Poll Results for Library Web Page

On August 31 at 12:00 AM the polls closed for "What do you want on the library web site?" 31 visitors cast their choices. Here are the results analyzed by web site coordinator Barbara Henry who says "I'm no Zogby!"

It looks like these respondents at least were thinking traditional library. Website features having to do with books and reading won out: Book Reviews 51%, Online Book Club 48%, and New Book Alerts 61%. Multi-media technology wasn't so hot with respondents: Videos 35%, Audio 32%, and Pictures 32%. Only 32% said they wanted youth activities on the site. One of the interesting stand outs was 61% wanted community information on the library web site.

What impact will these results have? This was a random poll with a very small reponse which is not scientifically accurate. But it does give us a glimpse into what some of our web visitors are thinking. Feed back of all kinds is important to the library. The results could generate some new ideas like: an online book forum where people can discuss books and authors, perhaps an online community center and new technologies to distribute book alerts and reviews. We hope in the near future to conduct a community wide library survey that will provide more accurate results on a wider range of topics.

Watch this web site for occasional informal polls where you can vote on more topics and issues. Thanks to those who participated.

Blueberry Biscuit Recipe

Karen Mount would like to share her Blueberry Biscuit recipe. The biscuits were served at the Wood Library Cafe on August 27. Each cafe month we will post a new recipe. To see all the recipes, click on "Recipes" under Topics in the left sidebar. The next Wood Library Cafe will be held September 24 from 10am to 12pm. We will be collecting food and personal care donations at the cafe for the Food Pantry Drive at Wood Library in partnership with the Canandaigua Churches In Action. The food pantry drive will run from September 8 thru 30.

BLUEBERRY BISCUITS

Combine in medium bowl:

2 cups flour
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tbsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt

Cut into flour mixture with pastry blender or knife 1/3 cup of butter until butter resembles small peas.

Stir in 3/4 cup milk just until blended.

Add 1/2 cup fresh or frozen blueberries, stirring just until combined. On lightly floured work surface pat or roll dough to a 1/2 inch thickness.

Using a 2 1/2 inch round cutter, cut out biscuits, re-patting scraps to cut additional biscuits. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 425 degrees for 12-15 minutes until golden.

What Did You Read This Summer?

You did it in the car, on the beach, on the trail, in a hammock and on the front porch. Where ever you were this summer you were reading. Book Buzz wants to know what you read this summer.

Summer's the traditional time of year to catch up on some reading. Did you read a book that really got you going? You had to tell all your friends? How about a novel you would put on the best-seller list?

Here's your chance to click the "comments" below and help create Wood Library's Summer 2008 Best-Read List.

Ballads and Broken Rhymes

On Thursday August 21 at 7:30 PM you are cordially invited to Ballads and Broken Rhymes, an intimate performance of a new string quartet by the rising young American composer Dan Visconti. Acclaimed for his "exhilarating musical ideas and powerful lyricism," (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Visconti presents his contemporary reflection on songs of Gershwin and other Tin Pan Alley composers in his inventive and eclectic new work. We invite you to enjoy a guided tour through the piece led by the Corigliano Quartet, hailed by New Yorker Magazine as one of the foremost interpreters of music by living American composers. Reception with the musicians to follow. Free and open to the public. A program by the Canandaigua Lake Chamber Music Festival. Location: Community Room, 2nd Floor.

Computers don't have to be scary...

But sometimes they are! Ease your fears and take a class at Wood Library or make an appointment with a Computer Tutor this fall. Class registration starts Monday, August 18 at 10am. Download the course catalog now. Classes include: Windows Vista Fundamentals, Genealogy Online, Make a Movie with Windows MovieMaker, and two 12-hour courses, Never-Too-Late (must be age 60 or over and live in Ontario County) and JumpStart immersion course geared toward adults of any age who want basic skills for the work place. If you need some temporary computer help to solve a problem or learn how to do something, make an appointment with a Computer Tutor for a one-on-one 60 minute session. Call the Main Floor Desk at 394-1381.

Assemblyman Visits Wood Library

On Wednesday, August 6 Assemblyman Brian Kolb (129th Assembly District) visited Wood Library. The city and town of Canandaigua are located in his district. Teen Librarian Jenny Goodemote greeted him and took him on a tour of the library. Mr. Kolb has been a long time advocate of public libraries in New York State and in our Pioneer Library System. His publication Libraries Are Pillars Of Our Communities is available on his Assembly website.

Convention Days

Balloons, confetti, votes!

It will soon be political convention season in America, as the Democratic Party meets Aug. 25-28 in Denver, and the Republican Party gathers Sept. 1-4 in Minneapolis. Some observers see these meetings as celebrations of democracy, others as outmoded events that no longer serve a constructive purpose. Whatever your opinion, you can use books from the library to learn more about the history of political conventions and revisit some of the most memorable conventions of the past century. Read more and browse the list compiled by the Pioneer Library System. Remember, each book is linked to the online catalog. Find a book you like, place a hold. We'll let you know when you can pick it up.

Gas Card Contest Winner!

Donna Bud is the Grand Prize Winner of a $50 Gas Card in the MetaMorph Adult Summer Reading Contest at Wood Library. Donna was one of four entries to have all the correct answers matching anthropomorphic characters to the book and author. Carol Shama, Executive Director at Wood Library, drew the final winner out of a box. The other runner up entries with all correct answers were Gregory M. Babst, James Hancharik and Dawn Hicks. Thanks to all who entered the contest.