A Perfect Spy by John le Carre, The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum, I'll Take Manhattan by Judith Krantz, Break In by Dick Francis, and The Mammoth Hunters by Jean M. Auel were the top selling Fiction books on The New York Times Best Seller List for May 4, 1986.  Read more

Have you filed your tax return yet? Due to a local holiday in Washington DC, this year taxpayers will get a few extra days to file their tax returns. This year's deadline to file your federal and state tax return is April 18th. If you haven't completed your return yet, check out some of the online resources available to help you complete your return. The library also has some forms available in print form at the library. 

• Tax Information and Forms
• Free File service - IRS
• E-File service - State of Michigan

For those who are unable to file by April 18th, you can request an extension of time to file from the IRS.

• Use Free File to e-file Form 4868, an extension to file
• Download, complete and return Form 4868 (Application for Automatic Extension of Time  To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return) - PDF

 Check our catalog for: Triangle: The fire that changed America.

Since it is 100 years since this dramatic fire I wanted to learn more about its history and conclusion.  This is a good source for that and gives you a good amount of information on why such a catastrophe could occur.  There isn't much sensationalism  about the fire itself, but does give the facts and shows what the historical period was like.  I enjoyed reading it, although it was a little dry at times.  And it shows the political makeup of New York at the time while bringing up some of the up and comers, like  Franklin D. Roosevelt.  Plus the trial is really interesting.

The US Census has released local census counts for the State of Michigan. Waterford's 2010 population count is 71,707 people. There are a number of resources to review the census data in more detail. Some of the resources include:

• Detailed local census counts from the State of Michigan
• US Census main site 
• View an interactive map of Michigan state and county level population counts (from the US Census)
• Interactive map of population change by community (Detroit News)

If you have used our public computers this past week, you may have noticed a change in the login screens on our public computers and the sign-in screen on the sign-up stations. These changes are part of an upgrade to the system that manages our public computers. SAM (Smart Access Manager) is the system that manages each person's time and printing on our public computers. It also allows you to reserve a computer from home or work and control the level of Internet access you have on our computers. In addition to the new login screens, a few of the new and improved features from the upgrade include:

• Faster printing - The slowness of the printing in the old system was a frustration for all of us. Printing happens much more quickly with the new system.
• Eliminating confirmation notice when using sign-in station - This "feature" of the old system was quite an annoyance! It's gone and the sign-in process at our Adult sign-in station is much easier to complete. 

If you didn't notice the changes, that's OK! Our goal was to complete the upgrade with as little inconvenience as possible to our users.