The Waterville Library was once again lucky enough to receive a ‘Books for Children’ grant from The Libri Foundation. Received were 78 books ranging from children’s board books up to young adult books. Many of the books are non-fiction; subjects include animals, history, and technology. Be sure to come see the new books!
New Adult Books!
April 23rd, 2012 by librarian
- Force of Nature by C.J. Box
- Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult
- Loving by Karen Kingsbury
- Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer
- The Expats by Chris Pavone
- Catherine the Great by Robert K. Massie
- State of Wonder by Ann Patchett
- Victims by Jonathan Kellerman
- Defending Jacob by William Landay
- Red Mist by Patricia Cornwell
- Dandy Gilver and the Proper Treatment of Bloodstains by Catriona McPherson
- Driftwood Cottage bk. 5, Moonlight Cove bk. 6, and Beach Lane bk. 7; all by Sherryl Woods
New Books!!
April 10th, 2012 by librarian
New Movies:
The Door in the Floor
The Duchess
New Westerns:
By Ralph Cotton – Killing Plain, Guns of Wolf Valley, Ride to Hell’s Gate
By Ralph Compton – The Ogallala Trail, The Dakota Trail, The Santa Fe Trail
By Bill Brooks – Dakota lawman: the Big Gundown and Killing Mr. Sunday; Rides a Stranger: the Journey of Jim Glass
New Childrens and Teen books:
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
The Candidates by Inara Scott
Duck & Goose: Here come the Easter Bunny by Tad Hills
Llama llama nighty-night by anna Dewdney
By Rob Kidd: Jack Sparrow – The Coming Storm, The Siren song, The Pirate Chase
New Adult Fiction:
By Sherryl Woods: Flirting With Disaster, A Chesapeake Shores Christmas, The Summer Garden
by Clive Cussler: Lost Empire, The Race
Gideon’s Corpse – Preston & Child
Adrenaline – Jeff Abbott
Original Sin – Beth McMullen
Carte Blanche – Jeffery Deaver
Innocent Traitor – Alison Weir
Rat Run – Gerald Seymour
Guilt by Association – Marcia Clark
New Large Print:
Extraordinary, Ordinary People – Condoleezza Rice
New Non-Fiction:
I Beat the Odds – Michael Oher
The Sacred Acre – Mark Tabb
A Simple Government – Mike Huckabee
A number of the above books were donated to the library by several people, Thank you.
New Changes in the Library!
March 29th, 2012 by librarian
A lot of changes have happened in the last few months. Between getting a new director, rearranging items to better use space, to other things such as this updated web-page. If you haven’t noticed yet I’ve done some spring cleaning to the site to remove outdated posts. The site is largely a work-in-progress for me, so please be patient.
Some of you probably noticed that our facebook page disappeared, so i’m happy to say that it is back up. Nothing posted there yet, but keep an eye out for new posts in the future!
Next time you come in take notice of the emptier non-fiction shelves! I have pulled a great many of the old and outdated books and it is amazing how much better they look now. Also better utilize the reading room and open space in the front room, the magazines now have their very own room. This is a great opportunity to sit back and relax with one of our many magazines!
I along with the library board members help are thinking of even more changes we can make to better utilize what we have and maximize patron convenience. Remember we’re here for you, so let us know how we can better serve you.
APRIL STORY TIME
April 20th, 2011 by librarian
Today, April 20th, I am having another Children’s Story Time at the library from 7-7:30pm. And, since the Easter bunny is coming soon, it only makes sense to make some Easter baskets in preparation for this weekend! Hope to see you there!
Dreith departing as library director
December 21st, 2010 by librarian
Heather Dreith, who has served as director of the Waterville Public Library for the past six years, will be leaving after December 31st due to family health issues. Dreith started as director in December, 2003 after a few years of volunteering and substituting for previous librarian Jeri Bourne.
During her six years as director, the library went to an automated circulation system, increased to five patron computers plus a lap top available for in-library use, went to a wireless Internet connection and digitized the Telegraph newspaper collection through the year 1929.
She also worked with Elizabeth Verschelden to establish the Central Branch Research Library, which is comprised of the papers pertaining to Verschelden’s research on her doctoral dissertation about school building on the Central Pacific branch of the Missouri Pacific Railroad. The two hope that this historical resource will draw researchers to the library. Dreith also created and managed this website for the library.
Trinda Claycamp Chase, Waterville, will take over as director on January 3, 2011. Chase graduated from Valley Heights in 1991. She graduated from the practical nursing program at the Manhattan Area Technical College in 2002 and received a bachelor of science in accounting from Colorado Technical University in 2009. She is currently working on her MBA through Grand Canyon University.