WILS, Wilton Library’s Integrated Library System (a/k/a The Catalog) will be upgraded on Wednesday, November 28. The result will be a cleaner looking catalog with streamlined and expanded searching options; a more user-friendly patron account and wonderful ways for us to display the terrific new items we purchase for your enjoyment.  On Wednesday, November 28, please help us help you by doing the following:

• Please bring your library card with you as we will be unable to look up your account information.
• We will be unable to check in materials on that day; your account will be resolved the following day.
• We cannot process holds on November 28; please pick up your holds on November 27 or November 29.
• We will be happy to accept payment for late fees on November 27 and November 29 (just not on November 28).
• Our catalog will be unavailable while it gets its makeover.  You may check ReQuest, the Statewide catalog to find materials.
• Please note that our drive-thru window and our self checks will be unavailable on November 28.

We are looking forward to serving you better with these enhancements.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mary Anne Mendola Franco, Head of Network Services, at 203-762-3950, Ext. 210.

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Wilton Library will open at 9 am on Wednesday, October 31.  We can provide power, Internet, and a comfortable place for you to recharge and reconnect.  It’s been a trying few days and clean up may not be much fun either.  So, set aside some time for yourself at the library!  See you there. . .

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The Nobel Literature Prize has been awarded to Mo Yan, a Chinese author “who was said to be ‘overjoyed and scared’ when the Nobel organizers contacted him to say he had won the coveted award.”  Read this article by Alan Cowell in The New York Times to learn more.

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Today marks eleven years since that terrible day.  If you would like to learn about  or visit the 9/11 Memorial in New York City, click here.  This is a day of remembrance and service.

WILS, our new Wilton Library Integrated Library System (aka the online catalog), is settling in nicely.  I thought I would use this blog to let you know about features you may not be aware of.  For years, people have been asking us it it is possible to keep their reading history and WILS allows us to do so!

To turn on your reading list, you must log in to your account in the online catalog.  Go to www.wiltonlibrary.org and click on Catalog on the blue bar.  Click on the Patron Account tab.  Enter your Library Barcode and your password (usually the last four digits of your phone number–unless you changed it).

When you log in, you will be on the My Record subtab under the Patron Account tab.  Click on Contact Information and Preferences.  In the Preferences area, click in the box next to Maintain Reading List. Once you do that, WILS will begin keeping track of items you check out.  You may edit this list at any time or turn it off if you decide you do not want it.

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Don’t forget to reset your clocks and spring ahead one hour on Sunday morning!  And, keep your family safe by replacing the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

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The lessons we often remember best are those we learn when we most need them!  I was editing a document on my iPhone and accidentally deleted much more than I planned to.  The good news was that I had a hard copy of the document and I retyped the deleted paragraph.  Then, I did a search and found the following tip at imore.com:

• Hold iPhone firmly in one hand
• Shake it
• Tap the Undo button to confirm

I will not be forgetting this one any time soon!

~mary anne
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Check out this very interesting article in yesterday’s New York Times by John Markoff.  By now, most of know that the law often has to play “catch up” in matters of new technology.  Changes of the same sort will also need to be addressed with driverless cars, something that may become a technological reality in the not too distant future.  Although there are many wonderful things that driverless cars can bring to society, many questions also arise:  how would a policeman pull over a driverless car; how would artificial intelligence work at a four-way stop sign?  Is human judgment (in spite of all its faults) still necessary?  Perhaps Siri has some thoughts on this!

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The rumors are flying about an iPad 3 (and possibly an iPad 4) in 2012.  These are only rumors, but . . . check out this ZDNet article by Jason D. O’Grady that tells us why an iPad 3 could have “LTE (Long Term Evolution) radio capable of 4G data speeds – and that it’s coming in March.”  This is exciting news and could be the beginning of 4G in the iPhone in the not too distant future.

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On Today in New York this morning, there was a segment on one of our top resolutions for the new year–losing weight and getting healthy!  PC Mike’s article lists a number of apps that will make your goal easier to attain.  And, I’d like to add my personal favorite, Lose It! which will be getting a workout from me!  Now we just need an app to give us will power!

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