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About the Library
The Waterford Public Library has over 15,000 Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction titles, more than 9,000 Juvenile and YA titles and over 500 Large Print titles. The Audio-Visual collection contains over 1,000 books on tape and CD, and well over a 1,000 movies on DVD and VHS. It also has over 400 Music CD’s. Waterford Library through its membership in the Southern Adirondack Library System provides access to the Polaris PowerPac Web catalog of all holdings in the member libraries. In addition access to various on-line databases is available from the library’s webpage. These databases have thousands of full-text magazine and newspaper articles, current health and business information and much more. All of these databases are accessible from your home computer with a valid library card. The Polaris PowerPac provides online access to your library card account. By logging into the PowerPac web catalog with your barcode and password (usually the last four digits of your home phone number) you can renew materials on your card, place requests for new titles and update your contact information. The Waterford Public Library offers free Internet access to patrons with a valid library card in good standing. Children sixteen and under may use library computers to access |
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The Waterford Public Library was chartered by the University of the State of New York in 1895 to serve those living within the boundaries of the Waterford-Halfmoon Union Free School District. The library is governed by an autonomous Board of Trustees. Residents of the district elect trustees each June when they also vote on the library budget. The Trustees meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the library. All meetings are open to the public. Although the library is funded primarily by the library tax levied on property holders in the district, additional monies come from fines, gifts, book sales, New York State, Saratoga County and the Town of Waterford. 
the Internet provided we have a signed parental waiver on file. We currently have four computer workstations which offer both access to the Internet as well as Microsoft Office. Printing is available for 10 cents per sheet. The library also has a Broadband Wireless Network available for patrons who have a wireless compatible laptop computer.