corporate developments, and Value Line's Performance Ranks, designed to predict relative price performance over the next six to 12 months. In addition to coming into the Library each week to read the print edition, Westford card holders can now access the full editions on-line through this exciting new database!
To access these awesome databases go to www.westfordlibrary.org. Scroll down the left hand side of the page and click on “Databases.” You’ll have the option to view a list of databases by subject or alphabetically.
What is Freegal?
Freegal is a downloadable music service. All you need to access it is your J. V. Fletcher Library card number and your pin #. Freegal offers hundreds of thousands of songs, over 100 genres of music, and more than 50 record labels, all without having to download any software.
How Freegal Music Works:
- Library users have a limit of three downloads per week. Your counter will set back to zero each week, Monday morning. Then you can download three more tunes during the new week.
- The downloads are all in the MP3 format with no DRM. This service will work with any MP3 player, including iPods, and can be loaded into iTunes. It works on both PCs and Macs.
- Every song has a sample clip you can listen to before you download.
- To access this wonderful downloadable music click the FREEGAL logo on the left navigation bar or click here.
Free! eReader Book Downloads. Did you receive an eReader device as a gift this holiday season? If so, check out the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium's subscription to a service called Overdrive, that you can link to from our web site. Click on the Overdrive icon to the left of this page. Once you are on the Overdrive site, scroll down and look for the Quick Start Guide link on the left-hand side. This explains how to download and install the Overdrive software, and how to request and download ebooks. You can borrow up to five ebooks at a time, and you can place holds on e-titles that are already checked out. Don’t forget, if you don’t have an eReader device and are
curious to try one out, the Library circulates both two Nook Colors and two Keyboard kindles!
Massachusetts Virtual Catalog: Library users can once again directly place requests for materials not owned by MVLC libraries through the Massachusetts Statewide Virtual Catalog. Virtual Catalog membership encompasses almost all Massachusetts public libraries and a number of college and university libraries as well. You can find a link to access the Virtual Catalog among the group of links at the bottom of any catalog page. On the access page, you'll be asked to select the library at which you wish to pick up your materials and to enter your patron barcode number. If you're logged into the catalog at the time you place your request, your patron barcode will be automatically inserted into the search form.
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