Mar 14

Written by: Joe Longo
Friday, March 14, 2008 

After millions of visitors have enjoyed seven years using our popular library website, library staff members Jan Leak and Chris Dunn revised it a few weeks ago and launched a new one. Update your bookmarks with our new address www.nflibrary.ca There are more than 5500 visits per day directly to the Historic Niagara Digital Collections and 800 visits per day to the Home Page.

The Kids’ Corner has just added fun quizzes about Dr. Seuss, nursery rhymes, Canada, what animal am I, who or what am I, the Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

The new Teen Zone has helpful links about homework, events, “life now” and “in your future”.

The new Seniors section has helpful resources and brain power games.

Other new features include RSS feeds, an online book club and the ability to leave comments via a blog.

Use the website to book a computer, a meeting room or register for a programme.

Many library forms and publications have been added to the website which continues all the other features which have been well used over the years.

In addition to a search of the library catalogue and historic collections, you can now search the entire library website.

Telephone the library or come in person to receive a PIN number in order to access the section on Borrowers Services. After you receive a random PIN number you can change it at any time to one you will remember readily. With it, you will be able to reserve a book, see and update your personal information, check your reserves, material on loan, any amount due and your payment history.

A wonderful selection of artwork from the Niagara District Art Association is on view during March at the Victoria Avenue Library in the Rosberg Gallery. Niagara Falls resident Dan Read has his “Jokers Collection” on display this month in the glass cases at the library entrance. Based on the joker card in a deck of playing cards, he has large colourful posters and dozens of cards with different illustrations of jokers. There are joker sculptures, plates, dolls, a comic book and photos of famous comedians. Joke books from the children’s and adult collections are featured with serious books about the psychology of laughter.

The Library will be closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday but will be open on Saturday March 22.